According to Ad Age, the Grammy’s saw the highest tune in since 2001, especially among a younger audience of 18-34. Why are we caring about the Grammy’s and tuning in more for the first time in 10 years? Because of the hotter starts, crazy performances (think Gaga) and great fashion of course. There are a few obvious winners when it came to fashion at the Grammy’s. Here are some of my favorites, including some underdogs like an old favorite, Janelle Monae.

Janelle Monae at the Grammy’s 2011. Always in a tux but always flawlessly beautiful.

Jennifer Hudson in navy blue  Versace Dress – Grammy’s 2011. The skinny waist and long hair looks incredible on Jennifer!

Beyonce looking like Barbie at the Grammy’s 2011. She looks flawless in a plastic-y-way, but not in a bad way.

Drake in all black – Grammy’s 2011. That’s one sexy Canadian!

John Mayer – Johnny Depp lookalike – Grammy’s 2011. This is just funny! The man has such a good sense of humor.

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I stumbled upon this http://lifeandmusicc.tumblr.com while searching for Miike Snow’s song Silvia (Roboberget Version) and I thank my lucky stars for it everyday. This version of  Silvia which you can listen to on Miike Snow’s Myspace is an amazing song and very hard to track down so when I found it on Life and Music, I was ecstatic. The selection and quality of the music you will find on the site is impeccable, in my humble opinion. I’ve been on a big house music kick lately (I blame it on my brainwashingly amazing trip to Vegas at the end of last summer) and this site has sort of become my drug. Even if you aren’t into house, you will find some great hiphop and even folk music (think Edward Sharpe) on Life and Music. The site also has a stream of the all the music hosted on it which turns it into a makeshift radio station for me during the day. Do yourself a favor and click on the image below to visit the site and discover some kick*ss new music!

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My MTV VMAs viewing party was almost one month ago and I’m seriously overdue for this post, but here it is! I held a viewing party at my apartment, sponsored by Proactiv, to watch the MTV VMAs with some girlfriends so we could chat about the craziness that may occur (think Kanye West’s stunt last year) real time instead of dishing about it the next day and tweet about it as it happened.

My bloggy bestie, Sammy Davis joined me to watch/tweet/blog and cheer on Proactiv spokespeople Justin Bieber and Katy Perry while munching on some delicious vegan food and sip some wine on September 12th when the VMAs aired. We were really excited with Justin Bieber won a Moonman! Due to a soggy and rainy day there were some last minute cancellations but we made the most of it.  Here are some photos from the night.

Proactiv products for the guest to take home!

Drinks!

Me and Sammy at my party!

The 2010 MTV VMAs are just a few days away and excitement and anticipation is brewing for what craziness might go down during the show. Last year we saw Lady Gaga covered in blood then hung by her neck, a daring aerial performance by Pink and who can forget Kanye’s I’mma let you finish stunt with poor Taylor Swift?

This year we can expect huge appearances by Drake -my favorite Canadian artist, Eminem, Nicki Minaj – the fiercest lady in music, Ke$ha, Katy Perry-who is up for best female video of the year  and Justin Bieber-my second favorite Canadian artist and absolute cutie (just watch this homemade Youtube video from his early days if you need to be convinced) who is up for best new artist of the year.

Since Katy Perry and Justin Bieber are spokespeople for Proactiv, TheStylester was invited to participate in Proactiv’s first ever blogger viewing party on September 12, 9pm! A viewing party is always fun and especially if it is sponsored by Proactiv. A few select blogger friends will be joining me in voting for Justin and Katy, watching the VMAs, live blogging and Tweeting under this hashtag #ProactivVMAs from my apartment. We invite you to join us on Twitter and tweet alongside us during the viewing party, so don’t forget to vote and mark your calendar for the VMAs!

Vote for the featured artists here

Justin Bieber — “Best New Artist” for “Baby”. VOTE for Justin Bieber HERE.

Katy Perry — “Best Pop Video” and “Best Female Video” for “California Gurls”. VOTE for her HERE.

Follow the action here

Proactiv Twitter: @Proactiv

Event Hashtag: #ProactivVMAs

See the up and coming hip-hop artist J. Cole live at the club Amenesia in NYC on Thursday, August 26, 2010.

Thursday, August 26, 2010
J Cole LIVE
Doors open at 11pm

When it comes to originality and arrogance, you can’t deny that Kanye West has a lot of both. Here’s his latest creative presentation and I’mma let myself finish by saying that this is the best Kanye video of all time, of ALL time!

MIA is my queen of NYC. Sure she was born in Sri Lanka, raised in London and now lives in Brooklyn, she is the queen of this city in my mind. The city must be getting psyched up for her concert in July because her tag has been popping up on walls all over NYC.

Nas and Damian Marley are performing in concert together at the Highline Ballroom tonight. As a huge fan of both artists, I am ecstatic to be going to the concert tonight but what do you wear to a hiphop concert?

Here are a few thumb rules to pick an outfit for a hiphop concert:

1. Pick bright and bold colors! You want to be as loud as the music.
2. Wear a bold lip and put time into doing your makeup and hair. Try out a funky rockstar hairstyle.
3. Wear patent heels in a bright color like yellow. If you take a big purse, remember to pack a pair of patent flats as well since you’ll be on your feet the whole time.
4. Show off your assets but always be careful. Protect yourself from unwanted attention and stay with your group of friends.

If you need a visual cheat sheet for a hiphop concert outfit, check out the below and have fun at the concert!

Hiphop Concert outfit by 20somethingirl featuring Betsey Johnson jewelry

My all time favorite female artist MIA is doing a concert in NYC this July and I’m too excited to type right now. I so can’t wait! Look for me on stage just like the last time I went to her concert at the McCarren Pool in Williamsburg.

When: July 24th, 2010.
Where: Governor’s Island, NJ
Tickets: Buy them here.