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- Country music's Taylor Swift wins at ACM
- The young women of country ruled The Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night with big winners being Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert.
- 4 Juno wins for Arcade Fire
- Montreal's Arcade Fire continues to scoop up music awards, earning four Junos, including album of the year at the annual celebrations of the best in Canadian music Sunday Night.
- Diamond, Cooper, Waits now in Hall of Fame
- Tom Waits went for laughs, Alice Cooper for shock, Leon Russell was humble and Neil Diamond may still be talking after their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- Rihanna rocks NBA All-Star halftime show
- With a celebrity-studded crowd looking on, Rihanna rocks the halftime show at Sunday's NBA All-Star game in Los Angeles on her 23rd birthday.
- Ontario girl sings at Apollo Amateur Night
- Olivia Koegler, a 15-year-old from Dundas, Ont., was a little nervous before going on, but she got her chance to sing at New York's Apollo Theater, where greats such as Michael Jackson got their start. She talks to CBC's Catherine Mercier about her experience.
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- Adele wins best album, best record Grammys
- Adele capped off a "life-changing" year by winning six Grammys Sunday night, including record of the year and album of the year for 21
- Britain's BAFTAs honours The Artist
- Silent movie The Artist dominated the British Academy Film awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars, winning seven awards, including best picture.
- Whitney Houston autopsy results withheld video
- Whitney Houston was found in a hotel bathtub but it'll take weeks to determine precisely how she died, a Los Angeles coroner's official says.
- Whitney Houston's death sparks chorus of grief video
- Regular music fans and superstar performers joined together in a chorus of grief upon hearing that Whitney Houston had died at age 48 on the eve of the Grammy Awards.
- CBC launches digital music service
- CBC is diving into the world of online music with the goal of providing listeners access to their favourite tunes and a way to discover new artists and connect with fellow music fans.
- World Press Photo won by Arab protest image video
- Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.
- Canadian sports writing legend Frayne dies at 93 video
- Legendary Canadian sports writer Trent Frayne has died at the age of 93.
- Naomi Watts to portray Diana, the late Princess of Wales
- Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts has signed on to portray Diana, the late Princess of Wales, in a new film that will focus on her final years.
- Three Cups of Tea author asks judge to toss lawsuit
- Attorneys accusing Greg Mortenson of defrauding readers in Three Cups of Tea say his case is no different from that of James Frey, who admitted he lied in his memoir A Million Little Pieces.
- Something Fierce wins Canada Reads: True Stories video
- The Canada Reads: True Stories panel has chosen Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre as the winning book, after a controversial four days of debate.
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