
Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards
Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including ...

10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. OBAMA OFFERS STARK VIEW, AND ENCOURAGING ...

Tim McGraw recasts ACM's TV special, airing Sunday
When the producers of the Academy of Country Music's annual television special approached Tim McGraw about the 2013 edition, the country music star ...

Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools
Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online ...

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades
Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions ...

Stars put punk edge in their Met Gala outfits
Miley Cyrus, Anne Hathaway and Cameron Diaz were among the celebrities to embrace the punk theme at Monday night's Met gala, the fundraiser at the ...

Church, Bryan, Lambert lead CMT Awards nominations
Eric Church, Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert are the lead nominees for this year's CMT Music Awards. The trio of country music's newest stars are ...

Minaj, Chris Brown to perform at Billboard Awards
Nicki Minaj and her mentor, Lil Wayne, will join forces for a performance at the Billboard Music Awards, to be presented May 19 in Las Vegas.

Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, fun. lead Billboard awards
It's a three-way tie: Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 and fun. are finalists in 11 categories at the Billboard Music Awards. Billboard announced the finalists ...

Tracy Morgan to host Billboard Music Awards
Musicians beware: Tracy Morgan will host the Billboard Music Awards. Billboard announced Wednesday that the 44-year-old will host the awards show on ...

Benny Blanco to receive Songwriters Hall honor
Benny Blanco, who has co-written and co-produced hits like Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger," is getting a songwriting ...

No one more surprised than Luke Bryan by ACMs win
Luke Bryan heard his name called at the end of the Academy of Country Music Awards, accepted the entertainer of the year trophy and then things became ...

Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert win big at ACMs
Everything went to script Sunday night at the Academy of Country Music Awards until the end, when Luke Bryan pulled off an amazing upset and won ...

Swift, Bieber, Mars to perform at Billboard Awards
Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber will hit the stage at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 19. Billboard announced Wednesday that Bruno Mars ...

Column: Farewell to the greatest hoops league ever
Thanks for nothing, greedy college administrators. Because of you, we're bidding farewell to the greatest basketball conference there ever was — and ...

Taylor Swift to guest star on Fox's 'New Girl'
A new girl is coming to Fox's "New Girl" and her name is Taylor Swift. A representative for the Grammy-winning singer said Thursday that Swift will ...

Timberlake's '20/20' album sells 968K in 1st week
Justin Timberlake's comeback album has sold nearly 1 million units its first week out. Nielsen SoundScan announced Tuesday that the singer's third ...

MTV's VMAs taking a road trip to Brooklyn in 2013
The Video Music Awards are taking a road trip to Brooklyn. MTV's showcase awards show is traditionally held in Los Angeles or Manhattan. This year the ...

Mad about him: Hamm a fan of Timberlake's style
"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm is going mad over Justin Timberlake's suit and tie — the song and the singer's style. "I'm a big fan of Justin Timberlake," ...

Future dad Buble not worried about album sales
Michael Buble has sold millions of albums, but as he readies the release of his newest project, he's less concerned with his future sales, thanks to ...

Mumford & Sons, Adele among winners at Brit Awards
British music put on a brash, confident show at the Brit Awards on Wednesday, celebrating a resurgent industry whose bands and artists are topping ...

Eric Church leads ACM Awards nominations with 7
They don't call him Chief for nothing: Eric Church is the top nominee at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The rising country music star ...

Grammy audience down, still 2nd highest since 1993
While the Grammy Awards couldn't come close to the freakishly high ratings generated in 2012 because of Whitney Houston's death and Adele's smashing ...

Varied winners at Grammy Awards
Unlike last year, when the Grammys became the Adele show, each of the leading nominees in a diverse and eclectic field got a chance to bask in the ...

SHOW BITS: It's after-party time at the Grammys
Show Bits brings you the 55th annual Grammy Awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the ...