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Music Industry Gathers for Grammy Awards
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=10E1E17:3919ACA Top contenders for
music industry's highest honors include: John Legend, Mariah Carey and
Kanye West





Placards for various artists sat on chairs they will occupy inside
Staples Center during rehearsals TuesdayThe top names in the music
business will be on hand in Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards
presentation Wednesday evening.

Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend have eight Grammy nominations
each. Mariah Carey is hoping for a career comeback after a long slump
with her album The Emancipation of Mimi. That album and Kanye West's
"Late Registration" are both up for album of the year.

Carey's single "We Belong Together" and West's "Gold Digger" are among
the nominees for record of year.







John Legend John Legend is a nominee for best new artist, and for song
of the year for his ballad "Ordinary People."

The Grammys are presented by the Recording Academy, made up of 16,000
people in the music industry. The awards are given out in 108
categories, from classical to country. The event at Staples Center in
Los Angeles is seen by viewers around the world on television. Among
the scheduled performers is Paul McCartney, a 13-time Grammy winner
and multiple nominee again this year.


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