IN THE NEWS:
Rapper Kayne West -- who has complained in the past about his lack of award nominations and wins -- leads this year's Grammy pack with seven nods, including one for "Song of the Year."
A full list of the nominees for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, which were were announced Wednesday night (11/30).
The nominees for the 2011 American Music Awards were unveiled this morning by Nicki Minaj and Pitbull in downtown Los Angeles, and Adele is looking like the artist to beat.
Rihanna fans who attended the singer's Friday (7/8) night concert at the American Airlines Center in Dallas were disappointed this week when promoter Live Nation released a statement saying the show -- which was cut short due to a fire -- would not be rescheduled and there will be no refunds.
Pop star Rihanna seems to be everywhere at the moment, touring extensively behind her fifth studio album, "Loud," which dropped in November. In its first week out, the set sold a reported 207,000 copies in the U.S. alone.
Rihanna is making some adjustments to her in-progress "Loud" tour, including saying goodbye to opening act Cee Lo Green and adding an Alabama concert to benefit the area's recent tornado victims.
Chris Brown was the big winner at BET Awards '11, Saturday (6/26) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. 
Rihanna has tacked more shows on to her North American "Loud" tour, which will also feature Cee Lo Green and opening support from fellow Roc Nation musician J. Cole.
Lil Wayne's "I Am Music" tour featuring Nicki Minaj, officially kicked off Wednesday (3/16) in Providence, RI. The tour is Minaj's first real chance to celebrate the success of her new album "Pink Friday," which debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 album chart last year, and has been in the Top 10 ever since.
