By Jeremy Blacklow
BURBANK, Calif. -- We can't remember a time in recent history when so much great new music has come out in such a short period of time. But with the market so saturated with new releases, which albums are worth your time and money?
We break down all of last week's and this week's hot new tunes! And surprisingly, most of it is worth getting!
more »Reuters - Singer Alicia Keys has won fans with her music but now the Grammy-winning R&B star is hoping to uplift them by launching her own jewelry collection inscribed with inspirational messages. more »
By Jeremy Blacklow
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Live from the red carpet and inside the show -- AccessHollywood.com's Managing Editor brings updates from seated inside the 2009 American Music Awards!
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AP - Michael Jackson was honored with four American Music Awards on Sunday night, making history by collecting more AMAs during his career than any other artist and becoming the show's winningest posthumous artist. more »
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Janet Jackson will kick off the 2009 American Music Awards with a special opening medley, Access Hollywood has learned.
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"That was my childhood," she says in a special about domestic violence airing Thursday more »
Reuters - An unseasonal gust of wind greets Alicia Keys as she steps out of a doorway behind a Beverly Hills hotel on a late October afternoon. more »
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. -- Mary J. Blige, Green Day, Keith Urban and Shakira have joined the already star-filled list of performers set to take the stage at the "2009 American Music Awards," Access Hollywood has confirmed.
These artists join other previously announced acts including Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry and Adam Lambert.
more »By David Greenwald
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- It's still weeks before Thanksgiving, and already Christmas decorations are lining the streets of Los Angeles - and they're not the only things that have arrived early this year.
With almost two full months of releases left in 2009, Amazon.com has released its list of the best albums of 2009, the first major musical best-of list of the year.
So how do the popular Web site's picks stack up?
more »AP - With nominations in five categories including album of the year, the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13 is a favorite to win a Latin Grammy in Las Vegas which might have producers of the international awards ceremony on edge. more »