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— Despite having a big year in music, Nicki Minaj didn’t receive any Grammy nominations. Not a problem, shesaid. “I’ve gotten tons of awards and I believe when it’s my time to get a Grammy, I’ll get a Grammy,” she said. The30-year-old had one of last year’s biggest hits with the multi-platinum dance-pop anthem “Starships.” Her sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, has reached gold status. But Minaj, who received three Grammy nominations last year, including best new artist and best rap album for her platinum debut, Pink Friday, was shut out when this year’s nominations were announced. A representative for The Recording Academy didn’t immediately respond to an e-mail Tuesday seeking comment. “I understand that artists and critics make a big deal over the Grammys. But when I go to my shows and I’m selling out arenas in London,and when I’m in Australia and Japan, there aren’t any Grammys there,” Minaj said. The Grammys will air live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10.

Model Naomi Campbell accepted libel damages Thursday from a British newspaper over a story that falsely claimed she was planning an elephant polo match in India. The November article in the Daily Telegraph said Campbell was going to organize the tournament in Jodhpur for boyfriend Vladimir Doronin’s 50th birthday. The article included criticisms from animal-welfare activists. Campbell’s lawyer, Gideon Benaim, told a judge at London’s High Court that the story was “simply false and the criticisms unfounded.” Julia Varley, lawyer for the Daily Telegraph’s publisher, told the court the newspaper regretted running the article. The 42-year-old model said in a statement that the allegations should never have been published.

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