Bonnaroo’s lineup is now up w/ more to come!

Also the Bonnaroo website is so much prettier than Sasquatch’s this year.

Currently watching her perform on Jimmy Kimmel.

Rihanna wearing custom Giorgio Armani

On anyone else, I might have said that this dress would’ve been too sexy, but it’s a great fit for Rihanna.

Overall Verdict: Actresses dress better than musicians?

Taylor Swift in Zuhair Murad.

These gowns by Zuhair Murad are always a hit or miss for me and while Taylor stayed safe with her usual color palette, she went to the extremes with this daring gown. I love how bold this choice was.

Carrie Underwood in Gomez-Gracia

Beautiful.

Little Red Nicki Minaj in custom Versace

Merr Merr.

Kelly Rowland in Alberta Ferretti

Lady Gaga in custom Versace. Queen Godga completely skipped the red carpet this year and I think it’s because she couldn’t outdo her egg from last year.

Corinne Bailey Rae in Christian Siriano

Gwyneth Paltrow in Stella McCartney. Not even a musician – still one of the best dressed at the Grammys.

Kelly Osbourne – the hair and the champagne colored dress are perfection.

Jessie J in Julien Macdonald. First thing that comes to mind: Metallic Mermaid.

Adele. LOVE LOVE LOVE! The polka-dots, the lace detail, the sheer fabric. Ugh so good.

Fergie in Jean Paul Gualtier Couture

I’m just going to say what we’re always thinking every time Fergie walks the red carpet. She’s basically never  going to be best dressed.

Bow down.

Katy Perry in Elie Saab Couture

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Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You

The coroner has announced this morning that Houston’s cause of death was due to mixing prescription drugs, Xanax, and alcohol; not from drowning in the bathtub. This is so sad to hear. The music industry truly lost a legend this weekend.

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Flawles

• Album of the Year
• Record of the Year
• Song of the Year
• Best Pop Solo Performance
• Best Pop Vocal Album
• Best Short Form Music Video

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Oh yes, that’s right. Bow down.

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• Did anyone see Bruno Mars’ silly tantrum backstage after Adele won for best pop vocalist?
• Chris Brown. Quit your lip synching or gtfo the stage.
• I don’t think I could ever get sick of The Foo Fighters.
• I actually enjoyed Dave Grohl’s speech and appreciate him for voicing his opinion, but  it’s a shame they cut him off…
• I could’ve sworn I saw a twinkle in Mark Foster’s eye when he was singing The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” My heart melted because it felt like he was just singing straight to me.
• John Legend grooving to The Beach Boys was also quite adorable.
• The Beach Boys are looking and sounding pretty great for their age! It feels like just yesterday I was watching them on that one episode of Full House.
• Nope Chris Brown, we don’t have to forgive you. The Grammy’s can put you in our faces all they want, but I’m not budging.
• Even though it wasn’t well received, I loved Taylor Swift’s dress during her performance of “Mean.” Now if I could only find out who the designer was…
• Neil Patrick Harris is a babe.
• I am still amazed by Katy Perry every time I hear anything about her and her music. Does anyone remember the poor review I gave her nearly two years ago? She’s grown as an artist definitely, but I’m not taking back anything I said. Her new song has potential for being the new girl anthem of 2012 though.
• Adele SLAYED w/ her performance!
• Bon Iver for Best New Artist – YAY! Great speech.
• Jennifer Hudson’s tribute to Whitney Houston: Flawless
• Nicki Minaj’s performance is not as family-friendly as I thought it would be. It was downright terrifying.
• Adele is also the loveliest human being ever.  What a doll! She totally deserved all of her awards tonight.
• (and none for Lady Gaga – sad day)

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On an important related note, this HelloGiggles post about why people shouldn’t be okay with Chris Brown performing at the Grammy’s is quite insightful. I’ve had a similar opinion for awhile, but usually when I talk about that I make jabs at his performance and the more obvious scandal. This writer, however, has got some pretty solid facts and it is worth reading. And not to start something controversial, but the reason why that HelloGiggles post is mentioned on Yow Yow is so we can avoid things like this. It’s important for all of us to remember that there’s a border between a play on words or a play off pop culture, but this is not one of those times. It’s not cute anymore especially when it involves Chris Brown. Typing things like this out as a tweet is not the same as feeling the same way or wanting to be in that situation. Not being able to tell the difference between these things frightens me and makes me fear for the safety of other young women that have this notion in their head that it is okay to say these things.

- This photograph of Monty Alexander makes me laugh.

Big Deal – Swoon

Just in time for Valentine’s Day…heard this song on The Secret Circle the other day and couldn’t get enough of it.

For those of you who don’t know, I started working with a  songwriter/singer last summer named Taylor Bolibol. I sort of took it on as a new project not knowing where her and I would go with it, but now looking back, it has been an incredible and rewarding experience for the both of us. In the time that we’ve been working together, (about eight months,) Taylor has played numerous shows and released an album! To see her grow as an artist and develop this strong stage presence and confidence is extremely moving. I don’t know if I have ever been more proud of someone, but this is also an accomplishment that I am most proud of.

Last night we both were thrilled that the Hard Rock Cafe in Seattle booked Taylor for a show! Check out her cover below of Jessie J’s “Domino,” and if you’d like to hear more from Taylor, feel free to purchase her album on iTunes or Amazon  and visit her Facebook page. We appreciate everyone’s support!