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Ohio man guilty of killing friend of rapper T.I. (AP)

AP - A Cincinnati man has been found guilty of murder in the 2006 shooting the friend of Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I.

Fashion Wire Daily - Forget what you've heard about Rihanna. "Good Girl Gone Bad" is only one half of her story. She may be a brooding and glamorous fashion plate in her music videos, but in her off hours this Grammy-winning artist partnered up with Gucci to be the face of their new Tattoo Heart accessories collection, which Gucci Creative Director......

Reuters - Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Rodney Jerkins and former Vivendi Games executive Nicholas Longano are teaming up on a technology project that will present a basic virtual world, in the tradition of Second Life, on the Web.

E! Online - La vida has provided many good raticos for Juanes.

AP - On a night when the theme of change and cultural fusion echoed in lyrics, performances and acceptance speeches, a Colombian rocker who's become a voice for social issues walked away as king of the Latin Grammys.

Reuters - Colombian rock singer Juanes swept the Latin Grammys on Thursday, tying up the top three categories for work from his album "La Vida ... Es Un Ratico."

AFP - Country singer Merle Haggard is recovering after surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, his wife said in a statement on the Grammy-winning artist's website Monday.

Reuters - As frontman and producer of the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning group The Black Eyed Peas, rapper Will.i.Am is already a big success.

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