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Rihanna, Taylor Swift And A Few Surprises Make Our Grammy 20 Best-Dressed List

As the music world continued to mourn the loss of Whitney Houston, many of the stars on the Grammy red carpet decided that the way to honor the late diva was not to tone down their dazzling gowns, but to let them shine. Taylor Swift, Jessie J., David Guetta and Carrie Underwood were all aglitter. Amber Rose went in an entirely different direction, lighting up the evening in a bright yellow Versace. And then there were a few ladies and gents whose simple black was not the stuff of mourning, but of total sex appeal: We’re looking at you, Rihanna and Kelly Clarkson. Which were your favorites of the night? Browse through the pics and then share your opinion in the comments!

Caleb Followill, Lily Aldridge Expecting A Beautiful, Talented Baby

A day after we learned that Alessandra Ambrosio is doing her part to make the human race more beautiful comes more good news for the gene pool. Another Victoria’s Secret model, Lily Aldridge, and her husband, Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill, are expecting their first child, according to E! Online. The couple, who met at Coachella in 2007, got married in May. Aldridge, 26, is reportedly three months pregnant. And yes, that means that she was eating for two when she walked the runway wearing this:

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Kings Of Leon Cancels US Tour, Cites Caleb Followill’s “Exhaustion”

Kings of Leon canceled their US tour today in light of Caleb Followill‘s meltdown onstage in Dallas over the weekend. Says a statement from the band: “We are so sorry to say Kings of Leon are canceling their entire US tour due to Caleb Followill suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion. The band is devastated, but in order to give their fans the shows they deserve, they need to take this break. Unfortunately, the US dates cannot be rescheduled due to the band’s international tour schedule.”

While it must suck for fans who were excited to see the band, we imagine it’s probably it Followill — and the band’s — best interest to have a little time off. Jared Followill has been hinting via Twitter that larger problems may be plaguing his big brother, writing “There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed” and “I know you guys aren’t stupid. I can’t lie. There are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.” Today he wrote of the news: “Utterly depressed. It’s completely out of my hands. Family has to come 1st.”

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Trouble In Kings Of Leon Paradise? Caleb Followill Bails Mid-Show!

If you follow Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill‘s twitter account then you’ve already been privy to damning tweets that read, “Dallas, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed. No words.” And, another one that was more explanatory — “I love our fans so much. I know you guys aren’t stupid. I can’t lie. There are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.” These were written right after King of Leon lead singer Caleb Followill bailed on their Dallas show.

Apparently the heat got to Caleb, who left the stage saying, “I’m going to go backstage for a second, I’m going to vomit, I’m going to drink a beer and I’m going to come back out and play three more songs,” but never came back. Unsurprisingly, the audience met didn’t meet this announcement with joy at all and Jared took the microphone amidst their boos to say, “I know you guys f—ing hate us. It’s really not our fault. We will be back as soon as possible. F—ing hate Caleb, not us.” Unfortunately, they went on the cancel the next gig, which was in Houston, right after.

Whatever their problems are — and they seem to be plenty as there have been numerous accounts of brawls between them — they’ve released an official KOL statement to placate their fans. It says that the problem started when Caleb’s “vocal cords seizing” started mucking the vibe up and that they’re playing more shows in September to make up for the debacle. They’re hitting Dallas on September 21 and following up with Houston the next day. Tickets and refunds for the two shows that were just canned will be allowed. Hopefully this next round won’t end up with disastrous results again!

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Check Out The Trailer For The Kings Of Leon’s New Documentary

So here it is, the trailer for the Kings of Leon‘s highly anticipated documentary Talihina Sky, which will premiere at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. The trailer kicks in with Caleb drawling, “As soon as I knew we were gonna get a record deal, I never slept. All night long I knew I was going to hell, I wasn’t gonna be a preacher” and goes on to show the difference between the life the band chose and the life their preacher father would have chosen for them. While we think it’s going to be be borderline indulgent at some points (you’ll see what we mean when you watch the trailer) we’re still going to watch it to see how Caleb, Nathan, Jared and Matthew Followill became one of our favorite bands. What do you think? Will you check it out?

Dave Grohl Joins The Rock Stars Against Glee Club

Wonder what Ryan Murphy will have to say about this. Foo Fighter Dave Grohl went off on Glee at SXSW this week, telling The Hollwood Reporter he’s frustrated with the idea that rock bands should be grateful for autotuned cast renditions of their hits. “It’s every band’s right, you shouldn’t have to do f—ing Glee,” said Grohl, And then the guy who created Glee is so offended that we’re not, like, begging to be on his f—ing show… f— that guy for thinking anybody and everybody should want to do Glee. I watched 10 minutes. It’s not my thing.” Fair enough, but you just guaranteed it will be your 4-year-old daughter’s thing, Dave.

Though he left out Nathan Followill’s ill-advised baiting of show creator Murphy (“buy a new bra”), Grohl otherwise did a solid job of explaining the drama to drummer Taylor Hawkins. “[Murphy] wanted to do Guns ‘n’ Roses and Slash is like, ‘I hate f—ing musicals. It’s worse than Grease.’ Then [Murphy's] like, ‘Well, of course he’d say that, he’s a washed up ol’ rock star, that’s what they f—ing do.’ And then Kings of Leon say, ‘No, we don’t want to be on your show.’ And then he’s like, ‘Snotty little a–holes…’ And it’s just like, Dude, maybe not everyone loves Glee. Me included.” Said the philosophical Hawkins, “Yeah, f— that s—.” Looks like Gwyneth Paltrow may have another beef to settle!

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Has Ashley Greene Moved On To Jared Followill Post JoBro?

Well, well, well. We’re feeling a bit clairvoyant here. While writing about Ashley Greene and Joe Jonas‘ supposed breakup yesterday, we had mentioned how she was spotted with the sexiest King of all the Leons, Jared Followill (who Miley Cyrus was apparently phone-flirting with), at Avenue in NYC. Now, more photographs have emerged of Jared with Ashley and her father, Joe! Meet the parents, much?

The vamp (who has impressed us with her man-scoring skills), tweeted of a familial reunion on St Paddy’s day, writing, “Dads in NYC!! going to grab some food him. #awesome.” ‘Tis awesome! What’s even better is the father-daughter meeting happened at Phebe’s Tavern & Grill in Manhattan with Jared in tow (a spot our NYC blog team frequents often). And as you can see here, there’s plenty of green regalia around in the spirit of the day. And by green we also mean us—with jealousy because we want both Ashley’s life and men. So what say you FABpeople? Just friends, rebound rockstar, or something serious?

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Gwyneth Paltrow Brokers Peace Between Glee And Kings Of Leon

If anyone can heal the world with a quick text message, it’s Gwyneth Paltrow. Seems that Glee‘s most famous guest star has brokered peace between the show and it’s most hated enemy, the Kings Of Leon, and she did it all with a few taps on her iPhone. The Hollywood Reporter claims that Paltrow got Ryan Murphy and the members of Kings Of Leon to apologize for all their various jabs at one another via text message, and the official word from all parties is that “it’s all good now.” That sounds like something you’d expect to hear if The People’s Court was presided over by Matthew McConaughey, isn’t it? “Are you guys both still mad? No? S’all good now.”

To refresh your memory, Murphy was vocal about his anger toward the group for not allowing their songs to be used on Glee, and in response, drummer Nathan Followill Tweeted that Murphy should get therapy and buy a new bra, which came off as homophobic, to say the least. But now, finally we can rest easy knowing that Paltrow The Negotiator has healed this gaping pop culture wound. We’re going to assume she was also behind Glee‘s reconciliation with Lindsay Lohan, and that she’s currently hard at work convincing Jay-Z and Beyonce to stay together too. (Man, we don’t even want to joke about those two breaking up. It just can’t happen.) This is all proof once again that there is nothing Gwyneth can’t do.

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Glee Creator Accuses Kings Of Leon Drummer Of Homophobia

It’s been drams.com between Glee creator Ryan Murphy and the band Kings of Leon all day, and the feud seems unlikely to stop now. Murphy first put the band on blast for refusing to let the Gleeks belt out their songs, and what viewer doesn’t want to hear “Sex On Fire” in 12-part harmony? Kings‘ drummer Nathan Followill tweeted a response to Murphy’s rant…and it is offensive to gay men and bra-wearers everywhere. Snarked Followill, “Dear Ryan Murphy, let it go. See a therapist, get a manicure, buy a new bra. Zip your lip and focus on educating 7yr olds how to say f–k.” The offending tweet was then deleted and replaced with an apology of Nathan’s own: “I’m sorry 4 anyone that misconstrued my comments as homophobic or misogynistic. I’m so not that kind of person. I really do apologize.” Followill then wrote a Post-It reminding himself that Twitter is not the same as thinking something silently in your head.

Almost immediately, Murphy called Followhill a homophobe to Perez Hilton. “Just read Nathan Followill’s Tweet…in which he implied I should ‘get a manicure and buy a bra.’ Wow. That’s a homophobe badly in need of some education. I’m all for manicures, don’t wear a bra. Would guess most gay dudes don’t. But it’s telling that Nathan can reduce a group of people to a mean-spirited cliché, in a time where young gay men are killing themselves all over the country because of hatred like this,” Murphy fired off. “That said, I would love to sit down with Nathan or any member of Kings and Leon, and tell them how on Glee we actually love their music, and support their artistry…but cannot condone or even laugh at their clear disdain of gay people.” At this point, we highly doubt that sit-down is going to happen. Though if they get Jane Lynch to mediate, we still believe anything can happen.

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Ryan Murphy Says F— You To Kings Of Leon For Snubbing Glee

There are obviously two types of people in Hollywood: those who desperately want to be on Glee (Anne Hathaway, Gwyneth Paltrow, Elton John) and those who don’t (John Travolta, Guns n’ Roses). One more group you can add to the anti-Glee list is Kings of Leon, at least as far as show creator Ryan Murphy is concerned. The band unknowingly started a beef with Murphy when they refused to let their music be used in an episode. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Murphy had some scathing things to say about the dirty beardos in response. “F— you, Kings of Leon,” he said. “They’re self-centered a—holes, and they missed the big picture. They missed that a 7-year-old kid can see someone close to their age singing a Kings Of Leon song, which will maybe make them want to join a glee club or pick up a musical instrument. It’s like, OK, hate on arts education. You can make fun of Glee all you want, but at its heart, what we really do is turn kids on to music.”

KOL lead singer Caleb Followill is confused by the rage and defends the group, saying “This whole Glee thing is a shock to us. It’s gotten out of hand. At the time of the request, we hadn’t even seen the show. It came at the end of that record cycle, and we were over promoting ["Use Somebody"]. This was never meant as a slap in the face to Glee or to music education or to fans of the show. We’re not sure where the anger is coming from.” Sounds to us like maybe this was just a big misunderstanding. And you know what helps with that? Working things out in the form of a duet.

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