Nicknames of Grammy stars explained
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Jay Z
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Bruce Springsteen
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Frank Sinatra
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Eric Clapton
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Michael Jackson
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Paul McCartney
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Mariah Carey
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John Mellencamp
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Johnny Cash
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Louis Armstrong
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George Jones
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You know you’re really a superstar when you pick up an extra nickname that follows you through your career even when it’s not on the album cover. From Hova to Mimi and Macca all the way back to Satchmo, here are the origins behind some of the nicknames Grammy winners have acquired over the decades. -- By Chris Willman, Yahoo! Music