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Justin Bieber

Mon Nov 22 10:29:10 EST 2010
By Anonymous
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/22/131506694/justin-bieber-dominates-american-music-awards

*Study the vocabulary words below.
*Click on the link and then read the article.
*Respond to the discussion question.

DQ#1 - Briefly explain what the article is about.

DQ#2 - The article sates that Usher cried after losing two awards - not about losing but because he was proud of Beiber's success. What do you believe is the reason for his tears?

DQ#3 - Who do you think it the better entertainer and why?
levitate
The Black Eyed Peas, winners for favorite pop/rock band, gave a levitating performance, singing from boxes atop the stage during part of their performance of their new single, "The Time."
acoustic
Bieber's debut album is one of the year's top-sellers, with almost two million sold, and he's got a new CD, "My Worlds Acoustic," out this week at Walmart.
debut
Bieber, who is signed to Usher's label, had a perfect debut at the American Music Awards, winning all four awards he was nominated for: entertainer of the year, breakthrough artist of the year, favorite pop/rock male and favorite pop/rock album for
phenomenal
His ascension marks a phenomenal rise since first garnering attention via homemade videos on YouTube about three years ago.
protege
Instead, he was welling with pride over the success of his young protege, Justin Bieber, who was the night's biggest winner with four awards and the youngest performer ever to capture the entertainer award.
exuberant
"This is amazing!" said an exuberant Rihanna, who danced onstage later to receive her award - favorite soul/R&B female.
cascade
Sporting sleek blonde hair instead of her usual cascading curls, Swift said simply: "I just want to thank the fans."
bizarre
Ke$ha, perhaps trying to make up for the absent Lady Gaga, had the night's most bizarre performance: She performed her heavily Auto-Tuned hit "Take It Off" looking like something out of space, with beams of light for eyes and sporting a motorcycle helmet.
indication
Hopefully it gives an indication of how hard we worked to build a career that hopefully will flourish and blossom over the years."
flourish
Hopefully it gives an indication of how hard we worked to build a career that hopefully will flourish and blossom over the years."

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