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African women look within for change

Oct. 31, 2009
Grammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo joined human rights activists to demand courts martial for troops who publicly gang raped women in the streets of the West African country of Guinea last month.
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Grammy nominations special in the works

Grammy nominations special in the works

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Nominations for the "51st annual Grammy Awards" are to be announced for the first time as part of a prime time special taped in Los Angeles, CBS said.

Winehouse wins best new artist Grammy

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- British singer Amy Winehouse was named Best New Artist at the 50th Grammy Awards telecast in Los Angeles Sunday.

Singer good for Grammys, but not 'Idol'

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Robyn Troup, a Houston singer, was good enough to perform with Justin Timberlake during the Grammys but not for "American Idol," where she was eliminated. Troup, 19, made it through the first round in Hollywood but was sent packing during the group perfor

Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer dead at 78

HAVANA, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer, who achieved international acclaim with the film and album "The Buena Vista Social Club," has died in Havana at age 78.

Michelle Branch has daughter

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Grammy-winning singer Michelle Branch has given birth to a baby girl at a Los Angeles hospital.

Friends give Peabo Bryson holiday cheer

ATLANTA, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Friends of singer Peabo Bryson Saturday retrieved some of his most cherished possessions, including two Grammys, from the Internal Revenue Service.

Luther Vandross undergoes tracheotomy

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Robin Williams wins Grammy for comedy

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Harvey Fierstein and Rod Stewart presented Robin Williams with the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album. Declaring, "It's nice to make people laugh," the Oscar-winning actor collected his fifth Grammy for "Robin Williams-Live 2001."

Springsteen is early Grammy winner

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Bruce Springsteen won three Grammy Awards before the 45th Annual Grammy Awards telecast began Sunday. In a pre-telecast ceremony, his Sept. 11 anthem, "The Rising," earned him honors for Best Rock Song, Rock Album and Rock Vocal Performance.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch