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Music industry primps for a hip-hop and rhythm-and-blues Grammys - AFP to My Yahoo! LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Young urban music stars, led by eclectic rap duo Outkast, are poised to steal the show at Sunday's 46th annual Grammy Awards, but they'll still have to compete for attention with the superstar who won't be there, Janet Jackson. While Outkast, siren Beyonce Knowles, her rapper boyfriend Jay-Z and producer Pharrell Williams all lead the nominations with six each, Jackson's absence will be felt as strongly as the winners. Michael Jackson's little sister, who was to present an award to Luther Vandross,...

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations List For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003Note: More or less than five nominations in a category is the result of a tie.   General Field   Category 1 Record Of The Year (Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.) Crazy In Love Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z Rich Harrison & Beyoncé Knowles, producers; Jim Caruana & Tony Maserati, engineers/mixers Track from: Dangerously In Love [Columbia Records/Music World Music] Where Is The Love The Black Eyed Peas &...

GEARING UP FOR GRAMMYS America's hottest musicians are tuning up for the biggest night of their year. The Grammy Awards ceremony is the most prestigious in the US music calendar and this year's show is set to be better than ever. Urban music dominates the nominations, with R&B and rap artists Beyonce Knowles, Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z and OutKast leading the way with six each. Sting already has 15 Grammys and has been nominated for two more this year. He will lead a tribute to The Beatles to mark the 40th anniversary of their first American TV appearance on the Ed...

Janet Jackson has decided not to accept the CBS offer to appear on tonight's Grammy show. The network said it would allow her to present a tribute to Luther Vandross if Jackson apologized for her appearance on last Sunday's Super Bowl half-time show. Jackson, after much thought, decided she'd said she was sorry enough already and declined to be on the show. Patti Labelle will appear in her place. I am told, she was advised by her brother Michael Jackson "to stop apologizing already." This time, even I agree with Jackson. What do people want from this woman? Blood? Justin...

<p>THE ISSUE: CBS's decision to ban Janet Jackson from Sunday night's Grammys.</p> <p>I'm so glad that CBS is giving Janet Jackson the boot from the Grammys ("Grammys Boot Janet - Shamed CBS Execs Can't Bare to Put Her on Again," Feb. 5). She certainly hasn't done her brother any good with her disgusting actions. I think the whole Jackson family has some screws loose - particularly that Jacko nut. That Justin Timberlake is also a joke. Does he actually think anyone believes that he didn't know what would happen at the halftime show? Ruth Lindemann Colorado Springs, Colo.</p>

<p>February 5, 2004 -- Janet Jackson's bare-boob bust-out has gotten her booted from the Grammys. A source close to the record-industry awards show told The Post the producers - under pressure from CBS, which is airing the Grammys Sunday at 8 p.m. - told Jackson's representatives her presence would overwhelm the telecast.</p>

<p>February 4, 2004 -- After a day of crisis talks, CBS yesterday agreed to let Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake remain on this Sunday's Grammy telecast - but said it was working on new technology to censor any "inappropriate and unexpected events." The network, which has been under tremendous pressure to dump Jackson and Timberlake after their X-rated halftime antics at the Boob Bowl, said the new system was insurance against an encore performance.</p>

Okay...I'm up to 73 times and still counting. That's how many times I saw the Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake Super Bowl halftime "exposure" on broadcast television. Granted, it was repeated over and over in slow motion as the morning shows were talking it up. Funny how comments like "it was disgusting" was interlaced with loop after loop of the "fashion malfunction." This from the same people who told us all that the footage of the World Trade Center towers falling on 9/11 is just "too terrible to watch". The media has hypocracy down to a science. Now, one of the ring...

RE: THE GRAMMY AWARDS - PRESS RELEASE ATTN. TELECOMMUNICATIONS: PLEASE RELAY TO ALL CBS STATIONS TO: GROUP OWNER, GENERAL MANAGER, STATION MANAGER, GENERAL SALES MANAGER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR FEBRUARY 3, 2004 WE ARE IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ENHANCE BROADCAST STANDARD PROTECTIONS FOR SUNDAY'S GRAMMY AWARDS. PLEASE SEE BELOW. BEST. . . . PETER K. SCHRUTH PRESIDENT CBS AFFILIATE RELATIONS **** CBS TO IMPLEMENT ENHANCED DELAY OF GRAMMY AWARDS Additional Measure Will Allow for Video Editing CBS announced today plans to enhance their ability to edit out any inappropriate and unexpected events from the Sunday, Feb. 8 broadcast of the "46th...

Embattled lawmaker Karen McCarthy a Democrat from Kansas City will retire after 10 years in Congress to seek 'tranquility.''I want to focus on balance in my life,' she said.'Too often, I've put my career and helping others ahead of my own needs. I made sacrifices willingingly, it is what I did best.' McCarthy did not return telephone calls to her home and cellphone Sunday from the Associated Press.McCarthy's decent began last March with a drunken fall on a Capitol Hill escalator. It ended amid allegiations fist reported by the Associated Press, that she misused her staff and her campaign for...

<p>WASHINGTON — One federal lawmaker is singing the blues about an $800,000 appropriation for The Grammy Foundation included in the omnibus spending bill recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush.</p> <p>The Santa Monica, Calif.-based foundation is a nonprofit arm of the Recording Academy, which sponsors the annual Grammy Awards that this year featured the likes of Bruce Springstein, Eminem and No Doubt.</p>

Grammy special, Cusack revisited, MTV goes anti-war, and the Boss. THE STARDUMB word of the week is "agreeance." We shout out a thanks to Fred Dunce of Limp Bizkit for the contribution, which he ad-libbed on stage at the Grammys, in defiance of the English language and rumors of a gag order handed down from CBS. Without him, we wouldn't have a Stardumb word of the week. So, thanks Fred. Dunce's full comment was, "I hope we all are in agreeance that this war should go away as soon as possible." Stardumb Hypothesis 4: Although celebrity is often used to...

Tuesday Feb. 25, 2003; 7:22 p.m. EST Clinton Had the Hots for War Critic Crow Yesterday NewsMax.com revealed that anti-war songbird Sheryl Crow put her pacifism aside when it came to Bill Clinton's military deployment in Bosnia, which Crow so enthusiastically backed that she accompanied Hillary Clinton to the Balkan hot spot to entertain the troops. Now comes word that Crow's patriotic fervor was very much appreciated at the Clinton White House - in more ways than one. Late Tuesday WABC Radio's Richard Bey recounted a story told by his old college buddy, who went on to become vice president...

Congressman Flake Sings the Blues About $800,000 in Omnibus for the Grammy Foundation Why Does the Grammy Foundation Need Taxpayer Money? Washington, DC – Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents the state’s Sixth District, today was left scratching his head upon finding out the Grammy Foundation, a non-profit arm of the Recording Academy, received $800,000 in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for 2003, which was recently signed into law. “The mission of the Grammy Foundation is certainly noble,” said Flake, “but why is an organization affiliated with thousands of multi-millionaire musicians and record executives receiving taxpayer money?” “Norah Jones won a...

Washington, DC – Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents the state’s Sixth District, today was left scratching his head upon finding out the Grammy Foundation, a non-profit arm of the Recording Academy, received $800,000 in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for 2003, which was recently signed into law. “The mission of the Grammy Foundation is certainly noble,” said Flake, “but why is an organization affiliated with thousands of multi-millionaire musicians and record executives receiving taxpayer money?” “Norah Jones won a handful of awards last night for a song called “Don’t Know Why.” I think that could probably describe a lot of...

Grammy stars free to sing out on war By GEORGE RUSH and ISAAC GUZMAN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Get ready for antiwar protests at tomorrow night's Grammy Awards ceremony. Despite a report that CBS executives had considered blocking politically outspoken rockers, the network said last night it would not pull the plug on anyone protesting a war against Iraq. The Drudge Report, an Internet news site, quoted an anonymous CBS chieftain as saying the network would cut the microphone of any rocker who engaged in antiwar rhetoric. But CBS quickly moved to squelch the story. "There will be no restrictions...

Procter & Gamble Co. plans to air a Spanish-language advertisement for Crest toothpaste during the upcoming Grammy Awards, making it the first of its kind to reach a general audience of a nationally broadcast television show. The 30-second ad will be for Crest Whitening Plus Scope, a toothpaste P&G bills as both whitening and breath-freshening. Called "Good Bye Kiss," the will be aired in Spanish with no subtitles. It shows a young Hispanic couple in their daily morning routine. As the husband rushes out the door to work, he realizes that he cannot get enough of his wife's "refreshing goodbye...

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX FRI FEB 21, 2003 09:25:08 ET XXXXX CBS EXECUTIVES WANT NO 'ANTI-WAR' STATEMENTS DURING GRAMMYS **Exclusive** Top CBS executives are deeply concerned that Sunday night's GRAMMY Awards may turn from a celebration of music -- into a giant anti-war political rally, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. The GRAMMY broadcast, which is set to air live from New York City, will feature performances by Eminem, Sheryl Crow, Springsteen, Coldplay, James Taylor and others. Word has reached network suites how one star is allegedly planning a dramatic anti-war gesture. "I would hope the artists will remember they are...

Top CBS Executives are deeply concerned that Sunday's Grammy awards may turn into a celebration of music into an anti -war political rally..The Drudge Report has learned