Blige, Dixie Chicks score Grammy nominations
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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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The Grammys got soul on Sunday,  honoring Ray Charles with five posthumous awards, including the  coveted album and record of the year prizes.
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California rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers won three Grammy Awards during an early ceremony on Sunday and hoped to add to their collection when the main televised event began later in the day.
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Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis will receive lifetime achievement awards at this year's Grammy Awards, organizers said Tuesday.
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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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Chicago rapper Kanye West, whose  debut album was one of the most acclaimed releases of the year,  led the field of Grammy Award contenders with nominations in 10  categories, organizers said on Tuesday.
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige, dubbed  the "Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul" for her impassioned style, led the  contenders for the Grammy Awards with eight nominations,  organizers said on Thursday.
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Usher received the most American Music Award nominations today, with a total of four nods: for favorite male artist and album in the pop/rock category, and for favorite artist and album in the soul/R&amp;B category.
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Newcomer Gretchen Wilson garnered high-profile nominations from the Country Music Association on Monday, including one for best album for her tribute to redneck pride, "Here for the Party."
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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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It paid to share the microphone this year. Collaborative efforts ruled the Grammy nominations announced yesterday. Whether it was the duets on senior statesman
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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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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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The Dixie Chicks may not have been "Ready to Make Nice," but the Recording Academy was nice to the country-pop trio, giving them nominations in the top three categories for the 49th annual Grammy Awards.
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Movie composer John Williams earned four Grammy nominations, not five as organizers originally announced this week, a spokeswoman for the music industry's most prestigious awards said on Saturday.
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In one of the most competitive Grammy categories, two slightly hunched, long-since hip music veterans bested the likes of Mary J. Blige, U2, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland.
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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