PRE-GRAMMY GOODNESS

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards festivities kicked off on Wednesday with Grammy Career Day at USC then Vanity Fair celebrated the Grammys with a private dinner at Chateau Marmont hosted by Keyshia Cole, A&R executive Ron Fair, and Keyshia’s manager Manny Halley.


The events drew celebrities such as Fantasia, Jazmine Sullivan, Ne-Yo, Keri Hilson, Newlyweds Fergie and Josh Duhamel, Akon, Kim Kardashian, Rodney Jerkins, and more.

2008 VICTORIA SECRET FASHION SHOW


The 2008 Annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show took place in Miami Saturday night. Celebrities in attendance this year included Gabrielle Union, Diddy, and Terrance Howard to name a few. Usher performed live at the event, which will air December 3, 2008 on CBS.



E3 NEWS BITES

JANET SUPERBOWL FINE DROPPED
A federal appeals court has thrown out a $550,000 fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction." The judge ruled Monday that the Federal Communications Commission "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in issuing the fine for the fleeting image of nudity. The 90 million people watching the Super Bowl, many of them children, heard Justin Timberlake sing, "Gonna have you naked by the end of this song," as he reached for Jackson's bustier.

KIM KARDASHIAN TO JOIN 'DANCING WITH THE STARS'
Socialite Kim Kardashian has been tapped as the latest celebrity to join the cast of hit TV show Dancing With The Stars. The former girlfriend of R&B singer Ray J is reportedly in talks with network executives to appear on the hit talent contest, where she would show off her assets in the hope of winning the crown as America's favorite novice ballroom dancer.


DIDDY TO POSE AS OBAMA
Sean 'Diddy' Combs will take on a new presidential role when he poses in an upcoming photoshoot as Presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The hip-hop honcho will pay tribute to the Democratic candidate in an upcoming issue of Italian men's fashion magazine L'uomo Vogue by posing as the potential world leader, according to reports. A source tells the New York Post, "He is sitting in the Oval Office, running for president and making campaign stops. All in high fashion, of course."

Christian Audigier’s 50th Birthday Bash

Kim Kardashian and Boyfriend Reggie Bush hit up Christian Audigier’s 50th Birthday Bash in Hollywood this weekend.

CW's The Game actors Pooch Hall and Hosea Chanchez

Snoop Dogg, Christian Audiger and Micheal Jackson

E3 SNAPSHOTS



Yesterday, Cassie attended "A Tribute To The Black Grandmother" hosted by the New York AIDS film festival.



Joy Bryant at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.

Pharrell and Kelly Rowland were spotted at the Lincoln Center in New York for the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion show.


Kelis and Dania Ramirez were spotted at Smashbox Studios in L.A. at one of the many Pre- Grammy events. Check out the other photos of celebs at Pre-Grammy events.










Grammy-nominated R&B crooner and songwriter Tank had a toast in his honor at Los Angles night spot, Arena.