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  • Country music's Taylor Swift wins at ACM
    The young women of country ruled The Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night with big winners being Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert.

  • 4 Juno wins for Arcade Fire
    Montreal's Arcade Fire continues to scoop up music awards, earning four Junos, including album of the year at the annual celebrations of the best in Canadian music Sunday Night.

  • Diamond, Cooper, Waits now in Hall of Fame
    Tom Waits went for laughs, Alice Cooper for shock, Leon Russell was humble and Neil Diamond may still be talking after their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  • Oscar night parties: What's on your menu?
    Whether you watch it alone or you watch it with friends, the Oscars are always more fun with food. We're curious to know what you'll be eating on Oscar night. Does your party have a theme this year?

  • Rihanna rocks NBA All-Star halftime show
    With a celebrity-studded crowd looking on, Rihanna rocks the halftime show at Sunday's NBA All-Star game in Los Angeles on her 23rd birthday.

  • Winnipeg girl to sing with Lady Gaga
    Maria Aragon, 10, of Winnipeg has been invited to sing with pop superstar Lady Gaga.

  • Ontario girl sings at Apollo Amateur Night
    Olivia Koegler, a 15-year-old from Dundas, Ont., was a little nervous before going on, but she got her chance to sing at New York's Apollo Theater, where greats such as Michael Jackson got their start. She talks to CBC's Catherine Mercier about her experience.

  • Aretha plans stage return in May
    Aretha Franklin plans to return to the stage in May, after having taken a break to recover from her undisclosed illness.

  • Music critic and host Ken Winters dies
    Ken Winters, a Canadian music critic and former host of CBC's Mostly Music, has died. He was 81.

  • Bieber lauds Canadian health care
    Canuck heartthrob Justin Bieber has told Rolling Stone magazine that he'll never become a U.S. citizen, because he cherishes Canada's health-care system.

  • AUDIO: Exhibit links Juno winners with Canadian art
    CBC's Matt Galloway interviews Rich Terfry, aka Buck 65, about a new exhibit that matched Juno Award-winning musicians with inspiring Canadian artworks from the Art Gallery of Ontario's collection.

  • Arcade Fire, Bieber win at Brit Awards
    It was a big night for the Canadians at the Brit Awards, with both Justin Bieber and Arcade Fire winning at the U.K.'s answer to the Grammys.

  • Bonnaroo lands Arcade Fire, Buffalo Springfield
    A reunited Buffalo Springfield will play its only festival date this year at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, joining Eminem, Arcade Fire, Widespread Panic, Lil Wayne, The Black Keys and Robert Plant in celebrating 10 years down on the farm.