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Feb 5, 2008 6:32 AM CST

Cough Syrup OD Killed Rapper

Pimp C overdose was coupled with sleep disorder

(Newser) - Texas rapper Pimp C, found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room in December, died from an overdose of prescription cough syrup coupled with a sleep disorder that interrupts breathing, the LA coroner ruled yesterday. The 33-year-old Grammy nominee's death has been ruled an accident, reports the Houston Chronicle. Pimp...

Writers Strike Accord
With Grammys

Jan 29, 2008 6:21 AM CST

Writers Strike Accord With Grammys

Strike won't stop the music, but what about Oscar?

(Newser) - The Grammys broadcast will go on—with union scribes cleared to pen intros, segues, and one-liners that glue awards shows together—thanks to a waiver deal hammered out between the Writers Guild of America and the Recording Academy. The next battlefield is the Academy Awards. The guild has warned that...

Winehouse
Go, Go, Goes to Rehab

Jan 24, 2008 5:33 PM CST

Winehouse Go, Go, Goes to Rehab

Troubled pop singer checks herself in after damning footage released

(Newser) - Though her hit song may deny it, Amy Winehouse is going to rehab, E! reports. The Grammy-nominated singer today checked herself into an undisclosed drug-treatment facility a day after police began investigating a video in which she inhales from a smoking glass pipe. No word yet whether Winehouse, 24, will...

Writers Cut Grammys a Break

Jan 23, 2008 4:20 AM CST

Writers Cut Grammys a Break

Preliminary talks also underway to settle strike

(Newser) - Striking writers have agreed not to picket the Grammys next month, opening the way for major stars to perform and attend the telecast. The Writers Guild and the Recording Academy are negotiating a deal that would also allow union writers to work on the CBS broadcast. Writers and studio representatives...

Night the Music Died: Strike Whamming Grammys

Jan 15, 2008 5:33 AM CST

Night the Music Died: Strike Whamming Grammys

Writers ask stars to honor their picket line

(Newser) - The Writers Guild of America has asked members of the Screen Actors Guild to refrain from crossing their picket line at the Feb. 10 Grammy Awards, the second major awards show likely to be hurt by the union's strike. Stars are expected to avoid the presentations if they proceed as...

Winehouse Busted, Out on Bail

Dec 18, 2007 3:19 PM CST

Winehouse Busted, Out on Bail

Singer charged with interfering in hubby's case

(Newser) - Hard-partying singer and recent Grammy nominee Amy Winehouse added posting bail to her storied list of accomplishments today and was back on the streets only hours after London police charged her with "perverting justice," Sky News reports. The 24-year-old was arrested "by appointment" and is to return...

Ike Turner Dead at 76

Dec 12, 2007 4:07 PM CST

Ike Turner Dead at 76

Musical legend gained infamy as Tina's abusive husband

(Newser) - Ike Turner, who gained nearly as much fame for his pioneering rock and soul music as he did being Tina Turner's abusive husband, died at age 76 today, the AP reports. The cause of death was not immediately known. Turner teamed with Tina for a series of powerful hits in...

Bill Clinton, Obama Vie for Spoken-Word Grammy

Dec 6, 2007 7:33 PM CST

Bill Clinton, Obama Vie for Spoken-Word Grammy

Ex-President Carter is also in the running

(Newser) - The Grammy Award will provide the staging ground for another Clinton-Obama battle—though it's Bill Clinton in this one, going up against Obama for best spoken-word album. Clinton's "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World" faces off against Obama's "The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming...

Grammy Nominations Revealed

Dec 6, 2007 12:44 PM CST

Grammy Nominations Revealed

Kanye West leads with eight nominations; Amy Winehouse scores six

(Newser) - Kanye West and Amy Winehouse lead the field in Grammy Award nominations, announced today. West scored eight nods, but only Winehouse and the Foo Fighters landed in both the record-of-the-year and album-of-the-year categories, AP reports. It's been a tough go lately for West and Winehouse (six nominations): The rapper's mother...

Opry Star Wagoner Dead at 80

Oct 29, 2007 9:40 AM CDT

Opry Star Wagoner Dead at 80

Pioneer revolutionized country music

(Newser) - Grand Ole Opry star Porter Wagoner died of lung cancer in Nashville last night, just as the Country Music Hall of Fame—which enshrined him in 2003—gathered to induct new members. He was 80. Wagoner will be remembered as a rhinestone-clad innovator who pioneered the country concept album and...

Obama Angers Gays With Choice of Gospel Singer

Oct 23, 2007 7:47 PM CDT

Obama Angers Gays With Choice of Gospel Singer

Donnie McClurkin has said homosexuality can be 'cured'

(Newser) - A Grammy-winning gospel singer who claims homosexuality can be “cured” is scheduled to perform this weekend at a show organized by Barack Obama's campaign, setting off a political brouhaha in the gay community. Obama’s camp has rejected calls to drop Donnie McClurkin, the Chicago Tribune reports, but the...