"American Idol" champion Underwood wins Grammy
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"American Idol" champion Carrie Underwood's Grammy victories on Sunday underscored the growing impact of the hit TV talent search on U.S. pop culture.
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R&amp;B sensation Usher won all his four nominations at the American Music Awards during a star-studded ceremony. Usher won favourite male soul-R&amp;B artist, best pop-rock artist, best pop-rock album and best soul
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More than 36 million &quot;American  Idol&quot; fans watched the star-studded finale of the hit talent  show on Wednesday night as gray-haired soul crooner Taylor  Hicks was crowned the winner in a dramatic close to the 2005-06  U.S. television season.
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American singer-songwriter Cat Power wins the Shortlist Music Prize for her album The Greatest.
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In Tuesday night&#039;s final showdown between ashen-haired soulster Taylor Hicks and sultry Katharine McPhee, the &quot;American Idol&quot; winner was clear to one person: Simon Cowell.
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AUSSIE country music sensation Keith Urban has finally been crowned the King of Nashville after 12 years of back-breaking touring to crack the elite music market.
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Brooks &amp; Dunn and Brad Paisley were both nominated for six Country Music Association Awards, but Ronnie Dunn emerged as the leader with seven nominations, including one for the group's inspirational song "Believe."
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Kenny Chesney won the Country Music Association&#39;s top &quot;Entertainer of the Year&quot; award along with the &quot;Album of the Year&quot; prize at Tuesday night&#39;s 38th annual CMA awards show telecast in the Grand Ole Opry.
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Taylor Hicks, below, the 2006 winner of âAmerican Idol,â has followed Ruben Studdard, the 2003 winner, out the door of J Records, The Associated Press reported. âTaylor is going to record on his own for the next album,â said Liz Morentin, a public relations representative for J, a label within Sony-BMG. Mr. Studdard left his contract with the label late last year but remains under contract with 19 Entertainment, a company managed by Simon Fuller, creator of âIdol.â Mr. Studdardâs last album, âThe Return,â sold only 236,000 copies. Mr. Hicksâs self-titled album, released in December 2006, reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart and sold 699,000 copies, failing to reach the million mark achieved by the debuts of previous âIdolâ winners, Nielsen SounScan reported.
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Winners in major categories at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards:
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R&amp;B singer Usher (news | CDs | auctions) was the big winner at Sunday night&#39;s (11/14) American Music Awards, scoring wins in four of the five categories for which he was nominated.
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He may not have won "American Idol," but Chris Daughtry is the king of the album charts this year, according to Billboard. The "Idol" finalist's band, Daughtry, sold 3.2 million copies of their self-titled debut, making it the most popular album of the year, according to the trade magazine.
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NEW YORK - Toby Keith, who is nominated for six Country Music Awards, will also perform at the annual Nashville award show.    Also performing will be the show's hosts Brooks & Dunn, as well as special guest Shania Twain, the Country Music Association announced Tuesday...
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Herbie Hancock won the coveted album of the year Grammy on Sunday, becoming the first jazz instrumentalist to win the honor in more than 40 years and causing Hancock to remark "it's a new day" at the Grammys.
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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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Kenny Chesney won the &quot;Entertainer of the Year,&quot; and the &quot;Album of the Year&quot; award at the 38th annual Country Music Awards in the Grand Ole Opry.
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - In a pale blue BCBG Max Azria designer dress and impressively high heels, Carrie Underwood is the picture-perfect hostess as she graciously chats with the throng of well-wishers gathered at the Country Music Hall of Fame to celebrate the multiplatinum success of her debut album, "Some Hearts."