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Winners at the American Music Awards

Complete list of winners at the American Music Awards:

Taylor Swift wins five American Music Awards

By Dean Goodman

Sting warns of hydroelectric project in Amazon

BRASILIA, Brazil - British pop star Sting says Brazil's government should listen to the voices of local indigenous groups before building a massive hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rain forest.

Jackson, Swift face off at American Music Awards

LOS ANGELES - Janet Jackson kicked off the American Music Awards with a medley of some of her biggest hits, but it was her late brother Michael who was poised to be one of the night's big winners, up for five American Music Awards, including entertainer of the year.

Attorney: Jackson's doctor returning to work

LAS VEGAS - Michael Jackson's former personal physician is returning to work at his Houston clinic for the first time since before the pop singer's death, his lawyer said Sunday.

Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.

Smash "Twilight" sequel enters record books

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Twilight" sequel scored the third-biggest opening weekend of all time at the North American box office on Sunday, as millions of young women swooned over the complex love triangle involving a high school girl, a vampire and a werewolf.

Macau hotel to display Jacko 'moonwalk' glove

HONG KONG (AFP) - - A hotel in the glitzy Asian gambling haven of Macau will display Michael Jackson's rhinestone-encrusted glove after paying 350,000 dollars for the piece of pop history at auction, the hotel said Sunday.

Jackson's glove sells for $350,000 at auction

By Chris Michaud

International Emmys to honor David Frost

NEW YORK - British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala

DETROIT - Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty _ the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.

Sarandon gets lifetime achievement award at Stockholm film fest

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - American actress Susan Sarandon was on Saturday honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Stockholm film festival.

Pope in landmark meeting with artists in Sistine Chapel

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - - Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday sought to boost ties between the Roman Catholic Church and the art world as he met with dozens of artists in the Vatican's illustrious Sistine Chapel.

Swedish soprano Soderstrom dies

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - The Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom has died at the age of 82, the Royal Swedish Opera announced on Saturday.

'Twilight' sequel breaks opening day record: report

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - All the hype surrounding the "Twilight" vampire romance sequel is scoring big at the box office, with industry reports estimating Saturday it took in the largest opening-day receipts on record.

Singer Robbie Williams to court investors: report

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Robbie Williams may sell the right to half his future album, touring and sponsorship earnings in a 50 million pound ($83 million) deal, one of his managers was reported to say on Saturday.

Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City

CHICAGO - Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.

German auction house pulls disputed painting

BERLIN - A German auction house says it has withdrawn from sale a painting that the Max Stern estate claims was one of hundreds the Jewish art dealer was forced to sell off by the Nazis.

Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction