Reuters – Singer and actress Whitney Houston, winner of six Grammy Awards and best known for her hit “I Will Always Love You,” was found dead at a Beverly Hills hotel on Saturday at the age of 48.
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Factbox: Reactions to the death of Whitney Houston
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AP – Tony Bennett performed on the very first Grammy Awards, and as he returns for the 54th show this Sunday, the singer says it never gets old.
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Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood do Grammy duet
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AP – This year’s Grammy Awards promises plenty of intrigue and drama — much of it having little to do with the competition for awards.
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Grammys promise plenty of intrigue and music
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Reuters – Chris Brown will perform at this Sunday’s Grammy Awards for the first time since beating his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 on the eve of the music industry’s biggest night, which threatened to derail his music career.
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Chris Brown returns to Grammys; Rihanna also to perform
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Reuters – Two of The Weinstein Company’s contenders for Academy Awards — “The Artist” and “The Iron Lady” — surpassed the $20 million mark at the box office this weekend.
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"The Artist", "Iron Lady" both cross $20 million mark
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Reuters – Movie fans don’t need to wait until the red carpet is rolled out to get in on the excitement of this year’s Academy Awards.
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App provides behind-the-scenes look at Oscars
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AP – When your dinner party guests include Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Winslet and Glenn Close, and the whole affair is televised live, it can take months to plan the menu. That’s why the team behind the Screen Actors Guild Awards began putting together the plate for Sunday’s ceremony months ago.
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SAG Awards menu is months in the making
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AP – Potential Oscar winners will now be a click away from winning a trophy.
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Oscars voting to go electronic
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AP – Reaction to the nominations announced Tuesday for the 84th annual Academy Awards:
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Reaction to Academy Awards nominations
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AP – Their settings span the globe, but this year’s foreign-language Academy Award nominees are united in giving local stories a universal resonance.
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Iranian film in running for foreign language Oscar
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