Present and Past in Grammy Spotlight
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The 50th annual Grammy Awards veered through a succession of live production numbers that celebrated the links between older generations of stars and modern-day performers.
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When John Mayer  accepted the Grammy for best male pop vocal performance in 2003  for "Your Body Is a Wonderland," he promised to someday "catch  up" to the award, which he won over the likes of Sting and  Elton John. During a near-capacity show at the Verizon  Amphitheater on Wednesday night, he not only caught up to the  recognition but left it in his rearview mirror as he delivered  a set that would have left his fellow nominees proud.
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The 50th Grammy Awards are to take place, with Kanye West and Amy Winehouse leading the nominations.
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From J.Lo to James Brown, Usher to U2, the Grammys had it all this year &#151; except a lot of interested viewers. An estimated 18.8 million people watched Ray Charles' swan song clean up with eight awards Sunday night, a startling 28 percent drop from the 2004 Grammys.
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The Grammys got soul on Sunday,  honoring Ray Charles with five posthumous awards, including the  coveted album and record of the year prizes.
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Ray Charles posthumously dominated the Grammys with wins in eight categories, while Alicia Keys picked up four awards, including best R&B album.
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A change of heart by the State Department wasnât in time for Amy Winehouse, the British singer, to make the trip to Sundayâs Grammy Awards.
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige led the  contenders for the Grammy Awards, picking up eight nominations,  organizers said on Thursday.
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In one of the most competitive Grammy categories, two slightly hunched, long-since hip music veterans bested the likes of Mary J. Blige, U2, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland.
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The Recording Academy is hosting flashbacks to previous years' Grammy Awards ceremonies, letting music fans relive the event in three-minute montages. The shorts are among the expanded features on http://www.Grammy.com, the official home of Sunday's event.
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WASHINGTON  - The music industry scored   some brownie points with rising star, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama,   when it handed him its ultimate award on Wednesday, a Grammy   that he won earlier this year for best spoken word album.
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Kanye West received ten nominations for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards to lead the field. The rapper/producer is up for Best New Artist, Song of the Year for &quot;Jesus Walks,&quot; and Album of the Year for The College Dropout.
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Ray Charles may be gone, but he's  unlikely to be forgotten at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, when  he competes for seven of the music industry's most coveted  prizes.
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Every year the Grammy Award nominations deliver some intriguing surprises that make industry folks scratch their heads and ask, "What?"
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Winners of the 47th Annual Grammy Awards won&#39;t be announced until Feb. 13, 2005, when artists gather in Los Angeles for the music industry&#39;s biggest annual event.
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As the Grammy Awards are approaching, we can finally get our hands on the complete list of Grammy nominees, announced Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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Rapper and producer Kanye West was last night nominated for 10 Grammy awards - the most since Carlos Santana in 1999. The hip-hop writer, producer and performer was shortlisted for best rap album with his