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| Grammy Green Carpet: Seaworthy Gwen, Old-School Christina And Gothic Amy Lee - Feb 08, 2004 |  Looking very old-Hollywood, Christina Aguilera showed up in a gauzy white dress with beading detail below a big, jeweled collar adorned with feathers.
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| You don't have to be an OutKast to enjoy - Feb 09, 2004 | Random thoughts while watching the Grammy Awards on Sunday night:
It's that time again, so A&R folks, label reps and managers will be right behind God in number of thank-yous.
Actually, the best part of the telecast is the performances, particularly the unusual combinations that can only happen at a really big industry back-slapping like this one.
Beyonce and Prince open the show, followed by a sloppy but good-natured stab at I Saw Her Standing There by Sting, Dave Matthews, Vince Gill and Pharrell Williams. Once again Dave Matthews shows he's way too mellow to actually rock.
Christina... |
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| Beyonce Wins Most, Outkast Shine, 50 Cent Shut Out At Grammys - Feb 09, 2004 | The story line going into the 2004 Grammy Awards was hip-hop's overwhelming presence among the nominations, and even though the Recording Academy was seduced by an elegant R&B diva Sunday night, in the end it was won over by a charismatic pair of Dirty South rap prodigies.
Beyoncé had a spectacular night, winning five of six awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album. But the cosmic-funk hip-hop of Outkast would not be denied. What's cooler than bein' cool? Ice Cold. And Andre 3000 and Big Boi chilled the crowd by picking up the big award for the night, Album of the Year, for their... |
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| Kylie's Grammy Glory - Feb 09, 2004 | | Christina Aguilera's dress sneaked by the censors, however, with a neckline that plunged deeper than a Texas oil drill when she wiggled up to accept her Best Female Pop Vocal Grammy for Beautiful. |
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| Grammys '04: An Explosive Night For Music - Feb 08, 2004 |  Although the biggest night in music had a bit of controversy surrounding it even before it began ... hint ... hint ... the Janet Jackson "breast" fiasco, the show had 19 great performances, powerful tributes and a very important apology.
Megastar Beyonce rocked the stage to open the 46th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with a very special surprise guest ... Prince.
The "Purple Rain" singer dazzled the stage with a once in a lifetime performance with a full orchestra performing some of his songs from his illustrious career. Not only was Beyonce lo... |
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| Grammys Could Be High Note For Virginia Artists This Year - Feb 08, 2004 | A sweet Virginia breeze could sweep through the Staples Center in Los Angeles tonight.
With Portsmouth native Missy Elliott up for five Grammy Awards and Virginia Beach super-producers Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams - also known as The Neptunes - possibly nabbing six combined trophies, the Hampton Roads area stands to be well-represented.
Then there are sometimes-Charlottesville resident Dave Matthews, whose solo single, "Gravedigger," competes against Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz and Tom Waits for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, and Alexandria resident Tom Paxton, nomi... |
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| A Frightfully Bad Hair Night At The Grammys - Feb 09, 2004 | Joan Rivers, who is hard pressed to tell Jay-Z from J.Lo, did her inimitable red carpet carping before the Grammy Awards last night.
She glommed on to Eugene Levy and clung to him because she didn't know anyone else.
Her spawn, Melissa, must have bought her metallic silver top at Home Depot, chain link by the yard.
With all the Janet Jackson flapdoodle going on, we were expecting breastplate in lieu of nipple shield but we were confident of some busting out from Lil' Kim, who let us down but not flat. While she had double-sided tape-worthy cleavage, she was downright subdued given her procl... |
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| Tape-delayed Show Filled Mostly With Lackluster Moments - Feb 09, 2004 | No boobs were exposed. There was no crotch-grabbing and few chose to air their political beliefs.
Last night's edition of the 46th Grammy Awards went pretty much the way producers wanted it: uncontroversial (read: uneventful).
A flustered Justin Timberlake finally spoke about what occurred during the Super Bowl, after he accepted a Grammy for Best Male Pop Performance. And that, too, was not controversial; he merely repeated the prepared statement he made last week immediately after the incident.
''What occurred was unintentional, completely regrettable and I apologize to anyone who was off... |
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| Ozzy 'happy to be anywhere' - Feb 09, 2004 | 8:23 p.m: Queen Latifah told us that music isn't all about flash, hype, controversy or gossip, it's about the voice. Then she introduced Christina Aguilera -- who, I believe, has made a career out of wearing not much more than hot pants and a head scarf. This time, Christina let the music take front stage as she donned a conservative blue velvet suit and delivered a solid version of "Beautiful."
9:17 p.m: Christina Aguilera won the best female pop vocal --the girl can go from one extreme to another, as she replaced her suit with a pink silk dress with a top so low-cut I think I |
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| Beyonce Sings Twice, Christina Plays Nice, Outkast Cool As Ice On Grammy Stage - Feb 09, 2004 | | While she's never been shy to present a provocative performance, Christina Aguilera, dressed in a conservative dark suit-and-tie outfit, opted to go the classy route with "Beautiful." A choir provided a haunting opening and then parted to reveal Aguilera sitting on a round platform as clouds of smoke swirled around her. As the song progressed, she stood and delivered the goods, her soaring voice carrying her through the number. |
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| Who Said What at the Grammys - Feb 09, 2004 | "Listen, I know it's been a rough week on everybody and what occurred was unintentional, completely regrettable and I apologize if you guys were offended. This has been a dream of mine. ... I don't know what to say. This is officially the greatest moment of my life." -- Justin Timberlake, on the Super Bowl fiasco and winning male pop vocal performance for "Cry Me A River."
"Wow! This is unbelievable ... This is my first record as a solo artist." -- Beyonce, on winning best contemporary R&B album.
"Sometimes it's not about celebrity, it's not about contr... |
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| Quotes From Sunday's Grammy Awards - Feb 09, 2004 | Quotes from the Grammy Awards on Sunday night:
"Listen, I know it's been a rough week on everybody and what occurred was unintentional, completely regrettable and I apologize if you guys are offended. ... This is officially the greatest moment of my life." - Justin Timberlake, on the Super Bowl fiasco and winning male pop vocal performance for "Cry Me A River."
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"Throughout the week, CBS and The Recording Academy have been evaluating and deliberating the appropriateness of Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake appearing at 'The 46th Annual Grammy Awards.' CBS had s... |
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| OutKast Makes Up, Justin Apologizes, Christina Gets Her Props, MTT Wins One And - Feb 09, 2004 | OutKast made it look easy. No sooner had Andre "3000" Benjamin finished his performance of "Hey Ya" -- surrounded by dancers dressed like Indians in hot pants and feathers in their hair -- than Faith Hill and Carlos Santana were handing Benjamin and his estranged partner, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, the Grammy Award for album of the year.
When the two partners hugged in their moment of triumph, it was a major, if momentary, reconciliation for the rhythm and blues stars, who refused to appear together on the telecast, don't perform in each others' videos and, in fact... |
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| Grammy Choices Show Innovation And Thought - Feb 09, 2004 | MUMBAI: The grim Grammys? Not quite so drastic but hot bods of pop Beyonce Knowles and Christina Aguilera, both big winners at this year's Grammy, "demurely" attired during their acts certainly says something about the Jackson effect on pop music's biggest night.
That of course does not take anything away from the 46th Grammy Awards which still managed to highlight an eclectic year of brazen recordings that took music to some great highs. In India the awards aired live this morning on Star World. Those who missed the action can catch a repeat at 8 pm this evening.
Beyonce was the ... |
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| Sizing Up The Grammys - Feb 09, 2004 | NEW YORK -- The first time OutKast was nominated for best album at the Grammys, in 2002, hip-hop’s eclectic duo found their psychedelic rap upstaged by the old-time bluegrass songs of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Two years later, the rap funksters are nominated for best album once again, and have a leading six nominations for their dazzling double-disc, "Speakerboxxx-The Love Below." But also nominated for six Grammys are Beyonce, her beau, Jay-Z, and producer-singer-hipster Pharrell Williams.
Will OutKast end up being outcasts at tonight’s ceremony in Los Angeles? The As... |
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| Dressed To Win, Dressed To Sin - Feb 08, 2004 | Dressed like a movie star: Beaded, feathered and bejeweled Christina Aguilera chose full coverage for her entrance and, since she was going the star route, a Greta Garbo-like pantsuit for her performance. Her third outfit, a halter dress, almost suffered its own wardrobe malfunction when Aguilera jumped up to accept a Grammy award.
The Grammys have come by their reputation as the place to show some skin honestly: "They're a little racier, a little more fun" is what Jennifer Love Hewitt told Joan Rivers on Sunday. For years it's been the place to show off new or enhanced body parts, ... |
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| Grammy Winners Don't Rock Boat - Feb 09, 2004 | LOS ANGELES -- Janet Jackson was absent from the Grammy Awards a week after her Super Bowl breast-baring, but her presence was apparent in the muting of the Grammy Awards' usual sass and flash. The semi-live telecast was shown with a five-minute delay so censors could quash any off-colour activity.
"Sometimes it's not about celebrity, it's not about controversy, about gossip. Sometimes it's just about the music and the power of the human voice," said Queen Latifah, before introducing Christina Aguilera.
Aguilera, known for her sexy album Stripped and its song Dirrty, performed her ... |
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| Grammy-Goers Reveal Their Taste And More - Feb 09, 2004 | How low will they go?
Admit it. That's why we watch the pre-Grammy red carpet shows. By previous standards, though, Sunday's ceremonies were tame. Perhaps stars were reacting to Janet Jackson's Super Bowl revelation.
There was no showstopper like Jennifer Lopez's plunging Gucci gown or Lil' Kim's pastie. This year the rapper showed up wearing the minimum in a deep-V halter dress, accented by lots of bling. Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt was squeezing out of her little strapless red dress. Latin pop singer Paulina Rubio showed derrière cleavage in her black halter. And Christina Aguilera displa... |
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| Pure And Simple - Feb 09, 2004 | This is the shape of the Grammy Awards, post-Breastgate:
* A suit-clad Prince opening the show with a rousing medley of his biggest hits minus any suggestive sexual moves - despite the presence of a bootylicious Beyonce Knowles decked out like Tina Turner in a short frizzy pink skirt.
* Christina Aguilera in a suit-and-tie rather than her usual skin-baring attire, relying on overblown gospel mannerisms and a shaky vocal style to pull off a stripped-down Beautiful.
* CSI star Marg Helgenberger and country vocalist Martina McBride showing more skin than any pop star in the show's first hour.
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| Beyonce Nets Five Awards, And Luther Vandross Wins Four At Grammys - Feb 09, 2004 | LOS ANGELES (CP) - Beyonce, bare breasts and the Beatles were all in the spotlight during an energy-filled Grammy Awards bash on Sunday.
While the biggest night in music was marked by numerous references to Janet Jackson's Super Bowl peep show performance a week earlier, it still managed to highlight an electric year of brazen recordings. Destiny Child singer Beyonce netted five Grammy wins including one for her duet with the ailing Luther Vandross, who won a total of four Grammys - including song of the year for Dance With My Father.
"It's amazing," Beyonce said backstage of the S... |
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| Blender Magazine Is Maxium’s Ode To Pop Culture - Feb 09, 2004 | OK, I’m going to go out on a limb here and make the claim that many guys aren’t huge fans of Valentine’s Day. I’m not saying all—I’m not even saying most, but I’m guessing that a good bulk of the male population would generally prefer to avoid the pink-and-red holiday dominated by the flower and candy markets.
Ladies, if you want to give your man a break this year, give the gift of Blender Magazine.
I had my own hesitations as I reached for the February 2004 issue. Britney Spears returns as cover girl, one who requires no introduction and is generally an appropriate choice for “the ultimate ... |
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| Singers And Songs Rule On 'Almost Live' Grammy Telecast - Feb 09, 2004 | Beyoncé dominated. JT apologized. Christina worried about falling out of her dress. Janet was a no-show.
The best thing about Grammy 2004? The singers and the songs, performed "almost live" Sunday night at L.A.'s Staples Center.
Prince and Beyoncé with Purple Rain. Sting, Dave Matthews, Pharrell Williams and Vince Gill with a tribute to the Beatles. The Black Eyed Peas with Where Is the Love. Sting and Sean Paul with Roxanne.
Queen Latifah had it right.
"Sometimes it's not about celebrity, it's not about controversy, about gossip -- sometimes it's just about the music and th... |
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| Janet Escapade Tempers Tone - Feb 09, 2004 | Queen Latifah set the tone early on as she introduced Christina Aguilera, who has generated controversy with her steamy videos: "Sometimes it's not about controversy, not about gossip. Sometimes it's about the music and the power of the human voice."
Aguilera took the stage dressed in a dark pantsuit and necktie to do a wonderful rendition of Beautiful, which won for female pop vocal performance.
No doubt mindful of the negative publicity that engulfed Jackson when she "accidentally" bared a breast at the Super Bowl during a performance with Timberlake, most of the |
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| Grammys Toned Down in Jackson's Wake - Feb 09, 2004 | LOS ANGELES — One week after Janet Jackson's (search) widely watched breast-baring at the Super Bowl, a mood of caution cast a conservative pall over the usual sass and flash of the Grammy Awards.
Jackson's stunt with singer Justin Timberlake during their halftime performance was the topic of giggles and furrowed brows all week. More seriously, it also prompted an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission.
On Sunday, Grammy organizers and artists used the awards show to refocus attention on the music.
There were just a few oblique references to Jackson during... |
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| Grammy Winners List - Feb 09, 2004 |  THE winners in the main categories at the 46th annual Grammy Awards.
Record Of The Year
Clocks Coldplay.
Album Of The Year
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Outkast
Song Of The Year (songwriter's award)
Dance With My Father Richard Marx and Luther Vandross
Best New Artist
Evanescence
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Beautiful Christina Aguilera
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Cry Me A River Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justified Justin Timberlake Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Trouble Pink
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Gravedigger Dave Matthews
Best Rock Album
One By One F... |
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| Beyonce Leads Grammy Awards With Five Wins - Feb 09, 2004 | LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- US band Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles took the lead at the 46th annual Grammy Awards held here Sunday night by winning five awards.
Beyonce, who took six nominations, won Best Female R&B Performance and Best Contemporary R&B Album for "Dangerously in Love," Best R&B performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "The Closer I Get To You."
Wearing a tight dress with a feather skirt, Beyonce also won the Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration awards for "Crazy in Love."
Although Beyonce... |
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| Grammy Awards Filled With 19 Live Performances Worth Hearing - Feb 09, 2004 | | Despite Christina Aguilera's mistake of a hairdo (was that a leftover Halloween wig?), the pop star diva delivered a beautifully sung rendition of Beautiful, the song she later accepted a Grammy for in the Female Pop Vocal Performance category. |
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| Beyonce Takes Over - Feb 09, 2004 | | And a possible reference to CBS' increased scrutiny of the Grammy show's content - which included a five-minute tape delay to cover up any possible mishaps - came from Christina Aguilera, who won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Beautiful." As she nervously gathered her wits for her acceptance speech, she joked, "I don't want to have the same thing happened that Janet had done." |
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| Beyonce Bags Five - Feb 09, 2004 | | Christina Aguilera earned Best Pop Vocal Performance for Beautiful, which she also performed, while Outkast took home Best Rap Album for Speakerboxxx - The Love Below. |
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| Artists Kept It All In Place - Feb 09, 2004 | | With the exception of Christina Aguilera, whose plunging neckline threatened to turn into a wardrobe malfunction, there was little excess display of flesh (and no nipple shields in sight). |
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| Local Artists Weigh In On Awards Show - Feb 09, 2004 | Taya Lear, a 31-year-old country music singer, was disappointed in Christina Aguilera's performance at Sunday night's 46th Annual Grammy Awards.
"It wasn't her best," Lear of Clyde Township said. "I've seen better."
While Aguilera spent most of her performance kneeling on stage, Beyonce Knowles left tread marks as she accepted five Grammy awards.
"She swept this year up," Lear said.
But it was Martina McBride that took Lear's breath away.
"She has so much soul and feeling into what she's singing," Lear said. "I always understand every word said... |
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| A Sanitized Grammys Post-Janet - Feb 09, 2004 | Christina Aguilera came closest to fanning the flames of puritanical ire by accepting her best female pop vocal award wearing less than Jackson had on for all but a fraction of her infamous Super Bowl strip.
"I don't want to have the same thing happen that Janet had happen," Aguilera said.
Aguilera, by tackling the subject overtly, was the exception. |
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| Beyonce Earns 5 Grammys - Feb 09, 2004 | ...and the overwrought (Christina Aguilera).
In light of the inflated uproar that greeted her and Justin Timberlake's halftime show, Jackson chose not to present an award last night. Her absence was noted or alluded to a couple of times and Aguilera made a joke about her own skimpy dress.
"I don't want to have the same thing happen that Janet had done,' Aguilera said while accepting the award for best female pop vocal performance in a dress cut so low CBS briefly imposed a graphic across her chest. "But, uh, if I can keep it together ..." |
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| A Grammy Comes Into Kylie's World - Feb 10, 2004 | | Serial flesh-barer Christina Aguilera wore a suit and tie to perform her ballad Beautiful and broadcaster CBS used a five-minute delay to guard against any further affront to American sensibilities. |
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| Grammys "Crazy in Love" With Beyonce - Feb 09, 2004 | Christina Aguilera looked very elegant on the red carpet with lots of bling-bling and her hair in finger waves. She brought the house down with a powerful rendition of "Beautiful." The performance started off very slow and subdued with a large choir to back her up and soon came to a dramatic end.
The singer was also able to come back on stage to receive the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Award. However, before giving her acceptance speech, she made sure that her very revealing evening gown didn't expose her breasts, as to not end up like Janet Jackson did at the Supe |
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| Super Bowl Fallout May Upstage Grammys - Feb 04, 2004 | | Even with Christina Aguilera — who kissed Madonna onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards last summer — also scheduled to perform, Grammy producers haven't changed any plans because of the Super flashing, said Ron Roecker, spokesman for the Recording Academy. |
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| Returning Beyonce's 'Love' - Feb 09, 2004 | LOS ANGELES -- R&B singer Beyonce Knowles and the hip-hop duo OutKast were among the big winners at the Staples Center here on Sunday night during the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, which were easily the funkiest in recent memory.
Beyonce claimed an impressive five Grammys, including best R&B song and best R&B album. The leader of Destiny's Child turned solo artist shared two of the prizes with her boyfriend, rapper Jay-Z, and she performed twice during the show, singing "Dangerously in Love 2" and joining Prince for a fiery opening medley.
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| Miffed Stars Leap To Defense Of 'Uninvited' Janet Jackson/Scared Straight Style- - Feb 09, 2004 | | Christina Aguilera kept it clean on the green carpet in a high-neck dress with feathers, then shifted to a conservative suit for her onstage performance of "Beautiful." But when she accepted her award for best female pop vocal performance, she wore a breast-baring light pink gown, which she mused might cause further controversy. Madonna wrapped up everything in a demure pink ruffle number. And Lil' Kim appeared to use lots of double-stick tape just to keep from flashing too much skin out of her deep blue V-neck minidress. |
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| Grammys Play It Straight, Cast Somber Note Over the Music Industry's Biggest Awa - Feb 09, 2004 | The usually scantily clad Christina Aguilera sang her winning song "Beautiful" dressed in an outfit better suited for a stock analyst than a pop diva. She changed outfits before accepting her trophy for best female pop vocalist, clutching the straps of her low-cut dress to her chest.
She said she wanted to avoid provoking the kind of ire Jackson absorbed after the Super Bowl halftime stunt in which Justin Timberlake ripped off part of her top.
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| Beyonce wins 5 Grammys; OutKast wins Album of Year - Feb 09, 2004 | | Christina Aguilera received the Grammy for best female pop vocal performance for "Beautiful." |
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| High-five Salute For Beyoncé - Feb 09, 2004 | The perennially underdressed Christina Aguilera was one predictable exception, shielding her generous expanse of cleavage with her female-pop-vocal trophy and hoping aloud that "the same thing that happened to Janet" wouldn't happen to her. (It didn't.)
Aguilera sang Beautiful enshrouded in a chorus, orchestra and a lot of smoke. Unusually, she displayed a full set of clothes; not so unusually, she also showed off her full range of vocal tricks. |
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| The winners talk about Janet, Justin and that `little piece of iron' - Feb 09, 2004 | THE MAGIC OF DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE - Christina Aguilera's dress was cut all the way down to there, and she said it took quite an effort to make sure that there were no accidental flashes of body parts. She wouldn't give details of that effort.
"Us girls have our little secrets."
As for the controversy that has consumed the nation in the middle of a war, Aguilera said it needs "to be put to bed."
She said she couldn't understand why people were "still talking about a boob."
"We all have them." |
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| Good Stuff Was Ugly, But The Bad Stuff Was Great - Feb 09, 2004 | Christina Aguilera sang "Beautiful" with full-on dry ice, bad wigs and a choir -- just like a Guns N' Roses concert except without any good songs or guitar solos.
Hilary Duff was naked. No, she wasn't, she was just wearing a pink dress. But when Aguilera came back on to accept her award for something in a dress with 3 feet of cleavage, it became obvious why CBS needed to put a five-minute delay on the broadcast. |
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| And the best spoken words go to ... - Feb 09, 2004 | | • "I was good. I kept everything in place. Us girls, we always have our little secrets in keeping everything together." — Aguilera on staying presentable in a more-than-plunging neckline |
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| Grammy Flip-Flop - Feb 09, 2004 | | Other presenters and performers - including 50 Cent, Christina Aguilera, the Black-Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys and OutKast - may refer to her cups runnething over |
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| Backstage Notes From The Grammy Awards - Feb 09, 2004 | Best female pop vocal winner Christina Aguilera is working on another Spanish-language album and a follow-up to her multiplatinum 2002 release "Stripped." Plus, she's looking at movie roles. "Getting the right script and whatnot -- the 'triple' thing -- I'm working on that next," she said.
Regarding her plunging, neckline-loose dress and the Janet Jackson fallout, Aguilera said: "We were making sure things were, uh, intact, after that controversy (and) drama. But I was good; I kept everything in place. I think it really needs to be put to bed. There are a lot |
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| Locals Hold Grammy Watching Party To Benefit Musicians - Feb 09, 2004 | Christina Aguilera wore a low-cut dress when she received a Grammy for female pop vocalist, but walked to the stage with her arms pressed against her chest. She said: "I don't want to have the same thing happen that Janet had done ... if I can keep it together.''
CBS, which had a five-minute delay in place for the Grammys, briefly put a graphic onscreen that obscured her cleavage. |
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| Academy Makes Progress - Feb 09, 2004 | | Representing the here and now, the Stripes' white-hot Army restored faith and fire in rock 'n' roll, while Christina Aguilera's overwrought Beautiful did little to echo the subtle and disciplined approach celebrated with last year's Norah Jones sweep. |
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| Such Sweet Revenge...For A Song - Feb 09, 2004 | | Injury knocked Brett Favre out of the Pro Bowl, so he could have streaked onto the Grammy stage and mooned Christina Aguilera. |
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| Fashions Are Really Just Duds - Feb 09, 2004 | Never one to miss an opportunity to dress up, Christina Aguilera had several wardrobe changes - from a sexy lavender dress on the carpet to a black pinstripe suit to a tacky, light pink dress - none of which were the least bit flattering.
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| Styles Built To Spill - Feb 09, 2004 | | Christina Aguilera sported a feathered flapper look (by way of Vegas showgirl) on the red carpet. She later changed into a revealing pink gown — and admitted she feared having her own Janet Jackson moment. |
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| Advice Not To Be Sniffed At - Feb 09, 2004 | | • Despite it being the title of arch-rival Christina Aguilera’s recent hit, Britney Spears picks the floral notes of Estee Lauder’s Beautiful. |
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| Funk Takes Center Stage At Grammys - Feb 09, 2004 | | Spilling: Christina Aguilera, who seemed to wear every piece of clothing that she owns while performing Grammy-award-winning single "Beautiful," changed into a sexy V-neck halter number while accepting the award. "I don't want to have the same thing happen that Janet had happen," she said, preventing a surprise guest appearance like Janet Jackson's. |
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| Kylie Dances Into The Records - Feb 09, 2004 | | Other major winners included the White Stripes, Outkast, Christina Aguilera, Evanescence, Pink, Foo Fighters and Metallica. |
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| Accent On Beyoncé - Feb 09, 2004 | | No one performed in a suggestive manner, cursed, or exposed too much flesh, although the cameras quickly rose above Christina Aguilera's plunging neckline as she accepted her Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal. |
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| America's Great Grammy Cover-up - Feb 09, 2004 | The performers played it safe, remaining inside their clothing. Even noted skin-barer Christina Aguilera first appeared buttoned up in a cropped jacket.
Taking to the stage later in a slinky low-cut number to accept the female pop vocal prize, Aguilera said it took quite an effort to ensure there were no accidental flashes of body parts.
"Us girls have our little secrets," she said when asked how she had done it. |
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| Prince Starts Program On Right Note - Feb 09, 2004 | | Next up, we got Christina Aguilera, who picked up a gramophone for best pop female vocal for the love-yourself power ballad, "Beautiful." First things first: It was refreshing to see Aguilera fully clothed. Singing most of "Beautiful" on her knees, the pop tart gave us a rich performance chock full of Teena Marie-isms. There may be hope for the girl yet. |
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| Songs, Not Silliness, Carry The Show - Feb 09, 2004 | | And that was the theme of the entire show: "Sometimes it's just about the music," as Queen Latifah put it during her introduction to Christina Aguilera, who proceeded to belt out "Beautiful." |
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| OutKast's 'Speakerboxxx' Is Album Of Year - Feb 09, 2004 | CBS need not have worried - the already staid Grammys were even more conservative than usual. Curses or cleavage were in short supply, with the exception of Christina Aguilera's dangerously low-cut pink dress.
The incident bubbled beneath the surface all night. "I don't want to have the same thing happen that Janet had done," Aguilera said while accepting the award for best female pop vocal performance in a dress cut so low, CBS briefly imposed a graphic across her chest. "But, uh, if I can keep it together ..." |
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| Grammys Accent Performances - Feb 09, 2004 | | Both Timberlake and fellow Female Pop Vocal performance winner Christina Aguilera did better than anticipated live sets, especially Timberlake, whose segment was augmented by spectacular trumpet contributions from Aurturo Sandoval. |
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| A Toned Down Red Carpet - Feb 09, 2004 | | Hilary Duff and Christina Aguilera both looked sweet in pink, among other colors |
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| Golden Girl Beyonce Shines At Grammys - Jan 09, 2004 | | Christina Aguilera win the top female vocal performance award for Beautiful |
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| Grammys Golden Girl - Feb 09, 2004 | | Or Christina Aguilera as a brunette in a wisp of white satin. |
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| Fremont Teenager Goes On Special Shopping Spree - Feb 09, 2004 | | "When she was younger, she did want to meet Christina Aguilera and Eminem," said Kristal Donley, Dijos' sister. And, even now, going on a shopping spree was Dijos' second choice. |
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| Artists Keep It Clean During Tame Grammys - Feb 09, 2004 | | Wardrobes and speeches were carefully hedged. That included Christina Aguilera -- known for her skimpy outerwear -- who performed her ballad "Beautiful" in a conservative dark suit and tie. |
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| BMG Dominates the Grammys with Twenty-Two Awards - Feb 09, 2004 | BMG artists received a total of twenty-two awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, held earlier this evening at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, it was announced today by Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, Chairman, BMG.
BMG is the global music division of Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's leading media companies. BMG owns more than 200 record labels in 41 countries including Ariola, Arista Records, J Records, Jive Records, RCA Records and RCA Label Group - Nashville. In addition, BMG's music publishing operations are the th... |
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| Safety In Numbers - Feb 09, 2004 | | # Most beautiful performance: Christina Aguilera did a great job singing "Beautiful," but Beyoncé, every time she hit the stage, embodied it - upstaging Prince in the opening number. |
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| Muddled, Befuddled And Barely There - Feb 09, 2004 |  Most unlikely eruption of modesty
To Christina Aguilera, whose stage costumes could usually be carried in a wallet, for her boardroom attire during her rendition of "Beautiful."
Most perilous display of cleavage
To Christina Aguilera, in her third outfit of the evening. Her angelic white pre-show dress, and the shirt, coat, tie and slacks during "Beautiful" were obviously an aberration. |
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| Going For A Grammy - Feb 08, 2004 | The first time OutKast was nominated for best album at the Grammys, in 2002, hip-hop's eclectic duo found their psychedelic rap upstaged by the old-time bluegrass songs of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Two years later, the rap funksters are nominated for best album once again, and have a leading six nominations for their dazzling double-disc, "Speakerboxxx-The Love Below." But also nominated for six Grammys are Beyonce, her beau, Jay-Z, and producer-singer-hipster Pharrell Williams.
Will OutKast end up being outcasts at today's ceremony in Los Angeles? Music critics Nekesa... |
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| Grammy Predictions Give A 'Hey Ya' To OutKast Duo - Feb 07, 2004 | The first time OutKast was nominated for best album at the Grammys, in 2002, hip-hop's eclectic duo found their psychedelic rap upstaged by the old-time bluegrass songs of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Two years later, the rap funksters are nominated for best album once again, and have a leading six nominations for their dazzling double-disc, "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below." Also nominated for six Grammys are Beyonce, her beau, Jay-Z, and producer-singer-hipster Pharrell Williams.
Will OutKast end up being outcasts at the ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles? The Associated Press ... |
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| Grammys Catch Up With Hip-hop - Feb 06, 2004 | In the song of the year category -- a songwriter's award -- the nominees include Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful," written by Linda Perry; Luther Vandross' "Dance With My Father," written by Vandross and Richard Marx; Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You," written by Lavigne and The Matrix; Warren Zevon's "Keep Me in Your Heart," written by Zevon and Jorge Calderon; and Eminem's "Lose Yourself," written by Eminem, J. Bass and L. Resto.
He personally believes "Beautiful" is the best choice for the award, but wouldn't be s |
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| The Grammys' Hip-Hop Parade - Feb 09, 2004 | Christina Aguilera nearly flashed America when she rose to accept to claim the best female pop performance award for "Beautiful." At the podium she fiddled with her top a bit, coyly claiming she didn't want to produce another Jackson moment, clearly trying to give the suits at CBS a cardiac. What do you expect from a gal who named her album "Stripped"?
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"What is too raunchy?" Christina Aguilera asked rhetorically in her brief media room appearance, suggesting that it's all relative. She was whisked away by a Grammy handler shortly after that. |
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| The 46th Annual Grammy Awards - Feb 09, 2004 |  "Listen, I know it's been a rough week on everybody, and what occurred was unintentional, completely regrettable, and I apologize if you guys were offended. This has been a dream of mine. . . ."
-- a smirking Justin Timberlake, addressing the bare-breast incident with Janet Jackson during the Super Bowl halftime show, while accepting the Grammy for male pop vocal performance. Timberlake and Jackson reportedly were invited to appear at the awards ceremony on the condition that they apologize on air. Jackson did not attend.
"I don't want to have the same thing happen that Janet ... |
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| Breast-baring Half-time Show Reveals Need For Preventitive - Feb 08, 2004 | | Janet's always been a little bit on the risqué side. She's no Christina Aguilera, but she's no Lizzie McGuire either. But Justin has maintained a "good boy" image. Until last Sunday. |
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| 46th Annual Grammy Awards Presented Feb. 8; Headley, Gypsy and Movin' Out Up for - Feb 08, 2004 | | Among those performing on the telecast will be Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Jackson Browne, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Chick Corea, Celine Dion, Earth, Wind & Fire, the Foo Fighters, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Alicia Keys, Richard Marx, Dave Matthews, Martina McBride, OutKast, Prince, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Justin Timberlake, the Eagles' Timothy B. Schmit, Sting and Sean Paul, Billy Bob Thornton, Pharrell Williams, the White Stripes and Dwight Yoakam. |
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| The Grammys Go To... - Feb 08, 2004 | RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Crazy in Love," Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z "Where Is the Love?" The Black Eyed Peas and Justin Timberlake "Clocks," Coldplay "Lose Yourself," Eminem "Hey Ya!" OutKast
DAN: In what may be the tightest category of 2004, OutKast's "Hey Ya!" is the favorite, but Coldplay's "Clocks" is such a timeless, haunting melody that it's destined to win.
MARY: Beyoncé stole our hearts when she burst onto the summer scene with "Crazy in Love." Those horns! And it's a duet with her boyfriend, adding romance to t... |
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| Janet Absent, but Presence Felt at Grammys - Feb 09, 2004 |  Aguilera, known for her sexy album "Stripped" and its song "Dirrty," performed her tamer single "Beautiful" clad in a suit and tie. She wore an extremely low-cut dress when she received a Grammy for female pop vocalist, but walked to the stage with her arms pressed demurely against her chest.
"I don't want to have the same thing happen that Janet had done ... if I can keep it together," she said, holding the straps of her gown in place during her acceptance speech.
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