Lil Wayne leads Grammy nods with 8, Coldplay 7 (AP)
AP - Lil Wayne didn't get "A Milli" Grammy nominations, but his total haul was still pretty amazing — eight.
Suspect in Hudson murders has long rap sheet (AP)
AP - The man charged with murdering the mother, brother and nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was a high-school dropout and street gang member with a long rap sheet for drug offenses and stealing cars.
Beyonce rings up new No. 1 single (Reuters)
Reuters - Beyonce notched her fifth solo No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on Thursday, one more than she scored as a member of Destiny's Child.
Jazmine Sullivan hits it big with 5 Grammy nods (AP)
AP - Jazmine Sullivan's first song was a No. 1 hit on the R&B and hip-hop charts, and her raspy voice has drawn her comparisons to Lauryn Hill. Still, the singer-songwriter was struggling for name recognition in a crowded field of music newcomers.
Madonna postpones opening concert in Argentina (AP)
AP - Don't cry Argentina: Madonna has postponed the first of four shows in Buenos Aires.
Amy Winehouse Still Hospitalized as Hubby Sent Back to Jail (E! Online)
E! Online - Blake Fielder-Civil took a page from his missus and apparently said no, no, no to rehab.
Britney and Madonna Back on the Road Together? (E! Online)
E! Online - Remember when Britney Spears just showed up at Madonna's L.A. tour stop and sorta comatose-jiggled through a halfassed duet of "Human Nature"? Well, it's payback time!
Prosecutor: Jealousy behind Hudson family killings (AP)
AP - The brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson killed three of her relatives — with a gun stolen from one of the victims — because he was angry his estranged wife, the star's sister, was dating another man, prosecutors alleged Wednesday.
Landmark strip club in West Hollywood burns (AP)
AP - A fire on Thursday burned through the roof of The Body Shop, a landmark West Hollywood strip club mentioned in a Motley Crue hit.