Music

Mumford & Sons' win album of the year for 'Babel'
Mumford & Sons' "Babel" has won the Grammy for album of the year. The British rockers said they didn't expect to win "since the Black Keys have been ...
Gotye, Kimbra win record of the year Grammy
Last year's biggest hit is also the Grammy winner for record of the year: Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" earned one of the night's top ...
Fun. wins Grammy Award for best new artist
Fun is a double Grammy winner. The pop-rock trio was named best new artist. The group bested Frank Ocean, who was buzzed to win the award. The band's ...
Fun.'s 'We Are Young' wins song of the year Grammy
Fun.'s night just got real fun: The pop-rock trio won the Grammy for song of the year for "We Are Young." It's the group's first Grammy win.
LA fugitive manhunt brings heavier Grammy policing
There is a heavier-than-usual police presence at the Grammy Awards because of a dangerous former Los Angeles police officer believed to have killed ...
After Whitney death, Clive Davis gala presses on
A year after Whitney Houston's death, music executive Clive Davis remembered her in words — and video. Houston died last year just hours before the ...
LL Cool J celebrates Grammy-hosting gig at dinner
LL Cool J spent the night before the Grammy Awards sipping Hennessy with some of his famous friends. The 45-year-old rapper-actor and returning Grammy ...
Mardi Gras ball 1st Superdome event since blackout
This time, the lights stayed on in the Superdome. The glitzy Mardi Gras Krewe of Endymion rolled its parade and super float through the Superdome on ...
Chris Brown crashes car while evading paparazzi
Police in Beverly Hills say Chris Brown escaped injury after crashing his Porsche into a wall while being chased by paparazzi. Lt. Lincoln Hoshino ...
Grammys pay tribute to Shankar, King, Temptations
Ravi Shankar passed away in December before he could attend The Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards celebration where he was to receive a ...
Beyonce, Jay-Z, Rihanna hang at Roc Nation brunch
Jay-Z and Beyonce sat tightly with Solange. Kelly Rowland embraced Beyonce with a huge hug. And Rihanna spilled some of her drink laughing with ...
Snoop Dogg blazes one during BMI songwriting panel
Music fans who turned out to BMI's annual pre-Grammy Awards "How I Wrote That Song" discussion got a little more than they expected thanks to Snoop ...
Elton John shares Grammy stage with young rockers
Elton John still fills stadiums worldwide on his own, but he'll share the spotlight with a dozen other musicians at Sunday's Grammy Awards.
Brazil's Carnival moves beyond samba
The crowd gathering Saturday was a typical Rio Carnival mix: a sprinkling of superheroes, girls in cute bunny outfits, zombies and princesses, a group ...
Winehouse producer Salaam Remi aims for Grammy
Salaam Remi has been producing music for more than 20 years, but he says he's not mad that he's just earning the top producer nomination at the Grammy ...
Mary J. Blige honored by Vibe at pre-Grammy party
Babyface called her an icon; Diddy said she was like a sister; and Anita Baker credited her for helping secure her latest Grammy nomination. There was ...
Grammy nominee Frank Ocean performs at Levi event
Frank Ocean is nominated for six awards and will perform at Sunday's Grammys, and he warmed up at an event for a few hundred people Friday night.
Stars salute MusiCares honoree Bruce Springsteen
Be it concert or charity auction, Bruce Springsteen can bring any event to a crescendo. Springsteen briefly took over auctioneering duties before ...
Conductor, Juilliard emeritus James DePreist dies
James DePreist, one of the first African-American conductors and a National Medal of Arts winner, died Friday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., his ...
Diplo takes a different kind of path to Grammys
Don't bother calling Diplo if you want to make something that sounds like a Diplo record. He's not interested. "Producers in L.A. were hitting me up: ...
Tyler, Fleetwood push Hawaii celeb privacy bill
Rock legends Steven Tyler and Mick Fleetwood convinced a Hawaii Senate committee on Friday to approve a bill to protect celebrities or anyone else ...
Black Keys ready for Grammys with 5 nominations
The Black Keys still feel like the black sheep of the Grammy Awards. "It's unexpected. I don't think we'll ever get used to this stuff," singer and ...
Davis gala 'bittersweet' year after Houston death
Last year, Whitney Houston died hours before Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala. This year, the music executive says she'll be remembered. "In saying ...
Rock pioneer Patti Smith receives Hepburn medal
Rock musician and writer Patti Smith was honored by Bryn Mawr College with a medal named after the late actress Katharine Hepburn. She received the ...
Vegas casino seeking Britney Spears residency
After weeks of speculation, Caesars Entertainment is confirming that it's trying to lure Britney Spears to Las Vegas for a recurring gig at the Planet ...