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POP/ROCK

The Latin Grammy Awards, at Last

Winners of the second annual Latin Grammy Awards will finally be announced Tuesday at a news conference scheduled for the Conga Room in Los Angeles. The awards ceremony, originally scheduled Sept. 11, had been canceled after the terrorist attacks that morning.

Only the winners in the 39 categories are being invited to attend, according to representatives of two artists with multiple nominations, Spain’s Alejandro Sanz and Colombia’s Juanes, who plan to attend.

On Sept. 11, artists were left stranded in L.A. after the attacks forced an immediate cancellation of the awards ceremony. Plans to reschedule the show for later broadcast did not materialize.

Dre Gets Apology in Censorship Case

Police in two Michigan cities will have to undergo 1st Amendment training as part of a settlement reached Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by rapper Dr. Dre against the cities of Detroit and Auburn Hills.

The singer, whose real name is Andre Young, had sued the cities last year, accusing them of censorship when officials threatened to arrest him and the organizers of concerts where he wanted to show a sexually explicit video.

Detroit officials barred the seven-minute video from the “Up in Smoke” show at Joe Louis Arena. Though a federal judge ordered Auburn Hills to air it at a performance the next night, police seized a copy and issued a citation to the arena.

In addition to 1st Amendment training for the police, the settlement includes written apologies from Auburn Hills Mayor Dennis Archer and reimbursement for legal fees, said Dre’s attorney, Herschel Fink.

HOME VIDEO

‘100 Girls,’ ‘Barbie’ Top Video Awards

The Lions Gate comedy “100 Girls” was named best live-action film released directly to video and “Barbie in the Nutcracker” won in the corresponding animation category at the 2001 Video Premiere Awards in Hollywood on Tuesday night.

The awards, presented by the trade publication Video Business, also honored “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “Into the Arms of Strangers” for best extra features on a DVD. Film critic Roger Ebert won for best DVD audio commentary for his track on “Citizen Kane.”

TELEVISION

Rather Says No to Anthrax Testing

CBS anchor Dan Rather says he refuses to be tested for anthrax or take antibiotics, despite the fact that his assistant is being treated for the disease. Traces of anthrax have been found in his office.

It’s not only a health issue, he said Wednesday, but a way of defying terrorists. “We’re not going to run scared and we’re not going to work scared,” he told the Associated Press.

Rather said he has shown no symptoms of the disease and consults experts daily. Given the amount of anthrax found in his office and the time elapsed since his assistant took ill, there’s no need for medication, a spokesman for the New York City Health Department said.

QUICK TAKES

CNN is planning a follow-up to “Beneath the Veil,” its well-received documentary about the repression of Afghan women. Filmmaker Saira Shah returned to Afghanistan, her father’s homeland, for four days, documenting the impact of the U.S.-led war on the lives of ordinary people. “Unholy War” will be shown Nov. 17.