Reuters - Thanks to her Southern twang and onstage cowboy hat, Lucinda Williams has long been recognized as a country artist. But her most recent Grammy Award win, in 2001, was for best female rock vocal performance, and on her new album, Williams lets her rocker gal loose with authority.
AP - Natalie Cole, who suffers from hepatitis C, is resting at her Los Angeles home after being released from the hospital earlier this week, Cole's representative said Friday.
AP - Robin Thicke is a platinum-selling singer, a Grammy-winning songwriter, a budding sex symbol and goes home at night to a gorgeous wife, actress Paula Patton. Yet while he seems to be living a life most men would envy, the R&B crooner says he still struggles with moments of self-doubt.
Reuters - Desperate to record song ideas, Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Erykah Badu used to dial her own phone number and sing into the voicemail.
AP - Dave Matthews has acted in a few films, but the Grammy-winning musician has been playing a behind-the-scenes role in Hollywood of late that of film producer.
AFP - Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West will not face serious charges over a scuffle with a photographer at Los Angeles Airport whose camera equipment was damaged, prosecutors said Friday.
AP - Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira, still recovering from injuries suffered in a bus wreck six months ago, has been discharged from a hospital after another traffic accident.
Reuters - Grammy Award-winning singer Natalie
Cole has been hospitalized in New York after suffering a
setback in her battle against Hepatitis C, her spokeswoman said
on Friday.
AP - Mexican alternative rock group Cafe Tacuba scored six Latin Grammy nominations Wednesday, including album of the year.
Reuters - Mexican rock group Cafe Tacuba led
the field of Latin Grammy contenders on Wednesday, picking up
six nominations in a list that recognized new talent like
singer-songwriter Kany Garcia of Puerto Rico and established
superstars like Andres Calamaro.
E! Online - Sixes were wild for Café Tacuba this morning as the Mexican alternarockers led all contenders for the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, snagging six nominations, including Album of the Year for their sixth studio release, Sino.
