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Ever since Grammys were first awarded to music stars 43 years ago, the prize and the organization that oversees it have been ridiculed for favoring the bland and safe over the edgy and controversial. On Wednesday, the ridicule stopped.

LOS ANGELES -- So much for the Grammys embracing edginess. Despite the hype over whether Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" would take home album of the year honors, the rapper's angry disc lost out to aging rockers Steely Dan...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Robert Downey Jr., released from prison last week, didn't have to wait long to find work.

Some winners and losers in pop music in 2000: