Grammys

Flirting with disaster Flirting with disaster

Will Amy Winehouse's self-destructive behavior make her a music legend -- or will it just kill her?
  • New music

    The new Norah Jones, plus albums from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Lily Allen.
  • Letters

    Green Day better than Zeppelin? Salon readers are outraged at the very idea -- and Neal Pollack responds.
  • Just pretend it will all go away

    Flagging sales? War in Iraq? Dead concertgoers? "Whatever," says a flaggng music industry hiding behind Norah Jones and Eminem at the big Grammys telecast.
  • Stuck in a moment

    U2 jilts Alicia Keys, winning four Grammys during a program that neither God nor Jimmy Iovine should have let go on so long.
  • Are the Grammys heading for a fall?

    A lackluster lineup of stars threatens the appeal of this year's prime-time show. Paging -- gulp! -- Michael Jackson!
  • Why Eminem should get the Grammy

    His "Marshall Mathers LP" is the most deserving Grammy nominee in years. Too bad no one gets it.
  • Eminem's latest outrage

    The Grammys jump on the hate bandwagon and anoint "The Marshall Mathers LP" with four nominations.
  • Perils of fame

    Mariah Carey's family denies sister Alison's tell-all book about Mariah and spills all about Alison. Plus: Real-life Ed Masry slapped with a lawsuit; Hilary Swank won't bare all for Playboy; and Harry Potter keeps it in the family.
  • Confessions of an awards whore

    I sneered at the whole cheesy routine until I was nominated for one. Was I thrilled? I was Sally Field squared.
  • Salman and the sea of offers

    Rushdie goes to Hollywood; Fiona Apple's tantrum apology ... Mea culpa? Not mea culpa? Hard to say; and Jennifer Lopez finds creative new uses for male pattern baldness.
  • Flowergate!

    MSNBC pundit Norah O'Donnell plucks up! Plus: Porn stars do it for democracy. And: Jennifer Lopez's dress voted most popular. Butt refuses to comment.
  • Get motivated!

    If there's one thing multimillionaire groom Rick Rockwell needs now, it's a motivational speech. Plus! Al Franken whisked offstage by a guy in a pirate suit. Yargh matey!
  • Oh, Rosie, shut up

    A silly organization gives out frivolous awards to has-beens and evanescent pop -- for the 42nd year.
  • Sharps & Flats

    A compilation of songs from this year's Grammy nominees aims for the hearts of soccer moms and Shrieking Teenage Girls.
  • And the frumps are ...

    Camille Paglia on the 71st Oscars.
  • Not Abhorrent!

    The 71st Oscars: 30 percent less abhorrent than last year.

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