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Investigators probing the death of Whitney Houston are trying to determine whether she drowned while in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday shortly before she was set to attend a pre-Grammy Awards gala, according to a source who has been briefed about the case.

Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.

With nothing more than a piano, a little black dress and a microphone, Adele rouses crowds using her emotions and her voice.

Adele's vocal cords have healed from surgery in November, allowing the 23-year-old British songstress to perform on the Grammys stage next month, she and the Recording Academy confirmed Tuesday.

Adele scored six Grammy nominations on Wednesday, including for record, song and album of the year, but the owner of the 2011's best-selling album with "21" wasn't the night's top nominee - and that wasn't the evening's only surprise....

Doctors say a TV reporter who lapsed into gibberish during a live shot outside the Grammys suffered a migraine, not a stroke....

Lady Gaga in an egg and Justin Bieber resulted in a slight ratings bump for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on CBS. From 8-11:30PM, the show, which crowned Nashville-based Lady Antebellum as the night's big winners, drew 26.55 million viewers and a 10.0/26 in adults 18-49. Compared to last year's highly-rated telecast that aired on Jan. 31, outside the February sweep, the Grammys were up a tenth (1%) in adults 18-49 (from 9.9/24) and 3% in total viewers (from 25.87 million). It was the best delivery for the awards show in adults 18-49 since 2004 and in viewers since 2001. CBS won the night with a 8.2/22 in 18-49 and 23.7 million viewers.

The Grammys may feature only a handful of award presentations during the show, but the 2011 ceremony is now over and all 110 winners are now available.

With his 10 nominations, Eminem has the potential to sweep Sunday night's Grammy Awards — as well as win that elusive album of the year trophy, a category for which he's had three nominations but never a win.

The Recording Academy is finally getting some satisfaction, with Mick Jagger's first appearance on the Grammy stage.