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Taylor Swift and Beyonce Win Big at Grammy Awards

Songbird Taylor Swift won big at last night's 's 52 Annual Grammy Awards in LA.

Her album, Fearless, won accolades as Album of the Year, while also earning the award for Best Country Album.  Swift's song, White Horse, earned Best Country Song, and Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Beyonce, also a big winner of the night, garnered six Grammys - a record for any female artist.

Her CD, I am... Sasha Fierce, won in the Best Contemporary R&B Album category, her hit Single Ladies... (Put a Ring on It), took home Song of the Year, Best R&B Song and she also walked away with Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, while also snagging the award for Female Pop Vocal Performance of the Year for her song Halo, and for Best Traditional R&B Performance for her rendition of At Last.

Make it Mine by Jason Mraz won the award for Male Pop Vocal Performance of the Year and Best New Artist went to the Zac Brown Band. 

Kings of Leon's Use Somebody won the awards for Record of the Year, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Song by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Run This Town by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West won the trophies for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Song Collaboration. Jay-Z also won for Best Rap Solo Performance for D.O.A.

Eminem's Relapse was named Best Rap Album and his song, Crack a Bottle featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, earned the title of Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

Stephen Colbert won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album for Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All, while Green Day picked walked away with the trophy for Best Rock Album for 21st Century Breakdown.

The Black Eyed Peas seemed pleased with their win in the Pop Vocal Album category for The E.N.D., while Lady Gaga took home not one, but two Grammy's for Best Electronic/Dance Album for The Fame, and for Best Dance Recording for Poker Face.

Another highlight of the evening was a tribute to late pop star Michael Jackson, who was posthumously honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.  His 12-year-old son, Prince Michael, and 11-year-old daughter, Paris, accepted the award in their father's place.

Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Usher and Carrie Underwood performed Jackson's Earth Song, with  Jackson's pre-recorded voice.

For a full list of winners, visit grammy.com.

     

     

     

     

      

     

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Celebs Get Ready for Grammy Awards

Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers  and Ringo Starr will be on hand to pass out the golden victrola at the upcoming 52nd Annual Grammy Awards  ceremony in Los Angeles. 

Also slated to be presenters are Kristen Bell, Jeff Bridges, Josh Duhamel, Norah Jones, Ke$ha, LL COOL J, Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana.

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards show will be broadcast live from the Staples Center on January 31 via CBS.

As previously announced, the artists who created all five Album of the Year nominees are set to perform. They are Beyonce, the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, the Dave Matthews Band and Taylor Swift.

Other previously announced performers and nominees are Bon Jovi, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, Pink, and the Zac Brown Band.

Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon, CBS said.

Forbes Names Top Earning Celeb Couples

Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles are No. 1 on Forbes's list of the 15 top-earning celebrity couples.  The pair  reportedly made a combined total of $122 million between June 2008 and June 2009.

Coming in at No. 2 with $69 million are Harrison Ford and his girlfriend, Calista Flockhart, followed by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, with a cool $55 million.

Rounding out the Top 10 are:

4. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith: $48 million

5. David and Victoria Beckham: $46 million

6. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi: $36 million

7. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson: $35.5 million

8. Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy: $34 million

9. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes; $33.5 million

10. Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow: $33 million

Visit Forbes.com by clicking here to view the complete list.

MTV VMA Winners List

Video of the Year: Beyonce, 'Single Ladies'
Best New Artist: Lady Gaga, 'Poker Face'
Best Hip-Hop Video: Eminem, 'We Made You'
Best Male Video: T.I. featuring Rihanna, 'Live Your Life'
Best Pop Video: Britney Spears, 'Womanizer'
Best Rock Video: Green Day, '21 Guns'
Best Female Video: Taylor Swift, 'You Belong With Me'
Best Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman): Beastie Boys, 'Sabotage'
Breakthrough Video: Matt and Kim, 'Lessons Learned'
Best Art Direction: Lady Gaga, 'Paparazzi'
Best Choreography: Beyonce, 'Single Ladies'
Best Cinematography: Green Day, '21 Guns'
Best Direction: Green Day, '21 Guns'
Best Editing: Beyonce, 'Single Ladies'
Best Special Effects: Lady Gaga, 'Paparazzi'

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Kanye Ruins Taylor Swift's Big Win at MTV VMA's

I basically stopped watching the MTV VMA's a few years ago because it's pretty much crap, so I wasn't surprised when I heard that Kanye West upstaged Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech when she won the award for Best Female Video.

In typical Kanye fashion, he stormed the stage, grabbed the mic from Taylor (it was her very first MTV VMA win) and laid out to the audience that Beyonce should have won.  Quick camera pan to Beyonce sitting in the audience, who had that "WTF?" look on her face, while Swift was left absolutely speechless - and didn't get to continue.

If anything decent came out of this. is was when Beyonce, after winning her own VMA awards for Video of the Year, took the stage and told the audience that Taylor deserved her moment.

At least Beyonce's got class.

MTV says on their blog that West was escorted from the building, however Kanye apologized later in his blog, writing how sorry he was for stealing Taylor's spotlight:

"I'm sooooo sorry to Taylor Swift and her fans and her mom. I spoke to her mother right after and she said the same thing my mother would've said. She is very talented! I like the lyrics about being a cheerleader and she's in the bleachers! I'm in the wrong for going on stage and taking away from her moment! Beyoncé's video was the best of this decade!!!! I'm sorry to my fans if I let you guys down!!!! I'm sorry to my friends at MTV. I will apologize to Taylor 2mrw. Welcome to the real world!!!! Everybody wanna booooo me but I'm a fan of real pop culture!!! No disrespect but we watchin' the show at the crib right now cause ... well you know!!!! I'm still happy for Taylor!!!! Boooyaaawwww!!!! You are very very talented!!! I gave my awards to Outkast when they deserved it over me ... That's what it is!!!!!!! I'm not crazy y'all, i'm just real. Sorry for that!!! I really feel bad for Taylor and I'm sincerely sorry!!! Much respect!!!!!"

Kayne is talented, but why does he always have to be such a jerk?

Tom Cruise Joins Beyonce's "Single Ladies" During Concert

Tom Cruise performed a mini-show for concert-goers at Beyonce's Los Angeles gig on Monday night by singing and dancing along to the superstar's hit, Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).

Cruise attended the gig at the Staples Center without his wife Katie Holmes, who is in Austarlia shooting a new film, but spies say Cruise enjoyed himself as he strutted his stuff throughout the night.

According to People.com, the actor was cheered on when he was spotted walking into the arena, and fans couldn't believe their eyes when they saw Cruise following Beyonce and her dancers while they performed the famous dance routine for the catchy song.

Beyonce Launches Sasha Fierce Clothing Line

Women's Wear Daily says that Beyonce and her mom, Tina Knowles, plan to launch a new junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon. 

Looking to capitalize more on Sasha Fierce by utilizing the name of the singer’s alter ego and third solo album, I Am…Sasha Fierce,  the collection pays homage to the singer's world tour. 

The line will include a full range of sportswear and accessories, which will include jewelry, shoes and eyewear, as well as a line of one-shoulder dresses, bodysuits, fake leather jackets with oversize collars, leggings and destructed jeans with mesh and lace details lining the ripped material.

Beyonce Threatened with Lawsuit for No Show

Rumor has it that Beyonce has been threatened with a $1 million lawsuit for deciding to pull out of the Big Apple's M2 on Saturday, after she agreed to perform for $200,000. 

The story goes that Beyonce decided to cut out on the deal, claiming she was too busy preparing for her North American tour, so instead, her reps offered up an hour-long personal appearance as a consolation, but club owner Joey Morrissey said no thanks -  he'd already spent a small fortune setting up for the show. 

Morrissey told Page Six:

"They said they were too busy with the launching of the tour and that they wouldn’t have time to do the kickoff party. We sold tables for thousands of dollars for the show, and spent $100,000 renting a soundboard and other equipment, as per their stipulations. What good does her showing up for an hour do me?  They’ve been totally unwilling to agree to another show.”

So, Morrissey has threatened to file a lawsuit suit against the singer, claiming that the club has suffered a “loss of reputation”  - in addition to a hell of a lot of cash.

Update:

Miz B.'s camp has issued the following short & sweet statement denying the allegations:

The cancellation of the launch party for Beyonce's "I AM..." tour, first scheduled for this Saturday at M2, was a result of a breach of contract by the promoter. Beyonce never had a contract with the club itself and no one in her camp dealt directly with the venue. The superstar was never scheduled to perform but was to serve as a co-host and introduce singer/songwriter Solange's performance. Patrons were falsely promised a performance by Beyonce.

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