US arts awards go to five 'icons'
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Steven Spielberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Dolly Parton are among stars honoured for contributions to US culture.
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Jazz artists are the latest to act as ambassadors of American culture.
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The Dixie Chicks came away with five awards at Sunday night's Grammys, followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers with four and Mary J. Blige with three
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British artists make up a quarter of  the nominations for this year's US Shortlist Music Prize.
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Musicians, composers and authors were among the more than two dozen people Wednesday honored with National Medal of Arts and National Humanities awards at the White House.
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Comic-actor Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross and film director Martin Scorsese are among the artists who have earned Kennedy Center Honors this year for their influence on U.S. culture, tribute organizers said on Tuesday.
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From Hollywood to Dollywood, Motown to Broadway, a select group of stars from the film, stage and music worlds received recognition on Sunday for a lifetime of achievement in the performing arts.
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Veteran director Sidney Lumet, who picked up five Oscar nominations but never took home a prize, will receive an honorary statuette at the 77th annual Academy Awards on Feb.
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Rock singer and campaigner Bono is to be honoured in the US to mark his work to relieve suffering in Africa.
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The National Design Awards were presented at the White House yesterday to 10 top designers and architects, including the company that developed Photoshop, and a man partly responsible for the iPod.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - U2, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious  Five, Randy Newman and the O'Jays are among the nominees for  the 2005 induction class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Usher, Kanye West and OutKast are the top nominees for the 32nd annual American Music Awards.
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American artists swept the board at the MTV Europe music awards last night, highlighting the global influence of the US television network.
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Comic-actor Steve Martin, singer  Diana Ross and film director Martin Scorsese are among the  artists who have earned Kennedy Center Honors this year for  their influence on U.S. culture, tribute organizers said on  Tuesday.
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Amy Winehouse scooped five statuettes at the 50th Grammy Awards, and performed via satellite link from a venue in London
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Irish rock supergroup U2 and Chicago blues guitar pioneer Buddy Guy head the list of artists announced yesterday for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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The stars are getting ready to walk down the red carpet that leads to the 79th Academy Awards. Depending on who gets a golden statue, this year's award ceremony could make history in a number of ways.