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Nick Maslow / People.com:
Kanye West Has ‘One of the Biggest Hearts in the World’: Big Sean Praises Mentor at Grammys  —  Kanye West wasn't at the Grammy Awards on Monday - but his name was still a big topic of conversation.  —  Following West's latest Twitter rants - including comments on “white publications,” his …
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Taylor Swift's 1989 Takes Home Album Of The Year At The 2016 Grammys …
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Keeping Up with Kanye West's Twitter Rants: Tells ‘White Publications’ ‘Please Do Not Comment on Black Music Anymore’
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TMZ.com:
Rihanna — Cancels Grammy Performance  —  CANCELS GRAMMY PERFORMANCE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  6:16 PM PT — A rep for Rihanna tells TMZ the singer took antibiotics for three days leading up to the show, but they didn't work.  Rihanna was then examined by a doctor at her rehearsal Monday …
Philiana Ng / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Selena Gomez Is ‘Very Happy’ for Justin Bieber's First GRAMMY, Stuns in Low-Cut Sapphire Gown  —  Selena Gomez is looking fierce at the GRAMMYs!  —  The 23-year-old singer absolutely stunned at the GRAMMYs on Monday in a sexy, sparkly Calvin Klein cutout gown and walked the red carpet …
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Was Justin Bieber to Blame for Adele's Grammys 2016 Sound Problems?
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TMZ.com:
Scott Disick — I'll Dance With The Stars ... For $500k  —  I'LL DANCE WITH THE STARS ... FOR $500K  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Scott Disick's considering a spot on the next season of “Dancing with the Stars” but his cha-cha and rumba don't come cheap ... $500k minimum.
Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Lionel Richie Joins John Legend, Luke Bryan, More at Grammys Tribute  —  Demi Lovato, Meghan Trainor, Tyrese help celebrate R&B legend and MusiCares Person of the Year  —  Lionel Richie joined John Legend, Luke Bryan, Demi Lovato, Meghan Trainor and Tyrese Gibson for a rendition of …
TMZ.com:
Paul McCartney — DENIED at Grammy Party ... ‘How VIP Do We Gotta Get?’  (VIDEO)  —  DENIED AT GRAMMY PARTY!!!  —  ‘How VIP Do We Gotta Get?’ … This is one for the ages ... Paul McCartney turned away at a Grammy after-party ... not once, BUT TWICE.  —  Paul, Beck, and Foo Fighters …
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Kanye West had epic meltdown backstage at ‘SNL’  —  Kooky Kanye West threw an epic tantrum behind the scenes of “Saturday Night Live” and petulantly threatened to walk off the show during its live weekend broadcast.  —  Sources exclusively tell Page Six that “SNL” guru Lorne Michaels had to reason with the …
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TMZ.com:
Vanity — Prince Protege Dies at 57  —  PRINCE PROTEGE  —  DIES AT 57 … Vanity, lead singer of the '80s girl group Vanity 6, has died after years of battling kidney failure and, more recently, an abdominal illness.  —  Vanity, whose real name was Denise Katrina Matthews …
TMZ.com:
She's Not Dating Odell Beckham  —  ... 'It's an Audition'  —  This is one of the best clips EVER!!!  —  So, we spotted Zendaya out with Odell Beckham Jr. Monday night leaving a Grammy party together so we asked if they were dating — and that's when HER DAD stepped in and explained ... “It's an audition!”
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Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Tiffani Thiessen Jokes About Breastfeeding: 'My Poor Husband Hasn't Touched My Boobs in Six Years'  —  Tiffani Thiessen is a proud breastfeeding mama.  But the Dinner at Tiffani's host, 42, didn't get preachy about the antibody benefits (and bonus weight loss!) during a chat with Taylor Strecker on the SiriusXM radio show Wake Up!
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Philiana Ng / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Cole's Family Outraged Over GRAMMYs' ‘Disrespectful’ Tribute to Late Singer  —  Natalie Cole was remembered at the GRAMMYs during the In Memoriam segment, but her family — and her fans — are up in arms over the fact that the late singer was passed over for a special tribute.
Discussion: The Wrap and Just Jared
Floyd Mayweather / TMZ.com:
Stop Trashing Gay People!  —  Floyd Mayweather has a message for Manny Pacquiao — stop throwing shade at gay people!!!  —  Mayweather was on a jewelry shopping spree in NYC (per usual) when we asked how he felt about his most famous opponent saying gay people are “worse than animals.”
 
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
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