MTV.comUsher a no-show due to wife's surgery mishapMSNBC - 2 hours agoUsher and Kid Rock smile at the Presidential Inaugural Youth Ball in Washington, Jan. 20. Usher recently canceled a performance at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy's party due to his wife'... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, Exclusive, Grammy AwardsSpinner.com: "I'm still in a state of shock," Neil Diamond told Spinner in an interview following the MusiCares tribute to him as 2009's Person of the Year, which featured Coldplay, Foo Fighters and Kid Roc... more info

MTV.com News — Find out who is taking home the golden gramophones tonight.By MTV News Staff Photo: TBWA/ Chiat/ Day Dozens of Grammy Awards will be handed out Sunday, but in case you can't keep track of them all, we've got a rundown of the whole shebang (... more info

MTV.com News — Lil Wayne and Coldplay lead the pack, but who else is up for a gramophone Sunday night?By MTV News staff Lil Wayne Photo: MTV News They sold more albums than anyone else in 2008, so it only seems natural that Lil Wayne and Coldplay lead th... more info

USA TodayIn era of dwindling sales, Grammys host constellation of celebsBoston Herald - 7 hours agoBy Jed Gottlieb People may not care about the Grammys. But they care about Coldplay. And U2, Kid Rock, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry and Kanye West.Toni... more info

People.com — The country star says he's going to keep his first performance at the awards show low-key more info

TMZ — Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird Jessica Simpson may still have some fans out there, but Kid Rock is definitely not one of them.When asked about Simpson's on-stage meltdown Rock claimed he, "wouldn't know her well enough to miss her if she was gon... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — There is plenty at stake this year -- relevancy being paramount. The rehearsals for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards could be considered the calm before the storm of the ceremony -- excep... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Keenan/WireImage Before he could get bummed out by Axl Rose’s stinging proclamation that they would never reunite, Slash partied at a Black Eyed Peas benefit with Rihanna, Fergie and Will.i.am. Plus, Diddy felt the effects of the recession ... more info

PopSugar — While Justin Timberlake and T.I. were filming their new music video yesterday, some of the other Grammy performers and nominees were in LA getting ready for the big show. Jennifer Hudson practiced for Saturday night's Clive Davis party, where she'll... more info