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 Fresh off her Super Bowl performance and due to sing with
Metallica, Lady Gaga showed up just minutes before the awards
show in a barely-there black vinyl bolero jacket, short shorts
embossed with chains and thigh-high boots.
"There wasn't much of it," deadpanned television host Ryan
Seacrest of the outfit during the E! red carpet broadcast.
Earlier, singer Joy Villa drew gasps when she removed a generous
white cape with a flourish to reveal a form-fitting "Make
America Great Again" dress underneath, with "Trump" written up
the back.
Chance the Rapper, nominated for nine Grammys, sported a black
hoodie with "Obama" written on the back and "Thank you" on the
front.
A red carpet no-show was Beyonce, pregnant with twins. But the
diva with nine Grammys nominations made up for it onstage during
her performance, channeling a powerful earth goddess complete
with gold crown and ethereal gown.
Vying with Beyonce for all three top awards - album, song and
record of the year - was Adele, who wrapped herself in a
long-sleeved, lichen green, sparkling Givenchy gown that crossed
the bodice, in one of the more modest looks on the red carpet.
A platinum blonde Katy Perry poured herself into a Tom Ford
ensemble that was molten champagne gold on top with purple
feathers below. The outspoken pop star broached politics, but
kept it non-committal.
"There's so much divisiveness and people on one side or the
other and we just need to listen to each other," Perry said.
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PUSHING FASHION'S LIMITS
The Grammys is where pop stars push the envelope on fashion beyond
the more classic dress-up looks worn by their film colleagues two
weeks later at the Academy Awards, whether barely covered flesh or
head-scratching spectacle - such as Gaga's arrival at the 2011
Grammys in a translucent egg.
Paris Jackson, the 19-year-old daughter of pop icon Michael Jackson,
wore a multicolored beaded Balmain gown, and stayed coy about her
future music plans: "I guess we'll find out," she teased.
Carrie Underwood, nominated for the country song "Church Bells,"
wore a Nashville-worthy red sparkling number with a cut-out
cleavage. Red, with a cutout at the bodice, was also the color
choice for country singer Faith Hill.
Similarly, and true to J-Lo form, Jennifer Lopez wore a
cleavage-revealing lavender gown - what she called an "orchid
confection" - with a dramatic bow at the neck.
(Additional reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bill Rigby)
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