PageB3 December IO. 2003 Focus CANNON'S Htp Hop Dominates Grammy Competition = = RIB EXPRESS == - ( FORMERLY CHUCK HINTON S) Catering & Take-Out Beyonce, Jay Z , OutKast, each collect six nominations O ur S pecialty : R eal H ickory S moked B ar -B -Q (AP) — Beyonce, Jay-Z, OutKast and Pharrell Williams have each • Sandwiches • Salads • Chicken • Pork Ribs • Beef Ribs collected a leading six Grammy nominations. Missy Elliott, Eminem, Evanescence, 50 Cent, Chad Hugo, Ricky Skaggs, Justin Timberlake, Luther Vandross and the late Warren Zevon had five nominations each. Nominations for the 46th annual Grammy Awards were announced HOURS: 11:00-9:00 Monday Tuesday CLOSED Wed. & Thurs . 11:00-9:00 11:00-10:00 Fri. & Sat. 11:00-800 Sunday at a Beverly Hilton press conference Thursday. Pop stars Moby, Sarah McLachlan and Dido were among a groupof musicians who announced bids, which wi 11 be awarded in 105 categories on Feb. 8 at the Staples Center arena in downtown Los Angeles. CATERING ALLEVENTS Beyonce and her beau, rapper Jay-Z, were among contend -$ 8 M $11<B ers for record of the year for “Crazy in Love,” along with the Blackeyed Peas' and Justin Tim berlake’s “Where is the Love?” Other nominees were Coldplay ’ s "Clocks,” Emi nem's "Lose Y ourself’ and OutKast’s “Hey Ya,” Beyonce Knowles and rapper Jay-Z, performing at the BET awards last summer, earned a leading six Grammy nominations last week. (AP photo) * * * N ew Lot \ t io \ * * * Album o f the year contenders were Elliott’s “Under Construction," “Fallen" by Evanescence, “Speakerboxxx/The Love Be on "Beautiful," from Snoop Dogg’s album “Paid ThaCost to be Da Bo$$," low” by OutKast, “Justified” by Timberlake and "Elephant” by The and is also featured with Jay-Z on The Neptunes' single "Frontin’.” FRIDAY & SATURDAY 5 4 1 0 N .E . 3 3 rd 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -3 8 3 6 Williams is also competing against against himself for best rap song White Stripes. The song of the year nominations, which go to songwriters, went to for his songwriting collaboration on "Beautiful” and the Jay-Z song Linda Perry for Christina A guilera’s "Beautiful,” Richard Marx and “Excuse Me Miss.” Best rap album contenders are Elliott's “Under Construction,” 50 C ent's “Get Rich or Die Try in’,"Jay-Z ’s "The Blueprint-The Gift & The Vandross for Vandross' "Dance With My Father” and Avril Lavigne and the songwriting group The Matrix for Lavigne's "I’m With You.” Williams received two nominations in the category for best rap/sung collaboration: He performed with Snoop Dogg and Uncle Charlie Wilson MILLENNIUM M PROPERTIES Curse," OutKast’s “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" and "Phrenology” by the Roots. FULL SERVICE REALTY ‘Jazz Masters’ Roster Grows Jessica Alba Stars in ‘Honey’ (AP) — Count Basie. Miles Davis. Ella Fitzgerald. Dizzy Gillespie. Sarah Vaughan. These are some of the names that have been previously honored as A m erica's "Jazz Masters" by the National Endowment for the Arts. Now add to the list jazz advocate and music critic Nat Hentoff, guitarist Jim Hall, rhythm in strumentalist Chico Hamilton, pianist Herbie Hancock, arranger-composer Luther Henderson and vocalist Nancy Wilson. The winners wi 11 be honored at a ceremony and concert to be held in New York on Jan. 23 and televised nationally. In addition, the arts group is working with the Verve Music Groupon a commemorative double CD set of recordings by 28 “Jazz Masters.” To date, 73 jazz artists have been named “Jazz M asters." 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Events such as his Shanghai visit are “good for music, good for culture and good for people," said Bocelli. on the eve of his perfor mance at S hanghai’s landmark Grand Theater. “Especially at this time, when the world is so tense and things are Especially at this time, when the world is so tense and things are so unstable, increasing these sorts o f exchanges has special sign ificance... -Andrea Bocelli so unstable, increasing these sorts of exchanges has special signifi cance for better mutual understand ing among people," Bocelli said at a news conference. Bocelli. blinded by illness at age 12, donned a black silk Chinese tunic for the news conference. The 45-year-old singer will per form five concerts in China, accom panied by the renowned Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Chinese soprano Huang Ying. Ray Charles Recovers From Surgery Hip replacement is temporary setback (A P ) — Ray C h arles is re co v erin g in his B everly H ills hom e afte r u ndergoing a hip rep la ce m en t. “ I feel te rrific and am so thankful to the good L ord that all is going w ell for m e,” C harles said in a statem en t last w eek. “ I c a n 't w ait to ge, back on the r o a d , w h ic h is m y s e c o n d h o m e .” A cute d isc o m fo rt in his left h ip f o rc e d th e 7 3 - y e a r - o ld sin g er in A ugust to cancel his rem ain in g 2003 to u r dates. It w as the first tim e C h a rles had can celed a to u r in 53 years. Ray Charles C h a rles is underg o in g p h y si cal therapy and ex p ects to start a national to u r again in M arch, spokesm an Jerry D igney said. W hile hospitalized in Novem - ber, C h arles d o n ated $ I m illion to D illard U n iv ersity in N ew O rlean s fo r the c re atio n o f a p rogram ab o u t b lack cu ltu re. H e ’s also been w o rk in g on a d u ets alb u m at his p riv ate s tu d io . D igney said. C h a rles, w h o w as 7 y ears old w hen he lost his ey e sig h t, has won 13 G ram m y A w ards, including a lifetim e achievem ent aw ard. He also w as on e o f the o rig in al in d u ctees to the R ock and Roll H all o f F am e in 1986. H e’s reco rd ed classic songs su c h as “ I G o t a W o m a n ,” " W h a t'd I S ay " an d “G eo rg ia on My M in d .” A m ovie b ased on his life story, “ U nchain M y H eart: T he R ay C h a rles S to ry ,” sta rrin g Jam ie Foxx, rec en tly fin ish ed filming. a MLS. gotkgo @ comcast.net www.ihomehunt.com Names Added to ‘Jazz Masters’ Roster Jessica Alba and Mekhi Phifer star in "Honey," the story about a sexy, tough music video chore ographer who shakes up her life after her mentor gives her an ultimatum: sleep with him or be blacklisted within their , industry. Also stars Joy Bryant, LU' Romeo and cameos by Missy Elliot ’ and Ginuwine. 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