2006年VOA标准英语-Music Industry Gathers for Grammy Awards

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By Mike O'Sullivan
Los Angeles
08 February 2006

Placards for various artists sat on chairs they will occupy inside Staples¹ Center during rehearsals² Tuesday   
  
The top names in the music business will be on hand in Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards presentation Wednesday evening.

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Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend have eight Grammy nominations³ each. Mariah Carey is hoping for a career comeback after a long slump⁴ with her album The Emancipation⁵ of Mimi. That album and Kanye West's "Late Registration⁶" are both up for album of the year.

Carey's single "We Belong Together" and West's "Gold Digger" are among the nominees⁸ for record of year.

John Legend    
  
John Legend is a nominee⁷ for best new artist, and for song of the year for his ballad⁹ "Ordinary People."

The Grammys are presented by the Recording¹⁰ Academy, made up of 16,000 people in the music industry. The awards are given out in 108 categories, from classical to country. The event at Staples Center in Los Angeles is seen by viewers around the world on television. Among the scheduled performers is Paul McCartney, a 13-time Grammy winner and multiple nominee again this year.