Grammy spotlight shines on Adele (Reuters) Reuters - The Grammys in recent years have targeted young audiences even as older acts won key awards to the surprise of some music fans, but this Sunday's honors will shine its spotlight on Adele, whose popularity crosses all age boundaries. Axed musicians to protest outside Grammy Awards show (Reuters) Reuters - Angry musicians will protest outside Sunday's Grammy Awards ceremony over a decision to cut 31 ethnic and minority musical categories from the music industry's top awards. Reunited Beach Boys to perform at Grammy Awards (Reuters) Reuters - Iconic 1960s band The Beach Boys will perform together for the first time in more than 20 years at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, organizers said. Bruno Mars heads back to Grammys with Smeezingtons (AP)
Chris Brown returns to Grammys; Rihanna also to perform (Reuters) Reuters - Chris Brown will perform at this Sunday's Grammy Awards for the first time since beating his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 on the eve of the music industry's biggest night, which threatened to derail his music career. Grammys to feature first dance music segment (AP)
Chris Brown set to take the stage at the Grammys (AP)
Look at him now: Chris Brown winning as rapper (AP)
Jamie Grace earns Grammy nod, battles Tourette's (AP)
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AP - Get the sunglasses and tanning oil out: The Beach Boys are reuniting at The Grammys Awards for their first live performance in more than two decades.
AP - A whiteboard hangs on the wall of the tiny Hollywood studio used by the Smeezingtons, Bruno Mars' production and songwriting team. It's filled with doodles, including a picture of Alf and a joking note that producer-engineer Ari Levine "hangs out with Jamaican drug lords on the reg."
AP - Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich had considered putting dancing/electronica music into the ceremony in the past, but could never quite figure out how to incorporate the high-energy club feel in front of a sometimes staid audience.
AP - Chris Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago.
AP - Chris Brown is known pop singer, a slick bedroom crooner and at other times, a Euro-flavored dance singer. But it's his rapping that has taken his career to new heights.
AP - When Jamie Grace performs music, all of the uncontrollable facial twitches and involuntary body movements called tics become an afterthought.
