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Singers over style: Adele and Kelly Clarkson triumphed at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night over showier stars Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Rihanna
Perry and Rihanna lost out to Adele with Wide Awake and Where Have You Been? while Swift's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was pipped to Record of the Year by Gotye's Somebody that I Used to Know, a sparser and sadder break-up song than Swift's and so simple in concept that it made her all-singing, all-dancing opening show seem a tad ridiculous.
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Blown Away: Carrie Underwood was tickled pink to be honoured so early in the ceremony for Best Solo Country Performance while, right, Kelly Clarkson won Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger
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What's going on here? Elle DeGeneres appeared to admire Katy Perry's form as she and wife Portia De Rossi enjoyed the night
His 'n' hers: Katy's green Gucci gown complemented her beau, John Mayer's Willy Wonka style purple velvet jacket
The circus is coming to town: Taylor's performance was suitably raucous and entertaining
The singer pretended to talk to the offending boyfriend on the phone: 'I'm busy opening the Grammys and we're never getting back together.'
Riding the crest of a wave: Justin's return into the music world is going very well, and he looked delighted as he sat with wife, Jessica Biel
Riding the crest of a wave: Justin's return into the music world is going very well, and he looked delighted as he sat with wife, Jessica Biel
Sitting next to Jay-Z has it's perks: Biel smiles as the rapper pours brandy
Suit and Tie: Jay-Z joined JT on the latter's ridiculously popular comeback single
A tribute to Bob Marley and an appearance from Keith Richards-obsessed actor, Johnny Depp, mixed up the rollcall of awards.
Jay-Z joined comeback kid, Justin Timberlake, on his new single, Suit and Tie.
JT may have been out of the music business for years, but Suit and Tie has had the highest first week play on pop radio for 20 years.
The cat that got the cream: Chris Brown seemed delighted to have Rihanna back on his arm, but the crowd's response to the controversial star - still on bail for beating RiRi before the Grammys in 2009 - was muted
Songstress: Rihanna to the stage for a performance of her song Stay and Could You Be Loved, changing into a black dress
Looking good! Rihanna was caught admiring the glittering green dress worn by Beyonce's sister, fellow singer Solange Knowles
Could You Be Loved: Musicians Ziggy Marley, Bruno Mars and Rihanna perform a tribute to Bob
The Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album goes to Frank Ocean for Channel Ocean.
Ocean says that in order to feel comfortable on stage, he doesn't want to imagine the crowd naked, he imagines them all as children instead.
The applause, is somewhat muted for Chris Brown, who has his arms wrapped protectively around girlfriend Rihanna.
Popular winner: Kelly Clarkson brought her trademark joy to her performance
It seems that some audience members find it hard to forget that he's still on probation for beating her ahead of the Grammy Awards in 2009.
Stronger: Kelly Clarkson won Best Pop Vocal Album and was extremely excited about it, as you can tell
Witty: Katy Perry was on form to present Best New Artist to Nate Ruess from Fun
Country queen: Underwood lit up the stage, quite literally, as different coloured lights bounced off her dress
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration goes to No Church in the Wild with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and The-Dream.aited in an updo.
Geometric: Beyonce took her choice of outfit into the 21st century with a black and white pantsuit
Sheer delight: Rihanna's custom made gown featured some see-through panels and neatly matched the Grammys red carpet
Scarlet lady: Rihanna said she 'loved the colour' of her stunning custom made gown which looked slightly see-through
The star won an early Grammy for her song Safe & Sound and admitted she felt nervous about taking the stage during the ceremony.
Mint green goddess: Perry told Ryan Seacrest she was inspired by Priscilla Presley's 1960s style for the red carpet
Lights, cameras action: Perry was the centre of attention in her figure hugging gown in front of the world's press
Strutting her stuff: Swift admitted she was feeling a little nervous before performing at the star-studded ceremony
Wonderful in white: Taylor ensured she was one of the night's top fashion hits in her floaty silver and white gown
Doing an Angelina: Jennifer Lopez posed much like Jolie as she showed off her leg through her floor length black gown
Sparkling star: Carrie Underwood showed off her striking gown teamed with a heavy diamond necklace
Plus one: Lopez brought along her toy boy beau Casper Smart, while Keith Urban arrived with wife Nicole Kidman
Country darlings: Keith and Nicole posed with singers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in the cloudy L.A. weather
Good spirits: Adele gave photographers a wave and looked happy and relaxed as she joined the slew of stars at the Staples Centre
Nearly naked: Kelly Rowland pushed the boundaries in a black dress with sheer panels but looked confident as she posed on the carpet
Kidman looked stunning in an intricate gold embroidered Vera Wang gown and wore her strawberry blonde hair down around her shoulders.
Best supporting act: Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen arrived with her boyfriend of 18 months, musician Matthew Koma, who gave her a kiss on the red carpet
Heavy metal: Carly Rae Jepson and Allison Williams both sported strapless silver, while Kelly Osbourne stepped out in black with side panels
We're in fashion: Estelle and Kelly Osbourne happily posed together with Estelle showing off the eye-catching gown she helped design
Positively blooming: Ashanti showed off her black and floral full skirted dress on the red carpet
Most striking gown of the night went to Kelly Rowland who pushed the boundaries with a Georges Chakra Couture gown featuring sheer panels which only just covered her modesty.
Ready for his comeback! After taking a break from singing to pursue a successful career in music, and marry, Justin Timberlake will be performing at tonight's Grammys
Black and white delight: Justin teamed his black suit with matching black and white shoes
The white stuff: Chris Brown proved a striking sight in a all white suit and matching shoes but walked the red carpet without girlfriend Rihanna
Keen to get things started were Kelly Osbourne and Carly Rae Jepsen, who were amongst the first to grace the red carpet..
Look out for the men! Multi-nominated singer Miguel Jontel Pimentel, joined a silver suited Neyo, John Legend and Jack White on the carpet
An Englishman in LA: Sting and wife Trudie Styler wore shades of black and grey as they made their entra
Oh baby: Rapper Wiz Khalifa and girlfriend, pregnant model Amber Rose arrived on the red carpet together
Ashanti had a few things to say about the infamous memo sent out by CBS which advised stars to cover up.
Country darlings: Miranda Lambert wore a plunging black gown with sheer panels in the skirt, while Faith Hill flashed a little more flash in her knee length long sleeved number
Back to black: Alicia Keys showed off her curvy figure in a strappy leather top and full skirt, while model Chrissy Teigen wore a midriff-flashing gown
Blue beauty: TV host and model Karlie Kloss showed off her perfect figure in an electric blue Michael Kors dress teamed with silver sandals
Colourful ladies: TV personality Maria Menounos is striking in lemon yellow, The B-52's Kate Pierson wore eclectic purple, Esperanza Spalding wore gold, TV personality Shaun Robinson sported purple
Highly acclaimed: Multi-nominated star Frank Ocean sported a smart blue suit, while Drake stuck to more conventional black attire
Going for gold: British TV presenter Alexa Chung, US presenter Giuliana Ranci and Jenna Jameson all wore metallic looks
Sapphire show: Mexican singer Carla Morrison US actress Alicia Arden sported a sequinned blue and silver frock with guitar bag, while Kat Dennings wore a Vivienne Westwood electric blue minidress
The girlfriend of John Legend joked earlier on Twitter that she was adhering to the Grammy dress code.
Host with the most: The show's host LL Cool J arrived with wife Simone Johnson, while Gotye arrives on the red carpet with singer Kimbra and Al Walsar bizarrely stepped out in an astronaut outfit
Red alert: Natasha Bedingfield wore a lacy red dress slit to the thigh, Kat on D wore a checked long sleeved dress while the thigh was the limit for Tamala Jones in a clinging ultra short dress
Suited ladies: Actress Jeannie Mai, singer Janelle Monae, TV host Rocsi Diaz and actress Kaley Cuoco followed Beyonce's lead in trousers and blazers
Speaking to Ryan Seacrest from his dressing room, the star said: 'I get pumped up. I get to the point where it's hard to sit down. I'm just excited to get on stage again and play live.'
Justin, who has been focussing on his acting career in recent years, would later take the stage to perform duri
High five: LL Cool J greets members of the pop group Fun. who were nominated in an array of categories after a break out year
Suited and booted: Neil Patrick Harris and partner David Burtka both sported grey suits, while John Mayer sported a striking blue velvet tuxedo teamed with black trousers as he posed next to music producer Quincy Jones
Coupling up: Jack Osbourne arrived with wife Lisa while country couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw matched in black ensembles and Pharrell Williams arrived with partner Helen Lasichanh
Co-ordinated: Adam Levine and his band Maroon 5 looked striking in matching black suits and shirt.
Sharing the limelight: Musicians Orpheo McCord, Jade Castrinos, Alex Ebert and Nora Kirkpatrick of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Mumford & sons: Nominees Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Country Winston-Marshall, and Ted Dwane walk the red carpet
On trend: Singer Elle Varner wore a billowing black and white gown while singer Kari Jobe won a patterned top and skirt, while US singer Denise Donatelli wore leopardskin
Fooling around: Singer RedFoo of LMFAO couldn't resist the chance to joke around in front of phographers as he arrived
'The pregnancy is good but different,' she told E!' while Wiz said he intended to play an active role in being father to his newborn son.
Quirky: Mexican singer Lila Downs wore a colourful ensemble, Bonnie McKee looked distinctive with bright red hair and a silver and white gown and singer Cindy Valentine sported a top hat while Lisa D'Amato sported a off-the-shoulder dress with pink and black skirt
Colour fans: Songwriter Ali Tamposi, singer Ashlee Keating and singer Skylar Grey show off their distinctive taste
Lady in red: Singer Kaya Jones made sure she was larger than life on the red carpet in a gown with long red carpet
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