GRAMMY-nominated artist Chris Brown was the top winner at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2011 on Oct. 11 in Atlanta, garnering four awards for Best Hip Hop Video, Perfect Combo Award, Best Featured Verse, and the People's Champ Award for "Look At Me Now" featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes.
Musicians are likely to be granted an extension of copyright protection from 50 years to 70 years for their work in Europe, according to a Reuters report.
GRAMMY-winning Delta bluesman and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient David "Honeyboy" Edwards died of congestive heart failure on Aug. 29 in Chicago.
