Photo: Los Angeles Times

Hudson’s emotional performance was one of several poignant moments during the telecast, including Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt paying tribute to the late Etta James and Amy Winehouse‘s parents accepting their daughter’s trophy with Tony Bennett for their duet, “Body and Soul.”

While Adele had to hitch a U-Haul to her limo to take home her six trophies, the Foo Fighters walked away with five including Best Rock Album for Wasting Light while Kanye West won four, including Best Rap Album for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Best Rap Song for “All of the Lights.”

Last but certainly not least, one Ms. Diana Ross was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, her first Grammy after 800 years in the business. The supreme diva took to the stage in a cloud of hair at the end of the night to present Adele with her Album of the Year award. And while the show featured countless moments that would best be forgotten — I’m looking at you Katy Perry and Taylor Swift — the symbolic passing of the torch from Whitney to Jennifer and Ms. Ross to Adele made this a night to remember.

Check out the full list of winners here.

- According to GQ, Los Angeles is the best smelling city in the world. Because nothing beats the scent of smog, Botox and desperation. [GQ]

- George Clooney‘s girlfriend-of-the-moment, Stacey Keibler, will be making the rounds at New York Fashion Week. And in jeans she’s being paid $5000 to wear, no less. Way to put that beard to work, Clooney. [Page Six]

- Once, twice, three times a mermaid. Katy Perry snatched the worn out page that Lady Gaga originally stole from Bette Midler‘s playbook and got a little fishy for hair straightener ghd’s new campaign. [ONTD!]

- Miley Cyrus, gay rights activist. The poptart wrote a surprisingly thoughtful article on her gay marriage tattoo and the subsequent backlash. Her equally thoughtful response: ”Dude, everyone lay off.” The children really are our future. [Glamour]

- The 10 “real” guys Carine Roitfeld used for her VMAN spread  are real friggin’ hot. [The Cut]

Favorite Movie - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Favorite Movie Actor – Johnny Depp

Favorite Movie Actress – Emma Stone

Favorite Movie Icon – Morgan Freeman

Favorite Action Movie - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Favorite Action Movie Star – Hugh Jackman

Favorite Drama Movie – Water for Elephants (*snicker*)

Favorite Comedy Movie – Bridesmaids

Favorite Comedic Movie Actor – Adam Sandler

Favorite Comedic Movie Actress – Emma Stone

Favorite Movie Star Under 25 – Chloe Moretz

Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Favorite Animated Movie Voice – Johnny Depp as Rango (yes, this is actually a category)

Favorite Movie Superhero – Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern

Favorite Book Adaption - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Favorite Network TV Drama – Supernatural

Favorite TV Drama Actor – Nathan Fillion (Castle)

Favorite TV Drama Actress – Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries)

Favorite Cable TV Drama – Pretty Little Liars

Favorite Network TV Comedy – How I Met Your Mother

Favorite TV Comedy Actor – Neil Patrick Harris

Favorite TV Comedy Actress – Lea Michele

Favorite Cable TV Comedy – Hot in Cleveland

Favorite TV Competition Show – American Idol

Favorite TV Crime Drama – Castle

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show – Supernatural

Favorite Daytime TV Host – Ellen DeGeneres

Favorite Late Night TV Host – Jimmy Fallon

Favorite TV Guest Star – Katy Perry

Favorite TV Celebreality Star – Kim Kardashian (*super snicker*)

Favorite New TV Drama – Person of Interest

Favorite New TV Comedy – 2 Broke Girls

Favorite Male Artist – Bruno Mars

Favorite Female Artist – Katy Perry

Favorite Song of the Year – “E.T.,” Katy Perry feat. Kanye West

Favorite Album of the Year – Born This Way, Lady Gaga

Favorite Pop Artist – Demi Lovato

Favorite Hip Hop Artist – Eminem

Favorite R&B Artist – Rihanna

Favorite Band – Maroon 5

Favorite Country Artist – Taylor Swift (*no comment*)

Favorite Music Video – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” Katy Perry

Favorite Tour Headliner – Katy Perry

Differences were noticed earlier this month when a “massive fight” happened allegedly based on Brand’s feelings on Perry’s parents and their beliefs.  The two were apart for the holidays with Brand in London and Perry in Hawaii with friends.  With a marriage that has lasted since October 2010, this is a record for Hollywood couples of late.  We feel bad for the two of them and hopefully things will work out smoothly with their non-prenup ridden separation.

Among the precocious pissants are designers Joseph Altuzarra, Alexander Wang, Chris Benz, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and Pamela Love; musicians Adele, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Rihanna and most of the Young Money roster — Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj; actors Chloe Moretz, Jennifer Lawrence and Community‘s Donald Glover; and hiding out in the media category is Tavi Gevinson. And while Jaden Smith made the cut, his hair-whipping, fireball-throwing sister, Willow, is nowhere to be seen. Other notable exclusions include Glee‘s leading ladies Lea Michele and Chris Colfer, as well as tween fashionistas Elle Fanning and Hailee Steinfeld. Guess they weren’t being disruptive enough.

Click through the gallery for some of the kids making waves while I pass out in a pool of my own vomit. [Forbes]

Adele is up for the biggest prizes of the night, Album (21), Record and Song of the Year (“Rolling in the Deep”) — I mean, the RIAA might as well just start engraving her name on those golden gramophones now and call it a day. Kanye’s masterwork, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was somehow snubbed for an Album of the Year nod (god save the assistant who had to deal with that fallout), though Ye will go against himself in the Rap Album of the Year category — Watch the Throne, his collaboration with Jay-Z and Fantasy are both nominated.

Rihanna‘s Loud (no comment), Lady Gaga‘s Born This Way, Foo Fighters‘ Wasting Light, and Bruno Mars‘ Doo Wop & Hooligans are also up for Album of the Year. Joining Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” and Kanye’s “All of the Lights” (both highly deserving) in the Record of the Year category are Bon Iver‘s “Holocene,” Bruno Mars’ ”Grenade,” Mumford & Sons‘ ”The Cave,” and Katy Perry manages to sneak her way in yet again with “Firework.”

Shockingly absent from this year’s mutual admiration society is Grammy staple, Beyoncé. 4, in my opinion her best solo effort to date, received only one nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Party” — not the video version, but the good one with André 3000. Of course, Queen Bey has 16 Grammys already and she’ll probably be busy giving birth to her alleged baby come Grammy night anyway.  Her chief rival for diva supremacy, one Lady Gaga, only came out with three nods this year, and not even one for music video (if not for “Born This Way,” at least “Judas,” kids).  Meanwhile, late chanteuse and 5-time winner Amy Winehouse garnered a posthumous nomination for her duet with Tony Bennett, “Body and Soul.”

The last category anyone could possibly care about is that combination gift/curse, Best New Artist. Nicki  Minaj is the frontrunner based simply on popularity and record sales, and is the only female solo artist nominated this year. She will face off against Bon Iver, The Band Perry, J. Cole, and Skrillex.

For a full list of the 54th Annual Grammy nominations, visit the Grammy website. And to vent any resentment over slights, snubs and oversights, visit our comment section below.

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For the Newborn Lez

I don’t know who keeps trying to make Kristen Stewart happen, but whoever they are, they are relentless. If I had to place my bets, though, it’s the same person who’s trying to make Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Katy Perry happen, i.e. Satan…if Satan were a 13-year old girl with dubious taste and a very impressive Rolodex. [Photos: Socialite Life]

1. Nicki Minaj

She is a trendsetter breaking all of the rules. When I think of her I instantly think bright colors. Funny that her website is called “mypinkfriday.com”. Bright, hot pink instantly comes to mind when I think of her! “All About Town” by Color Club would look great on a Stiletto long nail with a design or diamond overlay. Nicki can pull off a bold, fun, spunky nail.

2. Lady Gaga

Gaga has married fashion and music and taken it to another level. She is dark and edgy so I would go with a long Stiletto nail coated in Essie’s “Licorice” and then add a three dimensional design to it that I would create to match her outfit. She always works with a top notch fashion team, so I would definitely feed off of what amazing look they put together for her.

3. Rihanna

This girl is always changing her style. To match her current striking signature red hair I would do a permanent French with Red Glitter. The Rainbow Collection of Young Nails has a perfect red “Surprise” with glitter that would accentuate her red hair. Fun and sassy!

4. Ke$ha

She has a very unique, dark yet funky side. I would love to do Aquarium nails on her. This is a very complicated process to encase liquid inside the nail, but it’s super cool. Young Nails provides the proper acrylics to pull this off. Whether she’s wearing jeans or one of her avant-garde type performance pieces she could pull it off.

5. Katy Perry

Katy’s style changes often. She can be everything from lady-like to futuristic and over the top. Always up for the creative I’d love to use silvers, blues, chromes or metallic colors on her. Essie’s “Fair Game” or Sinful Colors “Secret Admirer” would be fun and edgy. To create the futuristic feeling I would add wire on top of the nail or through it giving a robot effect.

*DISCLAIMER* MTV awards shows are always graded on a curve or almost everyone would be on the worst dressed list. Some of the best here (As and Bs) could have potentially been Cs at the Grammys.

Let’s begin with the best, as there were only a handful of of ladies who came to work.

Selena Gomez in Julien MacDonald Fall 2011 – Congratulations Selena, for wearing a mullet dress I actually like, actually love in fact. One of our favorite teen style stars, Selena’s dark side came to the surface in this Gothic number by Julien MacDonald. The gold accessories lightened things up in the perfect way.

The Art Fag may be pretentious; he may be obnoxious; he may be a huge snob and possibly an annoying know-it-all; but at least girl’s got taste.

- An Ascot. Nothing says class like an ascot. But it being both summer and Pride — and the Art Fag being gay and thus secretly a whore deep down — he can pair it with his favorite billowy tank and booty short combo. And considering the proliferation of ascots on Prada’s Spring 2012 runway, you’ll be giving him the best gift of all: being ahead of the trend.

A look from Prada Spring 2012 Mens Collection

-  Tickets to Master Class. Forget Beyoncé, hang Gaga and don’t even mention Katy Perry. When it comes to divas, the Art Fag is not easily impressed. Maria Callas was DIVA on a whole other level: having an affair with Aristotle Onassis, downing tapeworms left and right to lose weight and generally owning the world. Played to critical acclaim by Tony and Emmy winner Tyne Daly in Terrence McNally‘s play, Master Class, the Art Fag will be brought to an edge of glory to which Gaga could never bring him.

- Duffy by Chris Duffy. Brian Duffy, one of the few photographers to shoot the Pirelli calendar twice, lost his shit in the late-70s — didn’t we all? — and burned a ton of his negatives in the garden behind his house. Luckily, some of them were salvaged/recovered and are now available in this recently released tome on the iconic photographer that will inspire even the most temperamental Art Fag. Which is just about every Art Fag.

- Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this week, Grace Jones’ classic disco/reggae/post-punk dance album is likely to get your Art Fag up and flailing about despite his best ambivalent, cooler-than-thou intentions. Nightclubbing features Jones covering songs by Bill Withers, Iggy Pop and Flash and the Pan as well as her ode to anal sex and the double entendre, “Pull Up to the Bumper. ” And what’s gayer than buttsex and wit, especially when delivered by an androgynous fashion model? Not a goddamn thing, that’s what.

- Absolut Vodka. At the end of the day, Pride’s about celebrating who you are and if there’s one thing the gays love to do is celebrate. Excessively. And Art Fags love to get wasted as much as, if not more than, the next trashy girl. Absolut, a longtime supporter of LGBT issues — look no further than the various Absolut-inspired challenges on RuPaul’s Drag Race –  also goes well with anything: orange juice, seltzer, regret…

Got a little Captain in you? Capture the spirit of Jack Sparrow this summer with Johnny Depp‘s favorite Alexander McQueen skull print scarf. Who says do-rags can’t be silk?

Throw on this twisted classic with some skinny jeans and a great t-shirt to look like rock n’ roll royalty, even if you only play one in a movie, Mr. Perry.

And just in case you do decide that summer is no friend of scarves, then have you ever worn a scarf as a belt? It’s one swashbuckling way to hoist your pantaloons.

You can see Selena Gomez‘s Skinny Britches peeking out from her Dolce & Gabbana dress when she gets up to give Justin Bieber a hug at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.

Blake Lively‘s Simplicity Panty peeks out through the sheer back of her dress at the Cinema Society’s Twelve screening.

Eva Longoria brought the Hide & Sleek Mid-Thigh Smoother with her to an Allure Magazine party.

Oops! What’s that peeking out from Jennifer Lopez‘s dress at the Gucci Children’s Collection launch? It looks like the Slim Cognito Shape-Suit.

She may be going to the Giorgio Armani couture show in Paris, but Katie Holmes prefers simplicity, the Simplicity Shaper to be exact.

How does Kim Kardashian get such a shapely, feminine body? Check out her Spanx secret, not-so-discreetly peeking out from her dress.

What’s that on stage with Katy Perry? I think I see In-Power Line Super Power Panties making an appearance.

Have you ever tried Spanx for yourself? Let us know what you think about them. For more information on these styles and more, visit spanx.com.

- This is perhaps the creepiest and least delectable treat I’ve seen since Katy Perry‘s Candyland homage in “California Gurls”: Baptiste Giabiconi dipped in chocolate. The idea sounds delicious but the finished product makes me want to throw up (luckily, I already did that after lunch so I’m fine). Is it a statue, or is he crying for help under all those layers of chocolate? Either way, chocolate Baptiste looks sweetly sad. But after all, fame and fortune has a price and that price is clutching his chocolate-dipped hand. [Elle]

- Today in Douche: Alex Pettyfer and his gracious penis. The actor, best known for the cinematic tour de force Beastly starring one Ms. MK Olsen, has the words “thank you” tattooed above his phallus — as revealed in his VMAN cover story — in case he forgets to say it. So kind he is, but you don’t have to say “thank you” to your whores. Just leave the money on the dressing table, they’ll get the hint. [Refinery29]

- You too can snag a prince now that Charlotte Todd has recreated the now infamous dress that made William hot under the collar for Kate. Though you’re more likely to pick up a pimp than a prince wearing this piece of crap couture. [The Cut]

Armani Exchange Neon Carnival: Armani Exchange and 944 Magazine took over a private airport on the outskirts of the festival and built a fully-functioning, Armani Exchange-branded carnival. In addition to the ferris wheel, giant slide and carnival games, they managed to build an outdoor club in the middle of the venue, complete with celebrities and bottle service. DJs Devin Lucien, Jesse Marco, and DJ Politik kept the energy high while young Hollywood danced the night away. Josh Hartnett, Paris and Nicki Hilton, Camilla Belle, Kellen Lutz, Penn Badgley, Tara Reid, Jamie Chung and Elijah Wood were just a few of our celeb spottings.

Images via Armani Exchange

Belvedere Music Lounge: The Belve Music Lounge provided a peaceful oasis from the hot desert sun. Located at a private estate in Bermuda Dunes, the lounge had a refreshing pool, mini sand pit, cold cocktails, a fun photo booth and models in bikinis demonstrating the Belvedere shaker app on iPads. DJ sets were as sought-after as the festival lineup: The Knux, Taryn Manning, Dirty Vegas, Yacht, Punches, Blaqstarr, DJ Berrie, Junior Sanchez, Theophilus London and more spun for our pleasure. Our celeb spottings included Rosario Dawson, Brittany Snow, Laidback Luke and Miguel.

Photos via Artificial Daydream and They BF

Lacoste: Lacoste L!ve, the younger, more fashionable crocodile, hosted a Pool Party that supported the efforts of The Voice Project foundation. Patron popsicles cooled us off while DJ Cassidy kept us dancing. Celeb spottings included Katy Perry, Alexander Skarsgard, Malin Akerman, Kirsten Dunst, Diane Kruger, Joshua Jackson, Adrian Grenier, Ke$ha, Lea Michele, Kelly and Jack Osbourne and Jared Eng.

Check out the original post by Samantha Lim and more photos on Lookbooks.com.

Who is the Carrie Parry woman?

I’d say someone that’s confident and really wants to wear something that they love and also feel proud of it and where it’s coming from. Someone that goes for classics but also likes a little bit of whimsy in their wardrobe. Something they can really play with and make their own.

You worked for a number of really excellent designers. Were there any that particularly influenced your designs?

Jonathan Saunders. He taught me how to print. We used to all the silk-screening by hand. He’s amazing and an extremely talented designer. I learned how to print there and from that I started teaching printing at a studio in London, and I think that really inspires the textiles that I do.

What’s the aesthetic for next Spring?

Next season I’m looking at bringing in more color and some casual pieces. I’d say my circus influence is always going to come through, especially in the spring with the sun and everything. That’s the direction it’s going to be going in in, but also keeping with the sophistication and wearability, of course.

Circus? What was the circus like??

It was amazing. I was there for two years, two seasons. It was the Gifford Circus in England. It toured the Cotswold, which is the English countryside. I did the costumes, and I also maintained the costumes throughout the season, so it was a lot of work, but it was an experience that I’m so happy I had.

What was the craziest piece you designed for the circus?

Oh, [laughs], a foam cockerel. It was a piece that someone stepped into to become a cockerel bird. It was pretty intense. I dressed up as a frog there as well. I had lots of hats at the circus; I did the costumes, but we also had a travelling organic restaurant that my husband actually ran, and I was a dishwasher there in the evening. I dressed up as a frog before the shows to entertain the kids. So it was a fascinating experience. And I often think about going back there for a season.

How did you ever get into the circus?

At Central St. Martin’s I took a year out to get some experience. And I’d always been fascinated with the circus; I did gymnastics and dance, and I’ve kind of always wanted to be a performer in the circus. That’s not where my path led me. So my professor at St. Martins told me of this great circus where she’s from. I went down and helped with the horses for a while then got hired to help with the costumes. But being from L.A., I had never been in a field or lived in a caravan. It was just such a different type of experience that I really loved.

At Central Saint Martins, was there any focus on sustainability and social responsibility?

Unfortunately not when I graduated in 2006. Now, however, the University of the Arts, London College of Fashion and St. Martins are really ahead on teaching sustainability throughout schools, but I just missed it.

When did sustainability become important to you?

I moved out to NY and was working at an accessory design company and witnessed firsthand the environmental impact that the industry had. So we were starting to build in a socially responsible handbag line. I started doing the sourcing of the materials for it, and got really obsessed, and decided that I couldn’t work in design under [not sustainable] circumstances. So I went to work for Earth Pledge and built their textile library, and signed up for classes at the University of Delaware in their Socially Responsible Business graduate program. And then I was working with designers helping them to source their fabrics at Earth Pledge and decided that I could combine my background in fashion, and my passion and drive to promote sustainability.

On a serious note, how many times in a day does someone Freudian slip you a “Katy Perry”?

My married name is Carrie Parry. I met my husband at the circus. Everyone made fun of me. When I was trying to figure out what to name the line, it was right there: Carrie Parry.

Snap CRACKLE Pop:

Katy Perry‘s line for OPI shimmies and shakes in all the right places, kind of like my teenage dreams. She’s got the season’s splash in her color palette: Black Shatter Polish. It’s a top coat you apply that cracks apart as it dries, leaving your nails looking perfectly chipped, almost tribally printed, with another hue peeking out from beneath.

Glitter Me Bieber:

Justin Bieber has his own line of nail polish, this we know I’m sure. Remember that One Less Lonely Girl collection for Nicole by OPI sold exclusively at…Walmart? Well, it’s actually pretty flippin’ sweet (this we weren’t as sure of). He’s got the glitter, the metallic, the multi-colored sparkle. Alright, ALRIGHT! I’m a Belieber.

Holy Holographic!

Photo from Temptalia

Milani has taken glitter to the next dimension: 3D Holographic. This color phenomenon is based on Holographic Image Technology that makes a very thin, bright, embossed metallic flake look like a rainbow. And it comes in a dazzling array of colors.

Fiesta Sparkle Gems:

Photo from PolishLava.blogspot.com

This party in a bottle is the culmination of all the Jewel FX nail polish Milani has created. The effect of it all somehow makes me want a shot o’ tequila.

Color Block Tip:

I took two hues of Milani One Coat Glitter and layered them like a thick French. Silver Dazzle on bottom, Purple Gleam on top. Razzle up good with any colors you desire – with this much glitter you can do no wrong.

Find all the Milani goods at your local drugstore. Now go get yourself some jazz hands.

The Swedish superstar’s Body Talk series was one (or rather three) of the best albums to come out last year and her epic ode to the self-samba, “Dancing on My Own” has yet to leave my iPod rotation. It warms what’s left of my heart to see her getting some much-deserved attention, especially after being snubbed this year at the Grammys.

Sidebar: I mean, really, Teenage Dream? But I promised myself I wouldn’t get too upset about it, especially after that incident last year with Taylor Swift.

Joining Robyn in Elle‘s “Music Issue,” out April 12th, will be the Messiah also known as Beyoncé, Florence Welch (of the Machine), hair-whipper Willow Smith, American Idol judge and apparently-still-a-”singer” J. Lo, the baddest bitch in the rap game Nicki Minaj, multi-hyphenate supermom Gwen Stefani, blue-eyed soul songstress Adele, Oscar and Grammy-winner Jennifer Hudson, the incomparable Stevie Nicks and the Queen herself, Aretha Franklin.

That’s quite the line-up and the cover is quite a get for Robyn, who will also be performing April 11th as part of  Elle‘s second annual “Women in Music” event at the Music Box in Hollywood.

So West Coast gays, I expect you all to rally in support. After all, good pop music must be treasured and nurtured like the sequin-clad bird of paradise that it is.

Photo: Image Amplified / Link Love: Just Jared

The headdress-esque wig is actually pretty ugly, but it serves the purposes of this pop music circumstance. But can we talk about these nails:

AMAZING. I want something about this length imprinted with crystals and the New York Yankees logo for games this summer. No seriously, if you know someone who can do that for me, holler please.

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- Everyone seems to think that Riccardo Tisci has been confirmed as Dior’s new creative director — this confirmation hasn’t come directly from Dior, but then again a tweet from backstage at a Katy Perry concert is all the proof I need. [The Cut]

- More images from Blake Lively‘s Chanel purse ad campaign have been released along with behind the scene footage of her smiling sweetly at Karl Lagerfeld. One can only assume this joy was proceeded by the Kaiser devouring the Gossip Girl‘s essence. [Fashionista]

- Lady Gaga‘s eau de semen-blood-and-cheap hooker perfume just got some serious — and seriously gross — competition. [Refinery29]

- Chanel Iman is a workaholic. I love this new breed of supermodel, but I miss the days when supers were every other kind of “-aholic.” [W Editor's Blog]

- Mariah Carey‘s baby shower was a veritable “Who’s That?” of Hollywood also-rans, featuring Penny Marshall, Lorraine Bracco, Randy Jackson, Brett Ratner and Piers Morgan. And to top it off, her fans sent her a book of well wishes entitled “Always Be My Babies.” Is it too early to reserve two rooms in Betty Ford for the twins? [Life & Style]

- Calling the Emmys, get ready to hurl a trophy at Jules Moore’s impeccable face. The Oscar-nominee will play Sarah Palin in the HBO film Game Change, based on the book of the same name that chronicled the 2008 presidential election. Who else wants Betty White to play McCain? [Deadline]

It’s no surprise Bonnie Mckee was born and raised on the west side of America as she helped re-write “California Love” by 2Pac with a summer-y urban beat, bubbly lyrics and a cute songstress on lead vocals.

In the summer of 2010, you could not get a popsicle from an ice cream truck, check someone out at the beach or buy a pair of new Diesel denim shorts without hearing Katy Perry’s “California Gurls.”

God-forbid on behalf of the pop fans, Valley Girls and hipsters who loved the Passion Pit remix; let’s take a moment to thank Bonnie Mckee for contributing to creating Generation Z’s catchy cherry-soda-flavored California anthem.

Some might only know Bonnie for her insane pen game for pop songs but she was also a part of the 2004 Fefe Dobson/Avril Lavigne pop/rock movement, being signed to Warner’s imprint “Reprise Records.” Where is she now as a musician? Well, she is conjuring up a self-proclaimed sound that is described as something “Katy Perry’s evil twin,” would be making.

Wait like one sec? Didn’t she also write Britney Spears’s new single “Hold It Against Me” ?

Yep, she did and it is safe to say her and Lukasz wrote the majority of Spears’s seventh studio album dropping this spring. We got around to clear rumors about who she has been working with so far on her sophomore album, what it was like working with Swede-pop masterminds Bloodshy & Avant and all things Britney.

Alex Kazemi: [Laughs] I see that you re-tweeted my “Popstep” tweet about the dub-step part in “Hold It Against Me.”  Do you like that term?

Bonnie Mckee: [Laughs] Yes! You are very inventive!

Kazemi: Was there a lot of pressure when you found out you were assigned as a writer for the Britney Spears project?

Bonnie: Well, believe it or not, for the past year and half everyone and their grandmother have been writing for her project. I had been pitching songs with Britney in mind for a while. I wanted to be prepared and when I finally got the call, I was ready!  “Hold it Against Me” was actually written about a year and a half ago.

Kazemi: When you and Luke were creating the song, did you know that Urban Outfitter manufactured hipsters all over the world would be pouting on their Facebook and Twitters about “Dubstep” being used in a Britney Spears track?

Bonnie : I’m not surprised; people take their subcultures very seriously. Cry me a river hipsters!  You don’t own it! Let the world enjoy it, it was created for a reason.  Even if it’s not perfectly “true” to the genre, it’s just a fun little taste of something different!  Oh come on, Brit has to keep it fresh after all. POPSTEP!!! [Laughs]

Kazemi : [Laughs] Well, we all knew it was going to cross over at some point. I feel that  “Hold It Against Me” was a perfect way for Dubstep to be introduced to the Top 40 type of audience. I know when you were a teenager you were a misfit and went to raves, so at some point in life you must have had an experience listening to “Ministry Of Sound” and “Hed Kandi” from Europe. Did Tiesto or any house producers inspire the lyrics for the track? “You feel like paradise” and “I need a vacation tonight.”  Many of these kinds of elements are found in European tracks.

Bonnie: Actually, Katy Perry inspired the lyrics. I was working with Katy on her album and she came in one day in a little slutty dress. We all know what a bodacious figure she has… So I said to her, “Damn, Katy- If I said you had a nice body, would you hold it against me?” A light bulb went off in my head and I was like, “I have to go!” The rest is history! [Laughs]

Kazemi: “Hold It Against Me” isn’t your only offering for the Britney sessions; I dug around Twitter and saw you were in the studio with Magnus and Bloodshy too! I nearly had a heart attack upon hearing of the Bloodshy Britney reunion.  Was it an honor working with Bloodshy & Avant ?! It’s amazing how the Swedes employ some of the best pop songs like  “Piece Of Me,” “Toxic,” and not to mention  “AM to PM” by Christina Milian! The list goes on!  He also did a Dubstep-esque track called “Freak Show” with Britney on a previous album. So maybe “Hold It Against Me” wasn’t the first?

Bonnie: Yes, working with Bloodshy was insanely fun! There must be something in the water in Sweden, because they seem to have an ear for melodies and hooks. Bloodshy, Magnus, and the whole team are so talented. They are always thinking out side of the box when it comes to writing, it was quite the honor to be working with them. Nicole Morier and I wrote a bunch of stuff together, she has done a bunch of other songs for Britney in the past. I love her! She is epic.

Kazemi: How many tracks have you done so far for Femme Fatale?

Bonnie: I’ve done six, but we are still in the process of recording, so I’m not sure how many will actually make it onto the album. Hopefully all of them! They’re so much fun! I’m very proud of the work we’ve done. I think her fans will love it.

Kazemi: Six is the magic number!  Is there anyone else you’ve been working with, other then Britney that you’re excited about?

Bonniee: Yes, I did a bunch of work with Kelly Clarkson last summer, it’s looking like that will make the album. She really has an incredible voice and I’m excited to see what happens, I have high expectations for that album!

Kazemi: ADHD moment! What inspired “Teenage Dream?” While writing, did you have any idea that it would become the album title ?

Bonnie: Katy and I have always had a mutual fascination with the adolescent state of mind. When we met six years ago we were both really into Lolita, we both explored those themes on our first records. Her song “One of the Boys” touched on the early stages of discovering that boys can be more than just friends, and my song “Confessions of a Teenage Girl” was about realizing my power as a young sexual creature and using it to my advantage. So, it was fitting that we would end up writing a song like this together. I had no idea it would go on to be the title of the album.

Kazemi: What was the song like in its rough/early stages?

Bonnie: Katy and I wrote and rewrote the song 4 times; we wanted a “forever young” type of feel. Katy started with a lyric about Peter Pan, that was cool, but it just kept feeling too young. We wanted it to have more edge, more sex. There was a version that included the line, “and the next thing you know, you’re a mom in a minivan” it kept us laughing uncontrollably for an hour. We literally wrote it beginning to end three times while rolling around the studio floor delirious.

Finally, we thought we had cracked the code. We wrote something that was based on the metaphor of “trying me on”, comparing the feeling of wearing new clothes to sex, kind of a “Dress You Up in My Love” deal. We swore we had it, then Benny Blanco came in, he was like “Uh, no.” Luke always makes us “Benny Proof” everything. He says that if Benny doesn’t get it, America won’t get it.

Katy and I looked at each other in dismay, knowing we would have to start all over again. He said, “something more like this” and played us The Teenagers “Homecoming”, but at that point we were so over it, we just called it a night. The next week Katy invited me to Santa Barbara to write with her, Doctor Luke, and Max Martin. I really wanted to bring my best, so I took it home and sat with it. I thought about my adolescent years, my first love. I thought about watching Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo and Juliet”, putting on a mini disco ball, and just dreaming of Leo. I thought about my friends and I having slumber parties in the 90’s, giddy at the mere THOUGHT of boys, a time when love and sex only existed in magical stories and movies. I thought about what Benny had said, I listened to the song again. The Teenagers, what a great word, teenager! A powerful word; our entire adolescence condensed into just three syllables.

That’s what songwriters are always looking for – powerful yet familiar themes, and there it was. I couldn’t believe after all of our agonizing over “youth” themes, that we had overlooked such an obvious one- the teenage condition. That night I had to leave for Santa Barbara and with that single word under my belt, I was confident I could piece it together from there. I was texting myself rhyme schemes all the way up PCH, trying to unscramble the puzzle before I walked into that studio. When I arrived, I was so excited to tell Doctor Luke about how I’d finally cracked the code, but he was pissed, we had so much time on the chorus alone that and banned us from spending another second on it, so I bit my tongue. We went immediately began working on the verses. Katy had already mapped out some beautiful images; building forts out of tents, running away and never looking back, etc. From that we wove a beautiful story together. I’m really excited how the video turned out because it’s exactly what we spoke of when writing it. Finally she went in to lay down vocals, I was freaking out that I wasn’t able to reveal my “Teenage Dream” version yet, and it wasn’t until she had recorded the whole thing that I pulled Luke and Max aside and told them about my idea. When I sang it to them they said “Well why didn’t you say that in the first place?!” I had tried! Anyway, we re-cut the chorus and Katy was much happier with it. That was the most important thing to me. The “Skin tight jeans” line in the bridge was a scrap that came from our “Try me on” version, it happened to rhyme with Teenage Dream, so I guess it wasn’t a complete waste of time!

When we listened to the play back we were all so pumped that it had paid off. I remember Max sitting back and saying, “I wish we could bottle this feeling”. It was really magical.

Kazemi: The youth inspiration clearly came out to be a success! This may be difficult, but do you have a favorite track on the record that you wrote?

Bonnie::  Teenage Dream. California Gurls is amazing too though, Katy was brilliant to bring that title back and spin it the way she did. We had a lot of fun thinking up 90’s themed lyrics for that one, the gin and juice line was a must and the Jeep line was pretty funny. Jeeps are SOO 90’s!! Haha! When I heard Snoop was on the song, I could have died. It was a dream come true- Teenage Dream comes true! Literally! Haha.  TGIF is pretty much a word for word description of our trip to Santa Barbara, so I love that one. It’s really kitschy, fun, and fills me with nostalgia. Another song I wrote, “Part of Me”. That one is beautiful. Katy sings with so much emotion and when I heard the chorus for the first time it gave me chills. It is a very real and raw song. I didn’t write on ET but I wish I did. That is my fav besides Teenage dream. But Teenage Dream is my ultimate because it felt extremely personal to me. I feel like I contributed to it the most of the four songs I worked on with and I seriously wanted to cry when I heard it was the album title.  I had so much fun working with Katy, Luke and Max. We make a great team! Who knows? You might just hear some more from us on my own upcoming album…

Kazemi: Enough about Britney and everyone else!! Rumors are circulating that Dr. Luke will be producing your sophomore follow-up from 2004’s debut  “Trouble.” You obviously have grown as an artist, 7 years later and you kind of already covered the youthful stuff on Trouble and expressed the rest of ideas on “Teenage Dream.” How does it differ when you are writing for yourself and for another artist?

Bonnie: The rumors are true; Dr. Luke and I are just starting to put together ideas for my second album. I think the main difference in writing for myself versus other artist is that lyrically, I take more chances. I’ve learned through my time in the songwriting trenches, that when I write something ballsy, a lot of the labels will be like “Oh, so-and-so would never say that” or “It’s too smart”. I tend to simplify and sweeten a majority of the things I write for other people, I like to take risk on my own stuff, go a little bit ‘left field’.

Kazemi: You have credits for all the music and lyrics on your debut album “Somebody.” That is quite impressive, you must be meticulous, a perfectionist, or have some type of OCD! [Laughs]

Bonnie: Funny you should say that, my whole life I was kind of a fuck up and everyone thought I’d never amount to anything. Now I am so driven and a total workaholic!! I was obsessed with writing every word and every note, which is impressive I suppose, but it didn’t do me much good, did it? I’ve learned that two heads are better than one and now I love to collaborate. I’m proud that I created a piece of art that came completely from myself, I now prefer working with others to get out of my head a bit.

Kazemi: So for your sophomore album, is Luke the only producer who’s signed up so far? You’ve worked with Ke$ha in the past, do you think she will grab the pen for your record too? Have you been working on material for it yet?

Bonnie: I will be working with Dr Luke, Max Martin, Greg Kurstin, Josh Abraham, and Oliver Goldstein, who is my main collaborator. He is kind of my musical soul mate because he can do so much; he can do the really hard electronic stuff and then can sit down and create something beautiful on live instruments. He’s my favorite producer right now. I would love to collaborate with Ke$ha on this project, and Katy as well, I have a top-secret plan for us… She doesn’t know it yet though!  [Laughs] I actually have bazillion songs I’ve written; it’s just about narrowing it down to one cohesive sound. I will probably just start from scratch and write all new stuff.

Kazemi: What kind of pop sound are you going for? The first album wasn’t your typical pop record; it had more of an acoustic sound but was still radio friendly. People have said that you are going to be the next Katy Perry, I feel like that is just a generalized statement considering you have worked together. Will your sound be anything different then what we’ve heard lately? It would be nice to hear you contribute to the pop revolution everyone is raving about; we still haven’t heard it yet.

Bonnie: I take being the “next Katy Perry” as a compliment, because I really love her work. But I will probably be more like Katy Perry’s evil twin. It will have the poptastic dance-ability but with more of an edge. I want to borrow from some of the eighties glory… big, anthemic sing along songs with crazy modern production. I am also toying with the idea of changing my name for this project, since I’ve kind of already done “Bonnie Mckee.” I’m interested in reemerging with a completely new identity, sound, and perspective. So don’t freak out, if my Twitter name change! I can’t wait to get on stage again!  It’s going to be fresh, fun, and ballsy!

LINKLOVE:  ALEX KAZEMI

Credit: Celeb For Free

1. Never wear a black bra under a white top…EVER. Well, maybe if you’re Madonna or Lady Gaga.

2. The right amount of cleavage is a very sexy thing. What’s not sexy is when too much breast tissue billows out of the top making it seem like you’re wearing a bra that’s three sizes too small.

Credit: Red Carpet Victim

3. Slippery straps are a fashion no-no. They make you look sloppy and unkempt and are a clear indication that you’re bra is not working out for you.

Credit: Fabulous After 40

4. Don’t forget about gravity. Wearing a bra is not just a matter of appropriateness it’s a necessity. After babies, a little weight gain and general aging, your breasts are simply not what they used to be.

5. You’ve got some very special back bulge. We’re not talking about those few extra pounds gained over the dreary winter…if there is a build-up of tissue around the underarms or below your bra band, your body is screaming for a proper fitting. We’re also confident that you’re seriously uncomfortable.

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6. If nude isn’t an option in your undergarment drawer, you’re committing fashion atrocities left and right. Nude is the color to wear under just about everything. You should not see the outline of your bra through your top – unless you’re wearing something sheer.

7. Your summer style means that just about everyone knows what color bra you’re wearing. It’s the age-old dilemma when wearing low necklines or tank tops: how to hide the top of your bra? You can try layering or double-sided fashion tape, which is a woman’s style essential. Another option is to go for a bandeau, balconette or demi bra.

Credit: Wayne Tippetts

8. Matching the correct style of bra with your outfit. If you’re wearing a halter top or an evening dress with off the shoulder sleeves, you’ll need a corresponding bra so that the only focus is on that fabulous ensemble you’re wearing.

Credit: The Gloss

9. You only have two breasts. So if for some reason someone is seeing four, that’s a major concern. Generally it means that your bra is way tight and it’s pushing your breast tissue upwards creating the illusion that you’re rocking a side-show act.

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10. Stay smooth by embracing the new lace. Let’s face it – while t-shirt and contouring bras have the smoothness we need, they may lack the sexiness we desire. Sometimes lace can be a bit bulky under clingy fabrics, but many of the new three-part cup and cut and sew bras provide optimal coverage with flirty appeal. A bonus: the extra seam on these bras helps with controlling and centering breast tissue.

The Teenage Dreamer posted this pic of her and the Louis Vuitton Don looking like a tranny Avatar — a Trannytar? — from the set of the video directed by Floria Sigismondi.

Apparently whatever planet Katy is from, the aliens rock cornrows. Kanye approves.

Link Love: MTV

You may recognize Josh as the hunky love interest from *cringe* Katy Perry‘s “Teenage Dream” video…

But he’s more than just eye candy. He’s also a writer-director-actor…but he’s probably best at being eye candy.

Try not to get an ocular cavity.

Photos: À Cause de Garçons

If you take Katy Perry, make her cool, then sprinkle a little Gaga on it, top it off with a heavy bang and a British accent and you’ve got yourself Jessie J.

Though she hails from across the pond, the 22-year old pop tart co-wrote Miley Cyrus‘ hit, “Party in the U.S.A.” and is now ready to conquer the rest of America.

Check out her pics — more at Kirill Was Here — and her video for “Do It Like a Dude” below featuring a bunch of tough looking broads grinding in a warehouse.

Carrie Underwood: “When I gain weight, it’s in the spare-tire area. I’ve told trainers abs are a physical impossibility for me. And every single time, they’re like, ‘Well, we’ll get you abs!’ So do I have them? No! But they’re as flat as they’re probably going to get. Push-ups work out everything. If you do them right, you’ll feel it in your abs. I do four sets of 10 to 20.”

Jessica Alba: Alba does this all-over toning move: Begin standing and holding 5lb dumbbells – your left arm should be chin height and your right arm should be extended to the ceiling. Take a giant step to your right, landing in a lunge, with your right knee bent and angled slightly forward. Keep your left leg straight while simultaneously lowering right arm to shoulder height. Pause momentarily, then push off your right leg, returning to the starting position with your feet together and right arm extended to ceiling. Perform 12 reps then repeat on left side. Perform 2 sets.

Cheryl Cole: While in girl band Girls Aloud Cheryl lost a lot of weight, and this was mostly down to the hectic schedule and continuous rehearsals and gigs, which simply meant she was burning a lot of calories doing dance workouts. Cheryl would often perform this fitness routine, as devised by the bands personal trainer: 30 minutes running on the treadmill. 60 minutes weight training exercises.

Zoe Saldana: Instead of only sweating to look good for one big event, Saldana strives to make healthy habits second nature. “After the premiere of Avatar, Steve felt like my training dropped off and he was like, ‘You need to come back.’ He was right, you really have to nurture your body,” she explains. “I have a lot of respect for people who do it, because it’s a lifestyle.”

Rihanna: Rihanna admits her body is the result of “a lot of hard work and a lot of running on the treadmill.” Carbs are the enemy but if I go three days without them, I start getting weak. If my trainer had her way, I’d eat small meals every three hours, but I sometimes only eat once or twice a day. I work out every day but I need a trainer to motivate me – I don’t find it much fun working out on my own.” “Everyone wants to have slim, perfectly-toned legs and I’m the same. I do weights but I don’t want my legs to bulk up so I do a lot of cardio. I’ve lost a lot of weight since I started working out and if I exercise every day for a week, I can drop several pounds. If I diet, I see even faster results.”

Adriana Lima: Exercises 2 hours 6 days a week. Working out should be a part of everybody’s routine,” she says. “I know sometimes you don’t have time — that’s why I love jumping rope, because you can take it with you anywhere and you don’t need to do it, like, one hour. You can do it ten minutes and it’s like 45 minutes of running.”

Amanda Seyfried: “Running a half hour four to five days a week keeps me alright–five days, because I feel guilty when I don’t. I also go to Harley Pasternak’s three times a week, and I love it. He’s fun and we do different things every time. It’s 45 minutes, and he kicks my ass! My legs are really strong, and I feel really great. And I go to my pilates teacher, Nikiko, on the weekends–she’s all about stretching and toning and being long and lean.”

Anna Paquin: “I like to mix things up so I’m not doing the same thing every single day,” she said. She also works out on the elliptical and stationary bike she keeps in her garage. “Let’s face it, gyms aren’t open at four in the morning. So if I can’t do anything else, I can get a perfectly good workout in my garage!”

Miranda Kerr: Miranda spends about four sessions of 75 minutes each at the gym. Her workout is usually a combination of exercises targeting all muscle groups, but which places emphasis on her legs. Thus, Gelband says, Kerr does 30 minutes on her legs, 30 on her core, arms and balance, and 15 minutes on stretching afterwards. To keep her legs lean and toned (and, of course, cellulite-free), Miranda also does a 5-kilometer run and weight work, plus some boxing on the side.

Katy Perry: While Perry admits she hates working out, she stays fit by jumping rope. “I love jumping rope,” she said. “It’s like dancing. I can double jump, I can cross, I can do all of it. I look like Rocky!” “On holidays I eat whatever I feel like,” she told Women’s Health. “But on tour the catering is a lot of grilled chicken—nothing fried. Everything is organic, and I have soy milk. No chips in sight—if they’re in front of you, you eat them.”

Beyoncé: An upper body workout can get boring with all those repetitions, so Knowles added her own twist. “I’ll put on a song that I really like and do [biceps curls with] 5-pound weights the whole song,” she told us. Or, using 3-pound weights, she’ll box for the length of one track. [Doesn't count, everyone knows Beyoncé is a robot.]

Megan Fox: “I’m very lazy. I hire a personal trainer who is supposed to come three times a week. He comes to me – I don’t even have to leave the house. He’ll come to my house and I’ll be lying in the exact same spot he left me in. I’ll be like: ‘Not today! Not today!’” Even though Fox doesn’t like to exercise, she does it in order to keep those flat abs. She starts with 30 minutes of cardio, and then another half an hour of Pilates or cycling to burn some more calories and keep her slim figure.

Oh Yes They Did: Oh No They Didn’t!

]]> http://fashionindie.com/peoples-choice-awards-the-glam-from-the-blue-carpet/feed/ 1 http://fashionindie.com/bieber-fever-officially-an-incurable-pandemic/ http://fashionindie.com/bieber-fever-officially-an-incurable-pandemic/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:54:13 +0000 Lester Brathwaite http://fashionindie.com/?p=180112 Grammy nominee Justin Bieber is on the cover of Vanity Fair. I just burst into tears while writing that.

“Is this the adorable, inescapable face of 2011?”

Sure, why not? It seems tweenaged girls are dictating the shape of this year, four days in, meaning that 2011 has already nosedived straight into hell.

While we’re at it, let’s just oust Obama and elect Bieber as President, Taylor Swift can be his VP, Katy Perry as Secretary of State and the cast of the Jersey Shore can make up the rest of the Cabinet.

One nation under Bieber, indivisible, with jeggings and Twitter for all.

Photo: Vanity Fair

There are countless pictures out in the universe of these famous ladies looking way more fabulous than the average human, but we’re trying to counterbalance that with a little realism. There has to be at least one of them looking less than….

Renee Zellwegger, who could be standing across from you that puts such a scowl on your face? Your eyes have disappeared!

Mischa Barton, is this what months of neglect looks like?

Madonna! You’re a legend, and you’re more flexible than most Cirque de Soliel performers; therefore I wish this photo didn’t exist.

Jennifer Lopez, if she ever returned to the block.

Kristen Stewart is looking rather dead, and not in that sexy undead kind of way.

And I am telling you, Jennifer Hudson, this look is painful.

Eva Longoria washed out and nonplussed. But I’m actually more concerned about the beret than lack of makeup.

We’re used to seeing Emma Watson makeup-less as Hermione, but with her pixie cut, she’s looking a little boyish.

OPI is coming out with a new Katy Perry line in January 2011! They have great fall colors and great summer colors if you want to save them for later! Cant wait until 2011 for these amazing colors to com out!

Joan doesn’t believe in the JRE (“That is such nonsense.”), but she does believe in speaking her mind:

“No one says anything bad [about celebrities] — they’re not going to say, ‘Your ass is too big, and you shouldn’t be wearing that color, and you look like a fool.’ You can’t say that so what’s the point of doing the red carpet?”

Luckily we have her dishing out the sass on E!‘s Fashion Police weekly. And that sass comes from a loving place – where that place is I could not even begin to guess, but it’s full of love. As proof, Joan admits that she is worried about the direction certain starlets are taking in their wardrobe selection:

“…[T]hey’re all trying to copy Lady Gaga. You want to say to Katy Perry, ‘You’re beautiful! You’ve got the body, wear a pretty dress. You don’t have to strap electrical stuff on your dress.’”

If anyone should say something to Katy Perry, it’s Joan. I want her swooping down from the rafters, gathering that slutty pop tart in her talons, imprisoning her in Neiman Marcus and showing her what a lady looks like. For, despite her dirty mouth and caustic wit, Joan Rivers is a classy broad:

“I am very formal. I mean, I’ll sit down with finger bowls. I think you should sit down, and a meal should be an event — it should be pretty. Everything should be pretty. Life is very rough, and I think you should make everything around you as lovely as possible.”

This from the same woman who called Betty White a “schemey little bitch.”

LINK LOVE: NY Mag

The issue’s cover photograph, an extreme close-up taken by photographer Alexi Lubomirski, focuses on Perry’s red lips, which have been covered in 150 ruby-colored Swarovski Elements. In the Zinio edition, motion graphics create sparkle and shine and a behind-the-scenes video of Perry’s cover shoot.

Maybe I’m just in a bad mood after reading the Grammy nominations heavily featuring another talentless, completely overrated pop star, Katy Perry. Oh, and also Rihanna.

Maybe I’m just bitter that the entertainment industry is at an all-time aestehtic low where mediocrity is awarded, nay, championed.

Maybe I’m just annoyed that at 20 years old, Taylor Swift has achieved so much for doing SO little, while other artists with far more talent who are far more interesting will continue to toil and struggle, sustained only by the passion for their craft and a healthy drug habit.

But whatever it is, I have absolutely no faith in pop culture anymore. I, who was your biggest fan. How could you, zeitgeist? How could you turn so violently? And who is to blame?

9/11, that’s who.Everything started sucking hardcore after that. The economy, Washington D.C., pop culture. It all went to hell in a knock-off Chanel handbag.

Don’t you see? By supporting the Taylor Swifts, Rihannas and Katy Perrys of the world, we’re just letting the terrorists win. Won’t someone just think of the children?

THE CHILDREN?!

I seriously hate this cover.

LINK LOVE: EW

Praying to the Grammy Devil already, Katy? Trash.

Photo: Getty Images

Album of the Year:

The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Recovery – Eminem

Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga (2nd year in a row, perhaps 2 times will be the charm?)

Teenage Dream – Katy Perry (really?)

Record of the Year:

“Nothin’ On You” – B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars

“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem f/ Rihanna

“Fuck You” – Cee-Lo Green (Dear Cee-Lo, You’re welcome. xoxo, Gwyneth)

“Empire State of Mind” - Jay-Z f/ Alicia Keys

“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum

Song of the Year:

“Beg, Steal or Borrow” – Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs

“Fuck You” – Cee-Lo Green

“The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert

“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem f/ Rihanna

“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist:

Justin Bieber (Why doesn’t someone just kick me in the nads right now and save me the pain of this awards show?)

Drake

Florence of the Machine

Mumford & Sons

Esperanza Spalding

For the full, dreadful list of nominees, visit Grammy.com

If you’re at all like me (read: drunk), then you’re probably wondering “Where in gay hell is Robyn?” Well, luckily (or not depending on your view of winning a Grammy) our pop maven from Sweden is nominated for Best Dance Recording for “Dancing On My Own,” i.e. “The Best Song of 2010.”

The Grammys really don’t reflect what’s going on in music today therefore they don’t matter. Hell, I can’t remember the last time then was the Grammys did matter?

Oh, that’s right:

The annual show, which reportedly gets more than a billion people teenage boys tuning in every year, offers something for everyone tonight. Not only will you see Lily Aldrige, Erin Heatherton, and Candace Swanepoel strut their stuff in sexy little numbers, but Katy Perry and Akon will also grace the stage for some expertly lip-synched performances.

She might have the bod, and the boobage, but WTF is up with your outfits girl?

more to be bashed on LOOKBOOKS

Lea Michele (#5), Kristin Stewart (#7) Taylor Swift (#8) and Olivia Palermo (#9) somehow all made the top 10. I know this is Teen Vogue, but let’s raise the bar a little and maybe swap ‘em out for Emma Watson (#16), Keira Knightley (#20), Chloë Sevigny (#18) and Freida Pinto (#21).

Though I will say that I am glad that Kelly Osborune (#25) made the list. She’s really come into her own style, plus I love her with Joan Rivers on E!’s Fashion Police. If only they would get rid of that damned orange skeleton, Giuliana Rancic.

Meanwhile, three out of four Gossip Girls made the top 50: Leighton Meester (#19) and Jessica Szohr (#32), however (non-teen) Vogue‘s Best Dressed cover girl Blake Lively has to settle for #23. Anna‘s other Angels, Anne Hathaway (#49) and Sienna Miler (who is apparently still considered a celebrity) bring up the rear.

Take a gander at the full list:

1. Alexa Chung

2. Emma Roberts

3. Carey Mulligan

4. Kate Bosworth

5. Lea Michele

6. Camilla Belle

7. Kristin Stewart

8. Taylor Swift

9. Olivia Palermo

10. Rachel Bilson

11. Natalie Portman

12. Victoria Justice

13. Whitney Port

14. Miranda Cosgrove

15. Nicola Peltz

16. Emma Watson

17. Amanda Seyfried

18. Chloë Sevigny

19. Leighton Meester

20. Keira Knightly

21. Freida Pinto

22. Anna Kendrick

23. Blake Lively

24. Shenae Grimes

25. Kelly Osbourne

26. Elle Fanning

27. Emma Stone

28. Selena Gomez

29. Florence Welch

30. Lauren Conrad

31. Dree Hemingway

32. Jessica Szohr

33. America Ferrera

34. Gillian Zinser

35. Katy Perry

36. Agyness Deyn

37. Mila Kunis

38. Nina Dobrev

39. Lily Collins

40. Rihanna

41. Maghertia Missoni

42. Vanessa Hudgens

43. Keke Palmer

44. Sarah Hyland

45. Mia Wasikowska

46. Lucy Hale

47. Jessica Stroup

48. Amber Riley

49. Anne Hathaway

50. Sienna Miller

Any glaring omissions? Any confusing selections? Any one know who Katy Perry had to sleep with to make this list?

At all.

In order to prep for her AMA performance, Katy got some help from Pantene celebrity hairstylist Danilo. The stylist has decided to let us in on a few of his tips and tricks that took Katy Perry from the red carpet to the stage. Since Katy wanted really big hair, he used a step by step regimen in order to achieve the volume. First, he added a mist of Pro-V Heat Protection & Shine Spray to her locks in order to protect them from getting damaged. Next, he used the Fine Hair Root Lifter Spray Gel to get some volume before he blew it out. Finally Danilo layered on Pro-V Touchable Volume Hairspray to keep the volume throughout her performance. As for the overall look, it’s “classic Hollywood with a contemporary twist” he says.

She's smiling so hard I can almost hear her (off-pitch) cries for help.

In the December issue, out November 23rd, Perry gushes about new husband Russell Brand, who is apparently heaven-sent:

“I always knew I wanted a great man of God, someone who was going to be an inspiration for people and also be a lovely husband and father.”

Since when has Russell Brand been a “man of God,” let alone a “great man of God?” Was it before or after he kicked the heroin addiction? Probably after, right? God, and court-ordered rehab, can do wonders.

Katy insists that she’s a good girl because “I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.” However, she also wants you to know that she’s a bad girl because “I like to tease.” And also because she has no gag reflex.

She goes on to say,  “I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people think­ing. That’s what the stories in my music do.”

Yes, I remember those profound and provocative stories about “skin so hot it’ll melt your popsicle” and “kissing a girl just to try it.” And let’s not forget about waking up in Vegas. Charlie Sheen especially took that one to heart.

Perry looks great in her editorial — soft, feminine, ladylike — thanks to Alexi Lubomirski. She’s not fooling me, though. I don’ trust that Katy Perry.

She likes to play both sides of the field; good girl and bad girl, Christian and heathen, lady and the tramp. One has the feeling she’d sell her soul for a hit record, but then one realizes that she did when she dumped the Christian rock to explore faux lesbianism.

Not really sure what Katy Perry was thinking when she designed this. The singer, who is a self-proclaimed “product whore”, might need to come up with some better marketing skills. We get the perfume is called Purr, but a less literal approach may be helpful for the sake of sales.

LINK LOVE: Jezebel

Katy Perry can’t seem to get enough of the products. Just in time for the release of her perfume, Katy has now teamed up with O.P.I for a lacquer collection set to debut this January. All of the singer’s shades are named after one of her songs: Teenage Dream, Not Like the Movies, Last Friday Night, and The One That Got Away. Pick up the polishes in Ulta after the new year!

LINK LOVE: CocoPerez

Though we can’t snag Katy Perry’s perfume yet, she recently shot the ads for Purr with Miles Aldridge.  The photos feature the singer in a purple and pink latex costume said to be inspired by the cat-like ensembles she shows off during her concerts.

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Katy Perry took to her twitter a couple of days ago and posted a picture of her latest nail art. The picture featured laced glove tips. Not sure if it’s the most practical move, but it’s definitely an interesting concept.

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