The stars shine for music’s biggest calendar night – the 57th Annual Grammy Awards! Live from Los Angeles’ Staples Center, join That Grape Juice‘s peek at the industry’s biggest names just moments after they arrive to the scene.

See and sound off on the fashion hits and misses below…

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Another year, another Grammy ceremony.

In homage to tonight’s show, our From The Vault pick is a rousing showing by Mariah Carey at the 2006 award ceremony.

We’re pretty sure you’re now well acquainted with the stats of the blockbuster era Ms. Carey scored with her ‘Emancipation Of Mimi’ comeback LP. For the forgetful few, the the project sold over 10 million albums, enjoyed countless weeks at #1, spurned two top charting singles including Billboard’s “Song Of The Decade” ‘We Belong Together’.

Taking to the Grammy stage after bagging 8 nominations, Ms. Carey delivered an epic medley of the aforementioned Jermaine Dupri-moulded smash alongside the Gospel fan-favorite ‘Fly Like A Bird’ – which was produced by James ‘Big Jim’ Wright. With her vocals in great form – and just a tad of backing track for good measure – this ranks as one of Mimi’s best performance of recent years, not only for her voice but also her commanding stage presence.
One would think that all these credentials would equal major recognition by the Grammy committee, right? Wrong! Though taking home three gramophones on that night, the diva missed out on the oh-so-prestigious “Record Of The Year”, “Song Of The Year” and “Album Of The Year” distinctions, with the organization instead opting to reward arguably less celebrated music – both critically and commercially – by U2 and Green Day.

Unfortunately, nobody’s ever safe from a Grammy snub, especially not on the Urban side of things. From where we’re standing, Mariah deserved to win every single award she was nominated for on that evening.

With the Urban arena at its most popular in years, it’ll be interesting to see WHO the Grammy committee considers the leaders of the pack.

Your thoughts?

 The 57th annual Grammy awards awarded Beyonce her first gong of the night minutes ago, kicking off the non-televised portion of the event by handing her self-titled LP the award for the Best Surround Album.

With this award, the star can now boast of owning 18 Grammy awards.

Will this be the ‘Sweet Dreamer‘s only win on the night?

Be sure to keep it locked on That Grape Juice for more on tonight’s show in the hours that follow!

Your thoughts?

February 13th marks the spot for the release of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, the steamy movie adaptation of the E.L. James novel of the same name.

Co-starring Rita Ora, the movie also features brand new material from R&B’s Beyonce, who delivered a sizzling a remix of her hit single ‘Crazy in Love‘ for its soundtrack.

Get intimate with Beyonce’s new version of ‘Love’ below…

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Following an unfortunate appearance at last night’s Roc Nation Pre-Grammy brunch, Nicki Minaj put her best fashion foot forward during an appearance at Los Angeles‘ 1OAK club hours ago!

Joined by her artist Parker, the ‘Want Some More’ lyricist hit the club hours before tonight’s ceremony, where is expected to attend and- should her fans’ dreams and wishes come true- pick up an award or two.

More from last night’s “turn up” below…

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Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Kim Kardashian and Rihanna were among many to attend Roc Nation’s Pre-Grammy brunch this year, set up in partnership with Three Six Zero.

Now, after peeping pics published here, check out more snaps from the celeb-stained event, boasting appearances by the likes of Kelly Rowland, Natasha Bedingfield, Miguel, Luke James, Kanye West, Lewis Hamilton and R&B singer Elijah Blake.

All of these, below…

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If Rihanna excels at anything, it’s at being painfully mediocre.

As such, it baffles beyond belief that on the eve of a performance that could change her predicament, she shared a snap of herself smoking.

Perhaps exhausted with the wealth of (genuine) talent that surrounded her at the Roc Nation Pre-Grammy Brunch, the 26-year-old took to Instagram shortly after to proudly showcase herself puffing away.

Needless to say, her performance at tonight’s Grammy Awards should be all sorts of interesting.

Other names set to rock the stage include Beyonce, Madonna, Lady GaGa, Ariana Grande, Usher, and more.

Your thoughts?

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As has become tradition, some of music’s hottest stars were in Los Angeles for Clive Davis’ annual Grammys Gala and Salute to Industry Icons.

A gathering of who’s who of any genre, the Pre-Grammy Party saw everyone from Miley Cyrus and Iggy Azalea to legends Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, and rub shoulders in preparation for music’s biggest night on Sunday.

Before we find out who will collect the coveted trophies, see the best and worst of the fashion found from tonight’s outing below:

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The week has brought with it a fair share of scandalous headlines for ABC star Kerry Washington as fans continue chatter over her new cover for the March issue of ‘InStyle’ magazine.

After igniting days of debates and accusations of “skin lightening,” the rumors swirled to heights that caught the attention of the mag’s staff as well as the ‘Scandal’ star herself.

Now, to clear up any confusion, ‘Instyle’ and Washington have tag-teamed via a “joint statement” by offering fans a look behind the scenes as well as at other shots from the shoot.  Read their statements below:

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The stars are aligning in Los Angeles this fine afternoon, celebrating this year’s Grammy awards at the annual Roc Nation brunch, hosted by the label’s boss Jay Z and Three Six Zero.

Also attended by the likes of Janelle Monae, Kelly Rowland, Kim Kardashian, the party- which is happening as you read this- welcomed Beyonce minutes ago, captured striking a pose in the picture above!

Snaps of Kanye West, Miguel, Elijah Blake and more below…

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There’s never a dull moment when Chris Brown & Tyga are around, bringing Hip Hop fun and festivities with their ‘Fan of a Fan:The Album’ era this year.

Now press that play button below to listen to their latest jam ‘B*tches n Marijuana’, the latest effort pulled from the aforementioned ‘Fan‘ featuring Schoolboy Q!

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R&B princess Tinashe drops a brand spanking new video today, breathing new life into her genre with ‘Aquarius.’

The clip drops in support of the song’s parent album of the same name and comes as she continues to craft cuts for her sophomore album!

Does her new visual live up to her warranted hype?

Find out below…

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