The head of Taylor Swift's record company is defending her performance on the Grammy Awards, which has come under fire, especially how she sounded in her duet with Stevie Nicks.

The impulse to defend Swift is certainly understandable, but was it really a good idea to call her "the voice of a generation"?

Either way, you make the call:

Other noteworthy entertainment news today:

MORE MUSIC

• Rachel May's local music column in the Detroit Free Press highlights a benefit show this weekend at the Tap Room to aid a local Army reservist. For details, here's the event listing on AnnArbor.com's calendar.

• The Free Press has an item about an upcoming 2-day symposium on Motown Records at the University of Michigan. Watch for more information upcoming on AnnArbor.com.

• The Sphinx Organization, which aids young minority classical musicians, holds its competition finals this weekend at Orchestra Hall, The Detroit News reports.

• Leif Garrett has been arrested again — for heroin possession.

• Bruce Springsteen has sued a midtown Manhattan bar for copyright infringement.

TELEVISION

• Now I know why EW.com's recap of the first episode of "Lost" wasn't posted immediately yesterday morning: it is, shall we say, exhaustive. (Or shall we just say really, really long?) If you're a "Lost" geek, you probably already saw it, but if not it's a must-read.

• MTV's "Jersey Shore" is coming back for a second season, but a new location — and in an online poll, Detroit leads the list of contestants, MLive.com reports. The poll is here.

• This commentary from MSNBC.com has some not entirely complimentary thoughts as "American Idol" wraps up its audition round.

• Jon Stewart's appearance on Bill O'Reilly's show was disappointingly tame, as the New York Daily News reports, with some video to prove it. Stewart returns to "The Factor" tonight.

• HBO has renewed "Big Love" for another season.

ART & EXHIBITS

• A Giacometti statue set an art auction record of $104.3 million at Sotheby's yesterday. Some experts think even higher prices are ahead.

If you want to see it for yourself, the Chicago Sun-Times notes that the piece has a near-twin at that city's Art Institute. And The New York Times helps sort through all the fuss.

• The Michigan Daily has an interesting story on the U's new minor in museum studies.

MOVIES

• Reaction continues to Tuesday's announcement of Oscar nominations. The Los Angeles Times has an interesting roundup of facts and figures. And EW.com introduces the first of a series of video features, this one looking at the two closest big races, for best picture and best actress.

• Although the worldwide record had already fallen, "Avatar" has now overtaken "Titanic" at the domestic box office as well.

• Michael Jackson's "This is It" is doing well on disc, The Hollywood Reporter says.

RADIO

• What will become of Howard Stern when his contract expires?

STAGE

• We pointed it out once already, but now there's video! “Pee Wee Herman Live,” a full-blown stage reproduction of the television show, is running in Los Angeles. The premiere video features lots of stars who turned out, including David Arquette in full Pee Wee garb:

Renee Tellez and Jenn McKee contributed to this roundup. Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.