Weekly Fashion Wrap Up- Grammy Style!

Weekly Fashion Wrap Up- Grammy Style!
We decided to go the more interesting way this week and just do bad celeb Grammy fashions (who wants to see another best dressed list, not us!). There’s something about the Grammys that brings out the worst style in celebs- we’re not sure what it is exactly but it made for some amusing picks this week!

Aaron Carter

Dear Aaron, the stonewashed denim look with leather is kind of out
and your glowing tan doesn’t help matters.

Weekly Fashion Wrap Up- Grammy Style!

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Label chief defends Swift’s Grammy performance

Label chief defends Swift's Grammy performance

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — The head of Taylor Taylor Swift’s record label is fired up and ready to defend his superstar from people who are criticizing her Grammy-night performance.

“She is the voice of this generation. She speaks directly to (her fans), and they speak directly back to her,” said Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta in a phone interview. “This is not `American Idol.’ This is not a competition

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Beyonce poised to add to Grammy total (AP)

LOS ANGELES – Grammy presentations are under way in Los Angeles, with honors in 100 categories being awarded prior to broadcast ceremonies featuring the nine top trophies.

Notable winners early Sunday afternoon include Michael J. Fox for best spoken world album for “Always Looking Up,” and producer and DJ David Guetta, one of the night’s top nominees, for best remixed recording, non-classical, for his song “When Love Takes Over.”

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Stars Warm Up For Grammy Awards, Offer Fashion Preview (Photos)

Stars Warm Up For Grammy Awards, Offer Fashion Preview (Photos)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The music world is celebrating all over town this weekend with tributes, rehearsals, parties and, of course, a gift suite or two in anticipation of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night at Staples Center. Here’s a look:

DANCE COMMANDER:Ke$ha — who has the No. 1 song in the country with her dance groove “TiK ToK” — spent part of Saturday afternoon at the Grammys Styling Studio, picking out accessories and other fashions available (more…)

With 2 Grammy nods, North Texas band heads to LA (AP)

DENTON, Texas – The big sound emanating from a performance room on the University of North Texas’ campus starting at 1 p.m. doesn’t just come from any band.

It’s the school’s Grammy-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band.

The university band with a history of Grammy nominations has earned two more this year and for the first time, the 19 current band members — and 11 who have already graduated — will attend the

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With Grammy nod, Ting Tings feel like winners

With Grammy nod, Ting Tings feel like winners

NEW YORK (AP) — It all started in a bedroom in Manchester, England. Undeterred by the sound of nearby construction wafting through the window, Katie White and Jules de Martino were poised to make a DIY record, not knowing, or caring, what would come of their sonic potential.

That was in 2008. Two years later, the British pop duo, who named themselves the Ting Tings, have gone from virtual obscurity to global

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Grammy-winning pianist Earl Wild dies at 94

Grammy-winning pianist Earl Wild dies at 94

NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning pianist Earl Wild, who learned his craft from students of Liszt and Ravel and became one of America’s masters of the keyboard, has died at age 94.

Wild died of congestive heart disease Saturday at his home in Palm Springs, Calif., publicist Mary Lou Falcone said Monday.

Despite his advanced age, Wild continued to teach until last week — he listened to a pupil play his

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Lady Gaga, Green Day join Grammy lineup

Lady Gaga, Green Day join Grammy lineupEntertainment Tonight.

The Recording Academy has added to an already stellar lineup of performers for the “52nd Annual Grammy Awards.” Dave Matthews Band, Lady Gaga, P!nk, Green Day, and the Zac Brown Band will be taking the mic. As previously announced, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and country act Lady Antebellum will also have their chance to showcase their nominated hits in the spotlight.

Each

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Latin Grammy winner freed from Mexican jail

Latin Grammy winner freed from Mexican jail

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Latin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala was released from jail for health reasons Wednesday, but authorities said he remains under investigation for alleged ties to a drug cartel.

Ayala, a Texas-based norteno singer, was arrested Dec. 11 when troops raided a lavish party hosted by the Beltran Leyva cartel outside the central mountain town of Tepoztlan. His lawyer has said Ayala and his band, the Bravos

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Taylor Swift, Beyonce to perform at Grammy Awards (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Taylor Swift, Beyonce and the Black Eyed Peas will perform at the Grammy Awards in January on a night when they are all expected to go home with an armful of trophies.

Country music bandLady Antebellum and R&B singer Maxwell will also be among those performing live on the music industry's biggest night on January 31, when the Grammy Awards are handed out in a live televised show, broadcaster CBS

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