KANYE WEST took aim at U.S. Recording Academy officials for his Album of the Year Grammy snub at a show in Arizona on Tuesday (10Dec13), suggesting the oversight is racially charged.   READ MORE...

  KANYE WEST took aim at U.S. Recording Academy officials for his Album of the Year Grammy snub at a show in Arizona on Tuesday (10Dec13), suggesting the oversight is racially charged.
  The outspoken rapper halted his show in Phoenix to share his disappointment with fans after Yeezus failed to grab a nod in the top album category when the nominations were announced last week (06Dec13).
  He raged, "I'm 36-years old and I have 21 Grammys. That's the most Grammys of any 36 year old. Out of all of those 21 Grammys, I've never won a Grammy against a white artist. So when the Grammy nominations come out, and Yeezus is the top one or two album on every single list (poll of the year), but only gets two nominations from the Grammys, what are they trying to say? Do they think that I wouldn't notice?
  "Do they think that, someway, that I don't have the power to completely diminish all of their credibility at this moment?
  "When you see me talking about what people are doing when I say 'marginalised', when I say 'boxed in', when I say 'hold back' (sic), when I say 'people are afraid of the truth', that's one example right there in front of you."
  West admits he's not impressed with his two Grammy nods for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song for New Slaves, adding, "People come to me and congratulate me on those two nominations. F**k those nominations!" (KL/WNWCBB/MT) HIDE STORY

Pop punk PINK has credited her husband, motocross racer CAREY HART, with the success of her hit song JUST GIVE ME A REASON, because the track is based on the story of their life together.   READ MORE...

  Pop punk PINK has credited her husband, motocross racer CAREY HART, with the success of her hit song JUST GIVE ME A REASON, because the track is based on the story of their life together.
  The tune has landed the singer and her collaborator Nate Reuss a Song of the Year nomination at the 2014 Grammy Awards, but Pink insists Hart deserves to be recognised too because the ups and downs of their 12-year romance inspired the lyrics for the ballad, which details a troubled relationship.
  Billboard magazine's Woman of the Year tells the Associated Press, "It's a conversation between lovers fighting the good fight and that's been our life. Our family is everything to us...
  "At the end of the day I crawl onto his lap and complain, so if someone wants to award me for that, they should give him the award."
  Pink and fun. star Reuss are also shortlisted for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy Award for the duet.
  The musician wed Hart in 2006 after five years of dating. They separated in 2008, but reconciled and welcomed their first child together, daughter Willow, in 2011. (MT/AP/KL) HIDE STORY

DONNY OSMOND has offered his support to embattled teenager JUSTIN BIEBER, insisting he can appreciate what the young star is going through as he grows up in the spotlight.   READ MORE...

  DONNY OSMOND has offered his support to embattled teenager JUSTIN BIEBER, insisting he can appreciate what the young star is going through as he grows up in the spotlight.
  Bieber has been making headlines throughout 2013 for a series of gaffes and blunders, ranging from showing up late at concerts to urinating in restaurant mop buckets and tagging walls in Brazil and Australia with graffiti.
  He has also found himself in legal trouble following reports of erratic driving and noisy parties at his Calabasas, California home.
  Like many people, former child star Osmond has been watching Bieber's antics, and now he is offering the youngster a little advice.
  He tells Closer magazine, "I'm just a normal guy, and Donny & Marie (pop duo formed with his sister, Marie Osmond) left me with such a wacky image. Since (hits) Puppy Love and Go Away Little Girl were such big records, I went through a period when I hated it.
  "Justin Bieber is feeling the pains of this right now. Everyone thinks he's still the kid who sang Baby, but he's an adult, and he's rebelling to show people he's an adult.
  "(My advice is) just let it happen. You can't change history. When you hit it so big at such a young age, time freezes in people's minds. You just have to live with the consequences until enough time goes by - 20 or 30 years, in my case. You get to a time when you end up embracing it." (KL/NER/MT) HIDE STORY