Nigel Wright, the prime minister's right-hand man and the power player who cut a $90,000 cheque to cover Sen. Mike Duffy's disallowed housing expenses, resigned his post early Sunday in an effort to douse the flames of a burgeoning Senate scandal.
They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards. Today's biggest stars -- from Taylor Swift to fun. to Maroon 5 -- are the key finalists at Sunday's awards show, airing live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.