Grammy Awards

Son of late Grammy nominee to take over NYC church

AP - Fri Jul 10, 4:54 PM ET

NEW YORK - The son of the late Grammy-nominated gospel singer Timothy Wright will be installed as pastor of his father's Brooklyn church.

  • R&B singer Maxwell ends seven-year break Reuters - Fri Jul 3, 9:55 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - A vanishing act has become practically de rigueur for R&B musicians of a certain caliber. Many make a mega-hit album or two, collect Grammy Awards and critical accolades -- and then disappear.

  • Country singer Ray Price recovering after surgery AP - Tue Jun 30, 7:19 PM ET

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A spokesman for Grammy winning country musician Ray Price says the singer is home in Texas recuperating after surgery to remove polyps from his colon.

  • Hong Kong singer Eason Chan poses with his trophy after winning the Best Album award during the 20th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei.(AFP/Sam Yeh)
    Eason Chan, Jay Chou win Mandarin pop music awards AFP - Sat Jun 27, 2:31 PM ET

    TAIPEI (AFP) - Hong Kong's Eason Chan and Taiwanese pop prince Jay Chou garnered top honours Saturday at Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards, dubbed the Chinese-language Grammys.

  • Estelle to headline Stockholm Jazz Festival AP - Mon Jun 22, 11:09 AM ET

    STOCKHOLM - Grammy-winning British singer Estelle will replace Lauryn Hill as the headline act at this year's Stockholm Jazz Festival.

  • Daughtry prepping new album next month Reuters - Sun Jun 21, 10:46 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Chris Daughtry is famous -- hard not to be, what with the "American Idol" thing and the heartthrob thing and Grammy Award nomination thing and the gazillion records sold thing.

  • FILE - In this May 27, 2008 file photo, Usher appears onstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York. Court records show singer Usher has filed for divorce from Tameka Foster Raymond after less than two years of marriage. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)
    Court records: Singer Usher files for divorce AP - Fri Jun 12, 9:39 PM ET

    ATLANTA - Court records show singer Usher has filed for divorce from Tameka Foster Raymond after less than two years of marriage. The 30-year-old Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Usher Raymond IV, filed the petition Friday in Superior Court in Atlanta. The court record did not give any details about the split between the R&B star and his wife, who were married in August 2007.