West, Springsteen take early lead at Grammys
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Rapper Kanye West, the leading nominee at the Grammy Awards, won three prizes during early proceedings on Sunday, while another top contender, Amy Winehouse, won a pair of statuettes.
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Two years ago, Kanye West's Grammy after-party was a booze-filled, late-night affair with 3,000 screaming guests, bikini-clad women Â and his mother, Donde, was in the house.
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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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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of commercially successful Grammy Award contenders with 10 nominations, organizers said on Tuesday.
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, whose debut album was one of the most acclaimed releases of the year, lead the field of Grammy Award contenders with nominations in 10 categories.
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige led the nominees for the Grammy Awards on Thursday, while country outcasts the Dixie Chicks picked up key nods for a defiant tune stemming from critical comments they made about President George W. Bush.
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U.S. artists dominate a shortlist for Britain's biggest black music awards, with Chicago rapper Kanye West receiving a record number of nominations.
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who survived a near-fatal car crash to record a debut album that ranked among the year&#39;s biggest sellers, has led the field of Grammy Award
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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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Raheem DeVaughn may be a newly  minted Grammy Award nominee, but he still considers himself an  underdog.
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The debut album from rapper Kanye West is put forward for a best gospel album award, causing concern among some gospel groups.
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LOS ANGELES -- Grammy voters can&#39;t stop loving Ray Charles or, for that matter, the R&amp;B-rooted music of freshman rapper Kanye West, contemporary R&amp;B singer Usher and neo-soul singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, a formidable foursome who among them garnered 33
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Kanye West leads the pack of nominees in a year when the Grammy committee was even more clueless than usual
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The Grammys love comeback stories. So Mary J. Blige, who overcame personal problems and has eight nominations for Sunday night's awards, should be the front-runner to win a few.
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige, known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul" for her impassioned style, led the contenders for the Grammy Awards, picking up eight nominations, organizers said on Thursday.
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Rapper Kanye West's new album is winning the chart battle with 50 Cent, early sales figures indicate.
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U.S. artists are expected to dominate Britain's biggest black music awards on Thursday, with Chicago rapper Kanye West boosting a record number of nominations.