The Biggest Night in Music: 55th GRAMMY Awards

Anticipation builds as we get closer to the 55th GRAMMY Awards airing on Sunday, February 10th on CBS at 8pm. So much has changed in the past year in regards to the music industry, including the passing of the late great Whitney Houston on the eve of the biggest night in music! We have also seen some of the best performances, like Beyonce's electrifying Super Bowl Half Time show! Sunday night marks the pinnacle for artists, producers, songwriters, managers, publicists, and anyone else involved in the process of developing a GRAMMY nominee over the past year (See some of my predictions below in bold), especially the coveted new artist award. The diverse nominations for the Best New Artist category includes Frank Ocean, fun., The Lumineers, Hunter hayes, and The Alabama Shakes...who do you think will win? Hopefully my faves walk away with their golden gramophone, especially Rihanna who I can't wait to see hit the stage!

Photo Courtesy of Rolling Stone

Best New Artist
fun.
The Alabama Shakes
The Lumineers
Hunter Hayes
Frank Ocean

Record of the Year
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
We Are Young - fun. featuring Janelle Monae
Somebody You Use to Know - Gotye featuring Kimbra
Thinking About You - Frank Ocean
We Are Never Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift

Album of the Year
El Camino The Black Keys
Some Nights - fun.
Babel - Mumford & Sons
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
Blunderbuss - Jack White

Song of the Year
The A Team
Adorn
Call Me Maybe
Stronger
We Are Young

Best Pop Solo Performance
Set Fire To the Rain - Adele
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson
Wide Awake - Katy Perry
Where Have You Been - Rihanna

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Fortune - Chris Brown
Kaleidoscope Dreams - Miguel
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Best Rap Album
Take Care - Drake
Food & Liquor II - Lupe Fiasco
Life is Good - Nas
Undun - The Roots
God Forgives, I Don't - Rick Ross
Based On A T.R.U Story - 2Chainz

To view the rest of the GRAMMY nominations, click here.

Met Gala Moments...The Glamour, the Gawdy, and the Grotesque

Photo Courtesy of Buzzle While most of the country was enjoying a tasty margarita or two for Cinco de Mayo, the who's who in entertainment and fashion graced the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York last night for the "Oscars of Fashion." The Met Gala marks the opening of the Costume Institute's fashion exhibition...this year's theme was a tribute to designer Charles James. The color(s) of the evening seemed to be my favorite...Black and White, but th ere were definitely some AWE and AWFUL moments! Check out some of the fabulous photos and my thoughts below: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Larry Busacca / Getty Images Photo Courtesy of Fashion Bomb Photo Courtesy of Fashion Bomb THE GLAMOUR - Of course Beyonce looked fabulous in this Givenchy gown...serving a little goth couture! - Rihanna looked gorgeous in this white Stella McCartney look. She's the only one that can make a crop top = couture. -

CURVES Fashion Week: August 30th to September 2nd

I hope Atlanta is ready for CURVES Fashion Week this Labor Day weekend! Atlanta is definitely taking its place in the fashion world and these full figured beauties are ready to make history! See below for a full list of the festivities: Thursday, August 30 • 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. • CURVES Happy Hour Fashion Event Bloomingdale’s Lenox Square Mall, 3393 Peachtree Road Northeast An evening of fashion, beauty and fun featuring a fall 2012 preview fashion show, a happy hour with DJ Mello , and glam stations by MAC and NARS makeup. Hosted by Atlanta's undercover socialite, Nikka Shae of Oh! Nikka Friday, August 31• 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.• CURVES Indie Fashion Show Studio Chambers at historic Inman Park, 741 Edgewood Avenue Northeast Independent fashion industry showcase, and networking mixer. Featuring designers: Youtheary Khmer , Evie Foster , Unique Sisters , Lipstick Killers , PLUHM Couture , and Bien Roule' . Saturday, September 1• 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. • CURVES Day of Beauty S

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