Music From psychedelic pianos to helmet history, Grammy burning questions answered Jan. 27, 2014 at 4:27 AM ET 
 
 With all the red carpet preening, heavily bleeped performances and outlandish headgear (we're looking at you, Pharrell), Sunday night's Grammys left us with more than a few unanswered questions. Here's what we discovered. 
 
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 What was up with the psychedelic piano Paul McCartney played? 
 
 Yes, Beatles fans, you may have recognized the rainbow-painted upright piano the Cute Beatle was playing. According to a tweet from the official Grammy account, it was the very piano used during the Beatles' 1967 "Magical Mystery Tour" era. We found out a little more: The piano is McCartney's own, and usually resides in his music room in London. It was painted by notable British artist Dudley Edwards, who lived with McCartney for six months in 1967 and also lived with Ringo Starr for a time. McCartney wrote "Getting Better" on the colorful piano, and once said, "Of course the way in which it was painted added to the fun of it all." 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Were the weddings performed during the show legal? 
 
 Probably? After Macklemore & Ryan Lewis performed "Same Love" and before Madonna sang a slowed-down version of her 1980s hit, "Open Your Heart," more than 30 couples — gay and straight both — stood in front of the stage while Queen Latifah asked them to share rings and then shouted that "by the power vested in me by the state of California," they were now married. Queen Latifah was indeed deputized by Los Angeles County and will sign the marriage certificates for each couple, the New York Times reported. Not all of the marriages were between same-sex couples (Ryan Lewis' sister Laura and her groom were among the couples), and same-sex marriages are legal in California, but any same-sex couples from out of state would have local laws to deal with in their home states. 
 
 
 
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 What was up with Daft Punk's helmets? Pharrell Williams' hat? Madonna's grill? 
 
 Start with big winners Daft Punk. The French duo used to hide their identity with bags and Halloween masks, according to Rolling Stone, but the helmets play to the idea that they're robots. "We're not models — it would not be enjoyable for humanity to see our features," musician Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo said, "but the robots are exciting to people." The duo switched from black helmets to white ones later in the show, but a report that they'd don authentic "Star Wars" stormtrooper helmets never came to pass. 
 
 Pharrell Williams' giant hat had Grammy-watchers buzzing, and kept Internet meme-makers busy. Fashionistas correctly identified the hat as a Vivienne Westwood vintage creation from the early 1980s. Similar hats cost about $140 and are still available from London shop Worlds End if you must have one of your own. 
 
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 Madonna's mouth bling was another hot topic. She's worn the gold grills before, and not just for fancy events — the Material Girl was snapped wearing them last week when she flew into New York's JFK Airport. Son David, 8, said on E! that his mom promised to get him a set for his next birthday. 
 
 
 
 Did Stephen Colbert take home a Grammy? 
 
 You know it, Colbert Nation. The late-night host beat out legends Carol Burnett, David Sedaris, Billy Crystal and Pete Seeger in the spoken-word category for "America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't." Unfortunately, the award was given out before the telecast, so no witty speech from Colbert was seen. He also won in 2010 for "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All," an album based on his TV special. 
 
 
 
 Crystal took it well, giving a shout out to the winner on Twitter: 
 
 What's the difference between all the confusing categories? 
 
 Record, album and song of the year often confuse Grammy-watchers. 
 
 The record of the year award (won by Daft Punk's "Get Lucky") is a prize for the actual recording of a single song, and goes to the artist, the producer, the recording engineer and/or mixer for that one song. 
 
 Song of the year (which went to Lorde's "Royals") is about the composition of the song and goes to the songwriter who composed the lyrics and/or melodies to the song. 
 
 Album of the year (won by Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories") is presented to the artist, producer, recording engineer and mastering engineer for the winning album. 
 
 
 
 To further confuse matters, albums released between Oct. 1, 2012 and Sept. 30, 2013 were eligible, meaning even though Taylor Swift's "Red" was released in 2012, it was up for a 2014 award. 
 
 And speaking of Taylor Swift's 'Red,' did she think it won album of the year? 
 
 It sure looks that way. "Red" and the actual winner, Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories," both start with the same letter, and it appears from Swift's immediate reaction that she thought her album was about to be called — she opened her mouth and appeared shocked, and the people sitting with her reacted as if Swift had won. But the reaction was momentary. 
 
 Where was Miley Cyrus? 
 
 As one of the most talked-about names in music — who couldn't stop making headlines with her awards performances in 2013 — it was a surprise to some that Cyrus had no place in Sunday's show. She did perform at executive Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy Awards gala on Saturday (and photobombed a picture Lorde was taking with Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow), but Cyrus was a no-show on Sunday. And her absence did not go unnoticed: 
 
 
 
 But she wasn't contending for a prize anyway. Cyrus' album, "Bangerz," came out too late to make the Grammy cut-off, and her wildly popular singles "Wrecking Ball" and "We Can't Stop," which made the deadline, weren't nominated. 
 
 Did the show cut off its own finale? 
 
 Yes. That wasn't your DVR shutting down early. The Grammys closed out with a rocking performance by a varied ensemble consisting of Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl, Nine Inch Nails, and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. But the three-and-a-half hour show was running long, and their number got cut off. ||||| Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player 
 
 Here's the story of TV theme song week on Dancing With the Stars. 
 
 Of course Florence Henderson whirled around the floor to the Brady Bunch theme, but, nostalgia aside, the still sexy septuagenarian wasn't the one who dumbed herself down for no good reason. 
 
 Read on to find out who reached the nadir of their TV careers tonight: 
 
 VIDEO: Watch what else Jennifer Grey was up to tonight! 
 
 Mark Ballas made the Monkees-brained decision to come out jiving with Bristol Palin while wearing gorilla suits to prove to the judges just how whimsical and fun-loving Bristol can be. 
 
 Sure, a charming idea in theory, but it totally messed with the 19-year-old's timing. And to date we had been thinking that the judges were being undeservingly hard on her! Tonight, however, she truly was terrible, and worse yet, we didn't think she looked like she was having any more fun than usual out there. 
 
 Yet the judges praised more than ever purely on a performance basis because of that darn monkey suit. 
 
 Lame. 
 
 • Former frenemies Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy repaired their chemistry—and won over the judges—with a quickstep sprightly danced to the Rembrants' "I'll Be There for You" from Friends. (Which really only makes us think of Courteney Cox these days, but that's another story.) We thought the routine seemed rushed due to the sped-up song, but it netted them their highest score of the season—which also happened to land them in first place for the first time. 
 
 • Despite a seemingly picture-perfect routine, Jennifer Grey ended up in second place after Carrie Ann Inaba and Len Goodman failed to find any excitement in her foxtrot to the Married...With Children theme, "Love and Marriage." Bruno Tonioli found it "pristine, elegant and beautifully danced," but there were no 10s to be had this week. 
 
 • While Florence and Corky Ballas pushed the envelope plenty last week with their purposely gropey rumba, the oddity factor hit a new high tonight when Greg Brady himself, Barry Williams (whose rumored romance with his TV stepmom is a thing of sitcom legend), stopped by rehearsal to, ahem, show Corky a thing or two about getting down with Mrs. Brady. And somehow, you can tango to the Brady theme. 
 
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 • The Bewitched theme might have been the most enjoyable song of the night to listen to, even if Kurt Warner's quickstep could have used a few more nose wiggles to make it magical. 
 
 • Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani did a rumba to The Hills' theme, "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield, and ended up with a scene from Mannequin. The reality star has been one of our favorites, but when the story called for steam heat she came up with cold cuts, with a side of plastic smile. 
 
 • A mustache and Afro-sporting Kyle Massey ended up taking the heat for the generous amount of disco that Farrah, er, Lacey Schwimmer sprinkled into their fox-trot to the Charlie's Angels theme. The results were schizophrenic across the board, with Bruno not thinking there was enough fox-trot, Carrie Ann digging the disco and Len hating it so much he gave them a 5. 
 
 • Though at times he resembled a cop-stripper who was about to "write Cheryl a ticket," Rick Fox got better and better as their Hill Street Blues rumba went along. Definitely not a punishable offense. (And he and athletic adversary Kurt Warner remain neck-and-neck. 
 
 Here's how tonight's leaderboard stacked up: 
 
 Brandy & Maks Chmerkovskiy: 27 
 
 Jennifer Grey & Derek Hough:: 25 
 
 Kurt Warner & Anna Trebunskaya: 24 
 
 Rick Fox & Cheryl Burke: 24 
 
 Audrina Patridge & Tony Dovolani: 23 
 
 Florence Henderson & Corky Ballas: 21 
 
 Kyle Massey & Lacey Schwimmer: 20 
 
 Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas: 18 
 
 Another star is let go Tuesday following performances by Shakira and Jason Derulo. 
 
 (Originally published Oct. 18, 2010, at 7:10 p.m. PT) 
 
 PHOTOS: We thought the monkey suits were creepy, but these are the Spookiest Shows on TV ||||| Actress Sara Gilbert is engaged to songwriter and former 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry. 
 
 Perry, who has written hits for Pink and Christina Aguilera, among others, began dating the former "Roseanne" star in 2011, according to WENN. Perry proposed recently during a picnic in Los Angeles. 
 
 Gilbert told the story Monday while co-hosting the TV show "The Talk." 
 
 "We go to a park, and we have food and we're eating it, it's really sweet and there's this guy sitting playing guitar, like a street musician, and he starts playing this song that we love... I'm like, 'Oh, that's so weird, this is so magical and amazing.' So that ends and she's like, 'Oh, I'm gonna ask him to play this other song,' but this other song is really obscure and this guy wouldn't know it, but magically he knows it. And suddenly the people picnicking next to us pull out string instruments from under the blanket and walk over and they start playing (the Cure's) 'Love Song.' 
 
 "Then she goes to her backpack and she pulls out some T-shirts and the first T-shirt says, 'Will,' and then she puts on another T-shirt that says, 'You, Marry, Me' and the last one is a question mark. And then she goes to her backpack and gets a ring." 
 
 Gilbert said, "So then she says, 'OK, turn around,' and I turn around and our moms are there and a couple friends ... So I think that's it and it's the most amazing proposal ever and then this guy walks up and she's like 'This is John Waite,' and he starts playing 'Missing You.'" 
 
 Linda Perry has officially shamed every other human being who has ever proposed. 
 
 POLITICIANS QUESTION BEYONCE AND JAY-Z'S CUBA TRIP: Beyoncé and Jay-Z are being scrutinized by two members of Congress over their trip to Cuba last week. 
 
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 The couple was on the communist island to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary, garnering plenty of media attention in the process. 
 
 Republican representatives from Florida -- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Maro Diaz-Balart -- sent a letter on Friday to Adam Szubin, director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, seeking "information regarding the type of license that Beyoncé and Jay-Z received, for what purpose, and who approved such travel." 
 
 "Despite the clear prohibition against tourism in Cuba, numerous press reports described the couple's trip as tourism, and the Castro regime touted it as such in its propaganda," said the letter, of which was obtained by Reuters. 
 
 The Republican lawmakers said they were looking into the matter since they represent districts with a high number of Cuban-Americans, many of whom remember the Cuban government's alleged human-rights violations. 
 
 "We represent a community of many who have been deeply and personally harmed by the Castro regime's atrocities, including former political prisoners and the families of murdered innocents," said the letter. 
 
 The U.S. government forbids travel to Cuba for tourism under the 50-year-old embargo except under approved situations, such as cultural exchanges or journalistic endeavors, which require a license. In 2011, the Obama administration relaxed part of the ban to allow "people to people" tours whereby U.S. citizens could go if they signed up with a travel organization. 
 
 I imagine Beyoncé and Jay-Z signed up with the "We Have Enough Money to Do Whatever We Want" travel organization. 
 
 Many people get around the ban by entering Cuba from a third country and requesting Cuban immigration officials not to stamp their passports. They also can't use American money in while there. Those found to be in violation face sanctions including heavy fines. 
 
 RIHANNA AND CHRIS BROWN SPLIT UP: Rihanna and Chris Brown have supposedly broken up again. 
 
 This is where I don't make a "What could Chris Brown do to possibly make Rihanna break up with him?" joke. 
 
 A source told E! News the couple split after Rihanna decided that, while she will always love Brown, she wants to move on and focus on her career and business ventures. 
 
 How can anyone say they "will always love" someone? I never got that. Do they have a time machine? 
 
 Rihanna is currently finishing up her Diamonds World Tour, which stopped at HP Pavilion in San Jose on Saturday, and conceptualizing new ideas for future shows. The star is also reportedly working toward launching a new perfume and continuing with her ongoing fashion campaigns. 
 
 Meanwhile Brown is ... doing whatever Chris Brown does. Photos recently surfaced of him with what E! News called a "mysterious blonde" out and about in New York City. 
 
 LINDSAY LOHAN IS BACK ON THE MARKET: Lindsay Lohan is single again. 
 
 If this bit of news strongly affects you, may I suggest you find something else to do with your life? 
 
 Sources told E! News that she and rocker Avi Snow have broken up after a brief romance. 
 
 Details are scarce as to why those two wonderful kids broke up, nor is it clear if Snow has seen the actress since he saw her off to Brazil last week. 
 
 Perhaps he finally realized he was dating Lindsay Lohan. 
 
 Lohan is headed to court-ordered rehab at the end of the month. Before that, she is scheduled to appear on "Late Show With David Letterman" on Tuesday, after which she's planning on returning to Southern California to attend the Coachella music festival that weekend. 
 
 ROBERT REDFORD GETTING INTO ACTION GAME: Robert Redford will be in the next Captain America film. 
 
 According to indiewire.com, Marvel has started production on "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," in Los Angeles. Chris Evans is back as Mr. Patriotic Beefcake, along with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. Redford will play Agent Alexander Pierce. 
 
 The website said the film picks up where 2011's "First Avenger" left off, with 1940s-era Captain America (aka Steve Rogers) finding his way in the modern world. 
 
 Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, "Captain America: Winter Soldier" is due in theaters on April 4, 2014. 
 
 Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot. 
 
 APRIL 9 IN HISTORY 
 
 Tuesday is April 9, the 99th day of 2013. There are 266 days left in the year. 
 
 1682: French explorer Robert de La Salle claimed the Mississippi River Basin for France. 
 
 1865: Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. 
 
 1913: The first game was played at Ebbets Field, the newly built home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0. 
 
 1939: Singer Marian Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. 
 
 1942: During World War II, American and Philippine defenders on Bataan capitulated to Japanese forces; the surrender was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March. 
 
 1947: A series of tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas claimed 181 lives. 
 
 1959: NASA presented its first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton. 1963: British statesman Winston Churchill was proclaimed an honorary U.S. citizen by President John F. Kennedy. (Churchill, unable to attend, watched the proceedings live on television in his London home.) 
 
 1983: The space shuttle Challenger ended its first mission with a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. 
 
 1993: The Rev. Benjamin Chavis was chosen to head the NAACP, succeeding Benjamin Hooks. 
 
 1996: In a dramatic shift of purse-string power, President Bill Clinton signed a line-item veto bill into law. (However, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the veto in 1998.) 
 
 2005: Britain's Prince Charles married longtime love Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall. 
 
 2003: Jubilant Iraqis celebrated the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime, beheading a toppled statue of their longtime ruler in downtown Baghdad and embracing American troops as liberators. In Afghanistan, a U.S. warplane called in to support allied Afghans under fire mistakenly bombed a house, killing 11 civilians. 
 
 2012: A Florida special prosecutor said a grand jury would not look into the Trayvon Martin case, leaving the decision of whether to charge the teen's shooter in her hands alone. (Prosecutor Angela Corey ended up filing second-degree murder charges against George Zimmerman, who pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense.) 
 
 BIRTHDAYS 
 
 Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner (87), actress Michael Learned (74), actor Dennis Quaid (59), model Paulina Porizkova (48), actress Cynthia Nixon (47), rock singer Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) (36), actress Keshia Knight Pulliam (34), rock musician Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes) (33), actress Leighton Meester (27), singer Jesse McCartney (26), actress Kristen Stewart (23), actress Elle Fanning (15). 
 
 Associated Press ||||| CHRIS BROWN has an unhappy lady on his hands — and it’s not his girlfriend. A source close to Rihanna tells us the danger-loving Barbadian beauty is “pissed” at her ex for continuing to date 23-year-old petite model Karrueche Tran. The source says Rihanna, 24, doesn’t necessarily want to get back together with Brown, she just doesn’t want him dating Tran. “It’s infuriating RiRi that he’s still with her,” says the insider. A second source concurs, adding that Brown, 23, never told Rihanna “or anyone else” he would split from his girlfriend. Rihanna’s spokeswoman replied with what currently ranks as our No. 7 most-favorite smart-a-- publicist response of the year: “Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.” Perhaps if her clients weren’t so shallow, she might not be so bored. 
 
 GOOD THINGS HAPPEN to Miley Cyrus when she shows off her banging bod. A source in the Sunshine State says the newly engaged 19-year-old checked into the Delano in South Beach on Monday to work on her upcoming album. Instead of hitting the studio, however, Cyrus slipped into a Giejo bikini and hit the pool with longtime pal Cheyne Thomas, who was in the entourage that checked in with the former Disney star. Our source says Giejo designer Gabrielle Sabharwal also happened to be at the Delano, finalizing plans for the Miami Swim Week debut this month. She spotted Cyrus and sent more bikinis up to her suite for backup. Cyrus’ fiancé, actor Liam Hemsworth is not in Miami, but our source says Miley just saw him in New Orleans, where he’s shooting “Empire State.” 
 
 BIG ANG RAIOLA is getting a big head. The “Mob Wives” star swanned into the Old Homestead Steakhouse on Friday and didn’t exactly enchant the wait staff. A spy overheard staffers at the venerable Meatpacking District eatery complaining that Raiola was more than 90 minutes late for her reservation and that her handlers insisted no one could be seated at the tables surrounding her perch on the second floor of the eatery. We also hear her beefy bodyguards blocked fans from taking pictures and even kept the wait staff at bay, gruffly telling them they would be summoned when Raiola was ready to order. Our insider adds that the reality star had a camera crew shooting for her VH1 spinoff, “Big Ang,” and lived up to her name by ordering the steakhouse’s signature porterhouse for two. An Old Homestead rep denied our story. “Big Ang was no problem at all,” he insisted, adding, “You would have thought Jagger or McCartney walked in. The place went crazy.” 
 
 CONNOR CRUISE entertained a much younger demographic on Tuesday night than he usually does. The 17-year-old deejay was on hand to see the Friars Club present his dad, Tom Cruise, with the Entertainment Icon Award at the Waldorf-Astoria, and did double-duty as a baby-sitter for stepsister Suri. A source at the ceremony tells us Papa Cruise brought 5-year-old Suri as his date, but relied on Connor to keep the kid entertained with “with toys and books,” including one favorite, “Hello Kitty.” Our insider says Suri was well behaved, but did “negotiate” with dad to get some of the Godiva chocolates placed at each table setting. (Godiva sponsored the event.) We hear Tom let her indulge “only after she ate her dinner.” 
 
 MIRI BEN-ARI will pick up an award and put on a show at the Big Vision Awards at SoHo hotspot W.i.P. on Thursday. R&B legend Roberta Flack will present the Grammy-winning Israeli violinist and producer with one of the awards, which celebrate “big thinkers who have found success by creating their own paths.” The “Hip Hop Violinist,” as the beautiful Ben-Ari is known, also will perform at the soiree, which will be presented by Big Vision Empty Wallet. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences exec director Jacqueline Gonzalez, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Whit Stillman, Broadway producer Ken Davenport and radio host Matt Pinfield also will be honored. 
 
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 Follow us on Twitter: @NYDNGatecrasher ||||| It all started when Will.i.am got a microphone; it got worse when Ryan Seacrest told a joke. Tiger Woods' yacht docks, Charlize Theron gets a divorce, Mary J. Blige throws a tantrum. Monday gossip roundup, at your service. 
 
 Sony exec Clive Davis hosted a horrifically awkward Grammy's party. First, Will.i.am warmed the crowd by promising to stay in biz even as it collapsed: "There ain't no Tower Records, ain't no Sam Goody, but I don't give a [bleep]." Which is awkward because those companies still exist. Then Will.i.am yelled at everyone for being boring: "These are the elite motherfuckers of the music industry, but y'all are acting like some motherfuckers!" Then Mary J. Blige yelled at the band for messing up No More Drama and Ryan Seacrest made a toast about Clive having big ears but "not a single thing he said got a laugh." Gerard Butler flirted with everyone except his date, Sadifer Aniston. And we haven't even gotten to whether anyone asked Rihanna inappropriate questions about last year. [P6] [Gatecrasher] 
 
 BREAKING. Tiger Woods' yacht—the ever-amusingly named Privacy—came to port yesterday at Old Port Cove in North Palm Beach. TMZ has pictures and a witness who "saw the yacht being loaded with food and supplies." If Tiger's in sex rehab, then who is on the yacht? Elin? Jamie Jungers? Or maybe fake-Tiger was real and real-Tiger isn't in rehab at all? Tiger Woods' publicist should write mystery novels. [TMZ] 
 
 Rob Schneider appeared to get married last night, but his publicist denies it. TMZ is going with "walks like a duck." I'm going with sex rehab in a diamond-studded yacht. [TMZ] 
 
 Speaking of nuptials: Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are engaged. Dax popped the question over the holidays, and Kristen debuted her ring on the Grammy's red carpet. [Us] 
 
 Speaking of divorce: (implied in every Hollywood marriage conversation) Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend are no more. A ring rang in this news as well: "Close friends" knew trouble was brewing when Charlize stopped wearing the "antique 'commitment ring'" Stuart gave her. [DailyMail] 
 
 The movie version of Nicholas Sparks' Dear John has a happier ending, due to an "added scene" that leaves "more possibility of what might happen." Just like Bambi. Mama deer was just lying down for a nap. [P6] 
 
 Upcoming Haiti benefits: BET's telecast will star Diddy, Queen Latifah, Pharrell, and Wyclef Jean. Then, an NFL super agent will raise funds for Wyclef's charity, via a party featuring Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian, Donovan McNabb, and Nelly. Doubts about Wyclef's charity's efficacy will be taken in stride and summarily ignored. [P6] 
 
 Michael Jackson kids Prince Michael and Paris have made it known that they want to be part of the new We Are the World recording, to benefit Haiti. The recording is happening today. Unclear whether the Jacko heirs will get their wish, though it's hard to imagine anyone saying no. [NBN] 
 
 Elton John saved Donatella Versace's life: Unauthorized biography House of Versace says Donatella's daughter Allegra's eighteenth birthday party was but an elaborate ruse for Elton to stage an intervention and ship Donatella off to rehab in Arizona. Which is great for Donatella, but what about Allegra? Thanks for nothing, Uncle Elton. That party sucked. [Gatecrasher]
– Opted not to sit through 210 minutes of Grammy action? No worries. Here's your cheatsheet to seven people, moments, and sartorial choices worth knowing about: Taylor Swift didn't win, but she maybe thought she did. Her Red was up for Album of the Year, and as they named the winner—not Red, but the also-starts-with-R Random Access Memories from Daft Punk—she momentarily appeared to have that "I won" look on her face, reports Fox News. More than 30 couples got married on-air, and the weddings seem to be legal. Queen Latifah officiated over the same-sex and straight marriages, and the New York Times has this: Latifah "was recently deputized by Los Angeles County to perform the weddings and will sign the marriage certificates for each couple." Katy Perry wore four dresses, and most of them were weird. One was a Valentino gown featuring a billowy skirt covered in musical notes; another placed a sort of crucifix across her chest (that was what she wore when she got burned at the stake). Tons of photos here. But Pharrell Williams' weird hat stole the show. Today reports that the "towering chapeau" is a Vivienne Westwood from the early '80s. What it was compared to on Twitter: Smokey the Bear's hat, something out of Harry Potter, and the Seinfeld "urban sombrero." And, yes, the hat already has its own Twitter account. (Runner-up fashion accessory: Madonna's grill.) Everyone thought Ozzy Osbourne was possibly wasted. Because he totally flubbed his introduction of Ringo Starr, with basically no one able to understand him (even his bandmates were laughing). He later admitted to screwing it up, but when asked what he meant to say, "his answer was yet again incoherent," reports the Los Angeles Daily News. If you missed the Grammys, you didn't miss Miley, but you did miss Beyonce. Miley's "Wrecking Ball" wasn't nominated, and she apparently "had no place" in the show, reports Today. No worries: Beyonce took the scandalous crown from Miley with her risque performance of "Drunk in Love," which she performed in a thong bodysuit that gave hubby Jay-Z the chance to pat her derriere. Show producers will ship a piano a pretty long distance if you're famous enough. Paul McCartney played a piano that usually sits in his London music room ... and has been used by him (and, briefly, Ringo) since 1967, when it was painted with a psychedelic design.