Summary Mega-stars of the music world rocked daring outfits in classic black and white on the Grammys.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The mega-stars of the music world rocked daring outfits in classic black and white on the Grammys red carpet Sunday, strutting their stuff in Los Angeles on the industry s biggest night.
Beyonce -- who took home three Grammys -- sashayed in a sheer black Proenza Schouler gown with a deep V neckline and long sleeves.
Queen Bey wasn t the only star to show some major cleavage.
Madonna channelled her inner naughty toreador in a skimpy black-and-pink Givenchy mini-dress, her breasts pushed up to a dangerous level. Thigh-high black boots and elbow-length gloves completed the look.
Rapper Nicki Minaj left nothing to the imagination in a black Tom Ford gown that was cut down to her bellybutton in a wide V and hugged her hips.
Meghan Trainor, a nominee for record and song of the year for her sugary pop hit "All About That Bass," strutted her stuff in a gauzy black Galia Lahav dress with a long lace overlay.
Her red carpet accessory? Her father.
Trainor said being at the Grammys was a "dream come true."
Pop princess Katy Perry, fresh off her well-received Super Bowl halftime show, rocked a sheer, white-silvery backless Zuhair Murad dress studded with crystals -- and purple hair.
Two of the three sisters who make up the pop-rock group Haim -- nominated for the coveted best new artist prize -- turned up in basic black, but Danielle Haim strode down the carpet in a white pantsuit.
Britain s Charli XCX -- perhaps best known for singing the hook on Iggy Azalea s ubiquitous hit "Fancy" -- also worked the white suit look from Moschino, but gave it a girly twist with a pink bow tie.
- Rihanna: pretty in pink? -
Nominee Taylor Swift set herself apart in a blue-green Elie Saab gown with a high-low hemline.
Australian rapper Azalea also added a pop of color to the proceedings, in a royal blue figure-hugging Armani gown, with her blonde hair braided in a crown around her head.
Rihanna was pretty in pink -- well, not everyone on social media thought so.
The Barbados native floated up the red carpet in a billowing cloud of pink tulle -- Giambattista Valli tulle. Twitter blew up with comments -- pro and con.
"Rihanna on the red carpet suddenly made me hungry for a cupcake. Is there a baby under there? Or a gaggle of birds? I m confused," said one user, @mikaelav35.
The fierce tuxedo she wore on stage to perform with Kanye West and Paul McCartney -- accessorized with a diamond choker -- was a much safer sartorial choice.
The Grammys have been the scene of some of fashion s classic red-carpet moments: Jennifer Lopez s plunging barely there green Versace gown in 2000 is still a fierce benchmark.
- Men of music sharp -
The men of music attending the ceremony at the Staples Center did not disappoint.
"It s very, very surreal," British singer Sam Smith -- kitted out in white tie -- told E! television when asked about his meteoric rise.
He later changed several times as he went up on stage to accept four awards -- Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album.
Several of music s top male stars went for shades of gray.
Pharrell Williams, with three awards on the night, busted out a pale gray Bermuda shorts suit from Adidas -- but not the towering Vivienne Westwood Smokey the Bear hat that was the talk of last year s show.
John Legend opted for a gray Dolce & Gabbana suit with no tie.
His wife, model Chrissy Teigen, was sultry in a white Gucci gown with strategic cut-outs snaking around the curves he sings about in his hit love song "All of Me" -- nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance.
