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Lil Wayne
December 04, 2008 12:00 AM ET
Rapper Lil Wayne leads the nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with eight, including album of the year and best rap album for "Tha Carter III," best rap song for "Lollipop" and best rap/sung collaboration for "Got Money" featuring T-Pain. Other leading artists are Coldplay, who earned seven nominations, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West, who each scored six. More...
























Ultra Music Festival Unveils 2009 Lineup
DJ Tiesto, Carl Cox, Bloc Party, Deadmau5, the Ting Tings, Cut Copy and Crystal Castles, among others, will perform as part of the 2009 Ultra Music Festival, to be held March 27-29 at Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami.
6 Questions: Recording Academy President Neil Portnow
Recording Academy president Neil Portnow sounds off on making the organization more inclusive, attracting young members, and the first-ever Grammy Nominations Concert.
ARIA Reports 'Dramatic' CD Sales
Overall Australian album sales in the lead-up to Christmas are well up on the corresponding period last year, according to figures published Thursday (Dec. 4) by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
'Chinese Democracy' Fires GNR To Euro Albums Summit
Guns N' Roses soars to the top of the new European Top 100 Albums survey with "Chinese Democracy" (Black Frog/Geffen/Universal), as Beyoncé's "If I Were A Boy" (Columbia/Sony BMG) starts a second week at No. 1 on Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.
Viacom To Cut 850 Jobs
Viacom Inc., the owner of MTV Networks and BET Networks, said Thursday that it will slash about 850 jobs and freeze some senior-level raises in a move to weather the global economic downturn.
Labels Look To Bundle Artists On iPhone Game
EMI Music is the first major label to line up multiple artists for the popular game Tap Tap on the iPhone. It's a move likely to be followed by the other three majors.

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