U2 upstages Mariah Carey at Grammy Awards February 9, 2006
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The veteran Irish rock band U2 captured the limelight Wednesday night at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, winning five awards and overshadowing the comeback story of the evening, Mariah Carey, and the producer-turned-rapper Kanye West. Grammy voters, for the first time, honored a contestant on the Fox television smash “American Idol,” granting that populist phenomenon a measure of acceptance from the musical establishment. Kelly Clarkson, the winner on the show’s first season, won best pop vocal album for her second album, “Breakaway” (RCA), and best female pop vocal performance — beating Carey — for the hit single “Since U Been Gone.” U2 took home two of the most prestigious Grammys, album of the year for “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” (Interscope) and song of the year for “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own.” Bono, the group’s lead singer, said the album was largely a rumination on his often difficult relationship with his father. “He was the atomic bomb in question,” he said, while accepting the song of the year award. (more…)
Doherty held over drugs January 16, 2006
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London – Musician Pete Doherty, the sometime boyfriend of supermodel Kate Moss, has been arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs, police said on Monday – days after pleading guilty to similar charges.
Doherty, lead singer with the group Babyshambles, was arrested while driving through east London on Saturday morning.
The Metropolitan Police said officers were trying to flag down another car, but Doherty pulled over. His behavior “caught officers’ attention”, and the musician was arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs and driving under the influence of drugs.
He was released on bail until a court appearance on February 2. (more…)
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