Rihanna wanted to appear a strong and confident woman at his year's pre-Grammys party

It was after last year's event that she had the infamous argument with then-boyfriend Chris Brown, which ended with her beaten black and blue - and him facing five years of probation and a year of counselling.
But at this year's event, Rihanna attended alone and stole the night in a show-stopping ruffled dress and quiffed hair-do.

Katy Perry dazzles in a Georges Chakra Fall 2009 Couture dress

Taylor Swift looks very slender in a dazzling silver dress

Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas wore a bandage and lace dress.

Carrie Underwood also opted for silver with a beaded Jenny Packham Spring 2010 dress.

Katy Perry shows off her engagement ring to country sensation Taylor Swift. Rock n' Roll collaboration: Slash and Fergie belt out Sweet Child O' Mine

Russell Brand and Katy Perry use their napkins to create a dress something like Rihanna's before dinner, while multi-coloured cocktails sit on their table. Sheryl Crow goes for Grecian glamour

Ke$ha does rock chic

Jennifer Hudson

Mary J Blige, who was wearing a Alberto Makali gown

Outfit of the Day: Kelis

Desperate plea for attention?I wonder if R&B star Kelis woke up and thought, "It's a PVC unitard kind of day." Or, "It's an Alexander McQueen armadillo shoes kind of day." Or, "It's a silver braid and horns kind of day."The new mom opted for a decidedly wacky ensemble for the 1st Annual Data Awards in Los Angeles Thursday evening - although she did keep warm in a beautiful fitted jacket.Perhaps this is Kelis' 2nd response to PETA, who got on her case about an all-fur ensemble just a few weeks ago. The point probably has something to do with appearing like a badass futuristic lobster creature straight out of Sonic the Hedgehog. Look, we're trying to understand

Kanye West Thinks Blogger Critics Don't Understand 'Modern Day Caste System'

Kanye's fur: a cultural thing?Kanye West and Amber Rose toured Paris' couture fashion week in an array of interesting ensembles, from floor-length fur coats (both), velvet blazers (he), and giant gold Chanel slankets (she). One would think any person willing to step out in such finery would be immune to criticism, but it appears that is not the case: Kanye West wants you to understand that he is being a revolutionary and you just don't get it.West posted yet another all-caps rant this week that includes the following excerpts:
I'M BRIEFLY SADDENED BY NEGATIVE COMMENTS, BUT I HAVE TO REMEMBER THOSE PEOPLE ARE SCARED, INCAPABLE OR JUST PLAIN IDIOTS. WE ARE THE F**KING ROCK STARS BABY.
IT'S FUNNY TO ME WHEN FASHION BLOGGERS DOWN OUR OUFITS AND THEN SUPER JOCK OUTLANDISH S**T ON THE RUNWAY BUT THEN THEY DRESS MAD PRUDE AND DON'T LIVE FASHION. WE LIVE IT MAN.
I CAN HEAR YOU SCREAMING 'COLOR INSIDE THE LINES!!!' WELL F**K YOUR COLORING BOOK, COLOR BY NUMBERS APPROACH TO LIFE.
SINCE BARACK IS PRESIDENT BLACKS DON'T LIKE FUR COATS, RED LEATHER, AND FRIED CHICKEN ANY MORE?! WHEN YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND CULTURAL SETTINGS, BOUNDARIES, AND OUR MODERN DAY CASTE SYSTEMS, THEN YOU CAN FEEL THE GLORY AND PAIN FROM THE DAYS OF KINGS IN AFRICA TO THE NEW KINGS OF THE MEDIA.

England captain John Terry had an affair with team-mate Wayne Bridge's partner ... and then launched legal cover-up

England hero: Father-of-two John Terry, pictured with his wife Toni, had an affair with his former Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge's girlfriend.

England captain John Terry can today be named as the married footballer who had an affair with his former Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge's girlfriend.
The father-of-two had won a gagging order stopping the public learning about his affair with French model Vanessa Perroncel.
The so-called ‘super-injunction’ was granted by a High Court judge under human rights laws.

Terry, 29, had successfully claimed that exposing his reported infidelity with Perroncel, who is the mother of Bridge's three-year-old son, would be a breach of his right to a ‘private and family life’.
So draconian was Mr Justice Tugendhat’s order that even its existence was supposed to be a secret. But the injunction ran out at 2pm this afternoon.
The affair is thought to have started after Bridge, 29, transfered from Chelsea to Manchester City in January 2009. Perroncel, 28, remained at the family home in Surrey, while he moved to Cheshire.
But the couple separated last month.

Terry and his wife Toni are the parents of three-year-old twins. The couple married at Blenheim Palace in June 2007 before enjoying a two-week honeymoon on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's luxury yacht in the Mediterranean.
Terry has been no stranger to controversy in the past. He was arrested following a fracas at a nightclub in 2003. He was later cleared of four charges, including affray and wounding with intent.
He and Chelsea team-mates were also accused of drunkenly mocking American tourists after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
Terry has spoken of how his parents worked hard to help him on the road to success, saying when he became England captain: 'I definitely see my success as a chance to repay my family.'
However, his father was recently caught supplying cocaine in a bar. Ted Terry was secretly filmed arranging to pass on the class A drug to an undercover reporter.
And Terry's mother Sue was cautioned for shoplifting last year alongside his mother-in-law Sue Poole after being caught with £800 of clothes and groceries from Tesco and Marks & Spencer.

OUTFIT OF THE DAY

'I fit into same dress size as Jennifer Lopez,' says Victoria Beckham as she poses in his and hers cover shoot with David

Victoria Beckham may be famous for her stick-thin frame.
But while it may come as a surprise, the mother-of-three has revealed she fits into the same dress size as the curvaceous Jennifer Lopez.
Posh, 35, made the claims in an interview with U.S. magazine 10 as she posed in an arty his and her cover shoot with husband David .

WAG Alex Curran brands fashion label Balmain's prices 'ridiculous'...so why did she spend £27,000 on just three outfits?

With a footballer husband's salary and endless time to shop, being a WAG sounds like a fashionista's dream come true.
But as Steven Gerrard's wife Alex Curran has revealed in this month's Vogue, winning respect from London's style makers has been more difficult than anyone could have imagined.
Her desire to blend in with the hip Dalston set might at least explain her decision to spend £27,000 on fashion-forward French label Balmain - despite having branded its prices 'absolutely ridiculous.
Alex Curran sports around £27,000 worth of Balmain last last Sunday, left, in December at boutique Cricket's birthday party in Liverpool, and at the Liverpool Style awards earlier in the same week, right
By contrast, the WAG has also claimed that high street chain Topshop is 'one of her favourite shops in the whole world'. But judging by her recent outfit choices, Balmain may have jumped to the top of her list.
Alex, in the throws of a style makeover, has been going to great lengths to expand her fashion horizons in the run up to the World Cup.
In December, the 27-year-old dazzled in a £2,340 blue blouse with crystal bow, £4,705 quilted leather skirt and £1,160 buckle-embellished suede boots at the Liverpool Style Awards.
She was also pictured sporting similar pieces later that week and earlier this month.
But Alex told Vogue Balmain's prices were 'absolutely ridiculous' and claims most of her shopping is done on discount websites The Outnet and Bunny Hug.