"American Idol" champion Underwood wins Grammy
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"American Idol" champion Carrie  Underwood's Grammy victories on Sunday underscored the growing  impact the hit TV talent show is having on U.S. pop culture,  while the awards telecast even borrowed a page from the series  with its own amateur contest.
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R&amp;B star Usher swept the American Music Awards last night (Nov. 14), winning all four categories in which he was nominated. Other multiple winners included hip-hop duo OutKast with three awards, and singer
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Kenny Chesney won the top prize at  the Academy of Country Music Awards for the second consecutive  year on Tuesday, while the Dixie Chicks received a  crowd-pleasing verbal smack from the show&#039;s host.
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Amy Winehouse dominated the Grammys on Sunday night, winning five awards and delivering a defiant performance of her autobiographical hit "Rehab" via satellite from London.
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige was the top winner at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Monday, taking home nine prizes, while "American Idol" champion Carrie Underwood was honored for album of the year.
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John Mayer and the Dixie Chicks helped guide Don Henley on a trip through his musical memories that left the singer-songwriter feeling "very strange." They joined Henley's Eagles bandmate Timothy B. Schmit, Sam Moore, Keb Mo, Trisha Yearwood, Michael McDonald, Shawn Colvin and Seal in launching Grammy weekend by honoring the 59-year-old Henley as MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday night.
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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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Call it the night of multiple nominations. More than a dozen artists headed into the 2006 American Music Awards on Tuesday with at least two chances to win, including Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, Carrie Underwood and Mary J. Blige.
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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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Toby Keith didn't have to go to Nashville to become a country music superstar. Nashville came to Oklahoma. Keith &#151; who won two American Music Awards on Sunday night &#151; has never strayed too far from his Sooner State roots, working long days in oil fields, playing semiprofessional football and raising racehorses.
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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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Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying" won song of the year and single of the year, and Kenny Chesney took entertainer of the year and album of the year honors at the Country Music Association awards Tuesday night.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers won three Grammys in the early going Sunday, Gnarls Barkley grabbed two and leading nominee Mary J. Blige took home one.
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Kenny Chesney won entertainer of the year for the third time at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, while former "American Idol" sensation Carrie Underwood's reality also continued on the up.
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Pop star Britney Spears won the  first Grammy Award of her brief but colorful career on Sunday,  taking the prize in the best dance recording category.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - Kenny Chesney won the Country  Music Association's top "Entertainer of the Year" award along  with the "Album of the Year" prize at Tuesday night's 38th  annual CMA awards show telecast in the Grand Ole Opry.
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Winners at Sunday's 49th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles: