- American Idol won big at last night’s American Music Awards as season-five finalist Chris Daughtry and season-four winner Carrie Underwood picked up three statues each. Fans voted for all of the night’s winners, who also included Justin Timberlake (pop/rock male artist, soul/R&B album), Fergie (pop/rock female artist) and Rihanna (soul/R&B female artist).
- Kanye West started a European tour following his mother’s death last week with an emotional stop in Paris this weekend. During “Hey Mama,” which was written for Dr. Donda West, Kanye was comforted by members of his band after breaking down in tears. Donda was also remembered by friends, family and colleagues who gathered at Chicago State University on Friday.
- After offering the disclaimer, “With so much coverage of my worthless non-guitar playing pursuits, I think I owe you all a bit of what I actually DO for a living,” John Mayer posted a new track, “Say,” on his blog this weekend. The track will appear in the upcoming film The Bucket List, starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson.
- Britney Spears‘ “Gimme More” video has been banned by a Parisan tribunal due to an unauthorized shot of Louis Vuitton material. Louis Vuitton was also awarded 80,000 euros in their lawsuit, which placed blame on Sony BMG, Zomba and MTV online for the use.
- Jimmy Page has admitted Led Zeppelin secretly rehearsed before announcing their upcoming reunion show. “We wanted to see how well we’d be playing together and once we played it was without doubt we wanted to do it,” he told the BBC.
- Jackson Browne has publicly offered his support for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, telling The Associated press, “I think it’s a really critical time in our country and our world, and I think that working people need a champion, and I think that John Edwards is that person.”
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