Kanye leading 50 early
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50 Cent may be getting hip-hop's equivalent of a gold watch next week.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Because of the way the calendar  breaks, album sales are trailing 2004 in the early weeks of the  new year, but a rapper named the Game could help even the  score.
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With an impressive 10 nominations, including best new artist, Kanye West is leader of the pack for the 47th annual Grammy Awards. Other multiple nominees include Alicia Keys and Usher, who are tied with eight, the late Ray Charles with seven, and Prince.
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Once again Usher, Kanye West and Outkast top the list of nominations for a music awards show. Usher leads the pack with four nominations but West and Outkast arenât far behind with three nods each.
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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.
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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.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Kanye West has increased his lead over 50 Cent in the much scrutinized battle between the rap stars, according to preliminary sales data issued Friday.
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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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Rapper Kayne West's debut album collected 10 nominations.
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Rapper Kanye West beats rival 50 Cent in the stand-off to claim the best-selling album in the UK.
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LONDON (Billboard) - Just hours after losing out to rival Kanye West on the U.K. albums chart, rapper 50 Cent has shelved a string of European appearances.
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los angeles.- El rapero Kanye West logrÃ³ el mayor nÃºmero de nominaciones al premio Grammy, que se entregarÃ¡n en la 47 ceremonia de premiaciÃ³n del prÃ³ximo 13 de febrero, al totalizar 10, con lo que superÃ³ al favorito Usher, quien recibiÃ³ ocho.
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U.S. rapper 50 Cent has "temporarily postponed" his European tour, prompting questions over whether he has retired from making music. The star is currently poised to lose a chart battle with rival Kanye West. He vowed to quit the music business if his album Curtis was outsold by West's Graduation. A spokeswoman for 50 Cent refused to comment on his retirement plans. She said that "unforeseen circumstances" had led to the temporary postponement of his planned European tour.
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Kanye West sold almost a million copies of his latest album during its first week in U.S. stores, winning a much-hyped sales race with rival rapper 50 Cent and providing the ailing record industry with a rare piece of good news.
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The Grammys got underway with a classic feel, and Kanye West and Amy Winehouse â two of the nightâs most compelling storylines â were among the early leaders at Sunday nightâs ceremony.
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Arts & entertainment: Kanye West and 50 Cent plan album showdown as rap record sales decline.
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Kanye West won three awards at the Source Hip-Hop Awards ceremony in Miami, the most by any single artist. The Chicago producer-performer took Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for two-million