Billboard.com: Photos of the Year
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wave to
Beyonce after she performs "At Last" at the first Inaugural Ball
on Jan. 20.



Eminem gives Lady Gaga the old sideways glance as the cloaked
pop star accepts her Best New Artist VMA on Sept. 13 in New
York.


Kanye West doesn't let Taylor Swift finish her acceptance speech
for Best Female Video at the Sept. 13 MTV VMAs in New York.


Michael Jackson smiles while announcing his "This Is It"
residency at London's O2 Arena at a Mar. 5 press conference.


The Jackson brothers accompany Michael Jackson's casket at a
public memorial service in the singer's honor July 7 in Los
Angeles.


Janet Jackson, LaToya Jackson and Jackie Jackson comfort their
brother Michael's children -- Paris, Prince Michael II and
Prince Michael I -- at Jackson's memorial service July 7 in Los
Angeles.


Shortly after Michael Jackson's death on June 25, fans in the
Nanjing, Jiangsu province of China gather in the singer's
memory.


Just hours before Chris Brown assaulted his then-girlfriend
Rihanna, the two stars looked the part of a happy couple at
Clive Davis Grammy party Feb. 7 in Beverly Hills.


Chris Brown faces the music as he appears in court on June 22 in
Los Angeles. The singer plead guilty to assaulting Rihanna and
was sentenced to community service and probation.


Singer Rihanna steps back into the spotlight in a
fashion-forward tuxedo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's
Costume Institute Gala May 4 in New York.


Britney Spears plays the bad cop at the Mar. 7 stop of her
Circus tour in Miami.


Lil Wayne shows off his extensive body art at the Mar. 29 stop
of his "I Am Music" tour in Universal City, Calif.


A nine-months pregnant M.I.A. strikes a pose with Lil Wayne,
T.I., Jay-Z and Kanye West at the Grammy Awards Feb. 8 in Los
Angeles.


Susan Boyle plays to the crowd during her live "Today" show
performance at Rockefeller Center Nov. 23, the day her
chart-topping debut album "I Dreamed a Dream" was released.


Kris Allen shares in America's collective gasp as Ryan Seacrest
crowns him the winner of "American Idol" over season 8 favorite,
Adam Lambert.


Adam Lambert sparks controversy with his performance of "For
Your Entertainment" at the American Music Awards Nov. 22.


Pop star Pink hangs from great heights on the first night of her
Funhouse tour, Feb. 24 in Nice, France.


The spectacle that was U2's 360 tour makes its debut at Camp Nou
June 30 in Barcelona, Spain.


Miley Cyrus stirs up controversy by pole dancing during her
performance of "Party in the U.S.A." at the Aug. 9 Teen Choice
Awards.


Coldplay frontman Chris Martin takes a leap of faith during the
band's headlining set at All Points West, Aug. 2 in New Jersey's
Liberty State Park.


Kyle Minogue wows the crowd during her first North American
tour, at her Oct. 3 show in Las Vegas, Nev.


Rapper T.I. speaks to reporters Mar. 27 at an Atlanta courthouse
after being sentenced to a 366-day prison term on federal
firearms charges.



Taylor Swift scoops up four CMA Awards, including Entertainer of
the Year, Nov. 11 in Nashville.



It's a fashion faux pas, but Pink and Shakira take their
matching dresses in stride at the MTV VMAs red carpet Sept. 13
at New York's Radio City Music Hall.


Mariah Carey cuddles with husband Nick Cannon at the AFI FEST's
screening of "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire"
Nov. 1 in Hollywood. Carey plays a social worker in the
Oscar-buzzworthy film.


Whitney Houston kicks off the beginning of her comeback year by
performing at Clive Davis' Grammy party Feb. 7 in Beverly Hills.



The Jonas Brothers promote their album "Lines, Vines and Trying
Times" at an Oct. 25 press conference in the Dominican Republic.


Kanye West poses with his girlfriend and muse Amber Rose at the
Jeremy Scott fall 2009 show Mar. 7 during Paris Fashion Week.


The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O lights up the Lollapalooza stage
Aug. 8 at Grant Park in Chicago.


Katy Perry performs her breakout single "I Kissed a Girl" at the
2009 Grammys Feb. 8 in Los Angeles.


DJ AM mans the wheels at Dusk nightclub in Atlantic City Aug.
25, his last appearance before being found dead in his New York
apartment three days later.


Beleagured British singer Amy Winehouse arrives in court for the
second day of her assault trial July 24 in London.


The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am. and Fergie help Oprah Winfrey
kick off her talk show's new season with an outdoor performance
Sept. 8 in Chicago.


Lil Mama crashes Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' party during the Sept.
13 VMAs closing performance of the rapper's soon-to-be No. 1
hit, "Empire State of Mind."


John Mayer only has eyes for his then-girlfriend Jennifer
Aniston at the Vanity Fair Oscar party Feb. 22 in Hollywood,
Calif.


Fans at the 2009 Austin City Limits festival had a muddy good
time. If the only knew how filthy that s**t really was...



Lil Wayne ends 2009 on a low note, arriving at a New York City
courthouse on Dec. 15 to attend a hearing for weapon charges.
The rapper is expected to begin serving a yearlong prison sentence on Feb. 9.


Lady Gaga speaks out for gay rights at the National Equality March
on Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C.

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