Viola Davis in Naeem Khan
We covered this earlier -- she looks amazing AND she's EGOT now!! -- but how could I resist this photo. It's so good. I love her.
Cardi B in Paco Rabanne
Paco Rabanne just died on Friday and this is a thoughtful choice that also happens to be PERFECT for the Grammys. Cardi consistently kills it at these things and her love of vintage never fails to please me. She looks like a chic Terminator.
Shania Twain in Thom Browne
I guess so! I technically actually like this look and I'm glad Shania is having fun with it, but I wish this had been slightly tweaked to feel a little less HEAD TO TOE THOM BROWNE
Mary J. Blige
At one point in the ceremony -- uh, this point, to be specific -- I looked up and murmured aloud to myself, "oh, what a very large hat." And it's true. THIS hat has some drama, let me tell you that. No hateration though. It seems like it might be tough to negotiate in a dancery, however. (I LOVE HER.)
Adele in custom Louis Vuitton
This is very pretty on Adele and while I did not really like this album, I HAVE had "Go Easy On Me" stuck in my head since last night. I will note that visually this dress has big Scarlett O'Hara Forced to Go to Ashley Wilkes's Birthday Party And Melanie Is Nice to Her Even Though She Doesn't Deserve It vibes.
Dr. Jill Biden in Oscar de la Renta
Dr. Jill looks great! What a babe. She presented the the new Best Song for Social Change Grammy award to Iranian Shervin Hajipou, whose song "Baraye" has, per People , "become the unofficial protest anthem of Iran" after the death of Mahsa Amini.
Beyonce in custom Gucci
Man, if I were Beyonce, I feel like...this would have been a bittersweet evening. She's the most decorated Grammy winner ever but that Album of the Year just keeps not happening, even when -- as someone said on Twitter last night -- she keeps producing Albums of the Year. (I get Harry taking this one but the Grammys owe her one for Lemonade! Is Beyonce going to eventually win AotY when she's like 75 for an album of old standards? Although actually that album will probably be great.) ANYWAY. She looks good although this photo makes her look like this dress needs a MAJOR hoik. That's just an optical illusion!
Smokey Robinson
SMOKEY! He always looks dapper. Also, I guess he has a new album coming out called GASMS and when he was talking to Laverne about it on the pre-show, I thought he said it was called CHASMS. A different idea!
SZA
This bodice is perilous!
Kendrick Lamar in Martine Rose
INDEED, go Dodgers! (This is well done.)
Sam Smith and Kim Petras (in there somewhere)
This performance was fun!
Chris Martin
Chris Martin, you phoned this in!
Lizzo
This is cute....
Lizzo
...this is cuter! This is such a great party dress and such a joyous moment. "About Damn Time" is such a FUN SONG. Who amongst us hasn't wiggled around to it in the car?
Samara Joy
She won Best New Artist and she looks great and seemed THRILLED and gave a lovely speech. She's a jazz artist and she's only 22!!
Harry Styles
I liked this look better than his Red Carpet Overalls Situation. (I think Harry seems a little worn out right now, which makes sense as he's been on the road for AGES and that show seems very high energy.)
Harry Styles in Gucci
But this is VERY FUN and the best of all his looks, to my mind.
Busta Rhymes
He was AMAZING and this jacket is cool.
Ice-T
Someone on Twitter reported that someone in the audience yelled out "SVU!!!" during this portion of the event.
Chuck D and Flava Flav
This is a very restrained clock on Flava Flav.
Salt-N-Pepa
They look great!
GloRilla
She did fantastically and also her hair was mesmerizingly bouncy during this portion of the evening.
Nelly
Did I gasp with joy when Nelly started "Hot in Herre"? I DID. That song is a banger, I'm sorry, and when it gets to be summer, I highly recommend playing it loudly in your car.
Missy Elliott
I mean....perfect.
Madonna in vintage Mugler
I truly truly love Madonna -- when they announced her, I gasped; she was FORMATIVE TO ME. I just bought a 45 of "Like a Virgin" at the flea market! But this photo is like my sleep paralysis demon. Madonna, rising from a sea of faces, to stare at me.
Jennifer Lopez in Gucci
J. Lo is so cute. I sort of wish she'd gone for less of a GOWN GOWN and more for something short and snazzy? But still.