The 18 Best- and Worst-Dressed Celebrities at the 2023 Grammy Awards

Our favorite thing about Lizzo’s style is that she makes taking up space her Number One Priority in picking out any look. She refuses to make herself small or to recede in any way. When she’s here, she makes damn sure you know she’s here. The “About Damn Time” singer looked amazing in this orange opera coat positively dripping with silk flowers over a beautifully fitted orange corset. You couldn’t miss her and you can’t forget her. That’s exactly how she wants it.

The “Heartfirst” singer paid homage (or maybe it was just good branding) to her Subject to Change album cover, which depicts her dancing in a bright-yellow gown not unlike this one from Prabal Gurung. The color looks spectacular on her. The gown is pretty, although we think it’s just a weensy bit overdesigned, especially that strap situation.

Given her recent jaw-dropping looks at the Paris couture shows, we have to admit we felt a little let down by this rather basic design courtesy of Versace. To be fair, the vinyl is definitely eye-catching and she looks great in it, but we guess we expected her to keep pushing the envelope with her style.

The star of The Woman King picked up a Grammy (and secured her status in that rare group of people known as EGOT winners) for the audiobook narration of her memoir, Finding Me, and dazzled the crowd in this shimmering color-blocked Naeem Khan gown. The colors look fantastic on her, but we’re not loving the black fringe on the front of bodice.

If you think the Barbiecore trend is dying out, the “I’m Good (Blue)” singer is here to show you the way. Pink’s not going anywhere for a good while. We wouldn’t necessarily call this a chic or elegant look, but it’s a really fun one—almost cartoony in its simple exuberance—and we could tell how much she loved wearing it. That’s all that matters. That, and it took a good picture.

It’s giving anime Cruella de Vil, which sounds great on paper, but…well…look, we apologize ahead of time for the reference, but this didn’t impress us much. The hat looked silly and the whole look felt kind of dated. Man, we feel kinda bad about that.

The Brazilian superstar and Best New Artist nominee looked amazing in this 2003 Atelier Versace gown with a massive train. We’d normally caution anyone against considering an outfit that combined leather, lace, cutouts, and ruffles, but she’s handling all of the various elements like it’s no big thing.

Given her tendency to send messages and use symbolism in her work, we figure there was an equal likelihood that the “Lavender Haze” singer would celebrate the acclaim for her Midnights album by showing up in either lavender or midnight blue. We’re kind of glad she chose the latter because this looks gorgeous on her. The placement of the beading is beautiful, and those danglers are stunning.

The “Churchill Downs” rapper and star of the upcoming White Men Can’t Jump remake showed his softer side in this beige suit and cream sweater. It’s a combination that could look pretty stale on so many wearers, but he almost manages to make it look fresh. The gloves are a no though.

One thing about Kacey Musgraves: She’s a girl who really gets it when camp intersects with style. She’s also a girl who knows when to pull back a little, because pairing that outrageous marabou cape with as simple a bodysuit as possible was a really smart way to keep this look from being too much. Instead, it’s exactly enough.

The “As It Was” singer delighted us by showing up in what can only be described as sparkly harlequin overalls. Should sparkly harlequin overalls even be a thing that exists? Maybe not for most people, but Harry looks born to wear them. Also, it’s fun to say “sparkly harlequin overalls.”

Nominated for his album Mainstream Sellout, the “Emo Girl” singer showed up in this eye-popping silver metallic D&G suit with crystals. Sure, it’s over the top, but this is the Grammys—and besides, he looked amazing in it. Megan evidently chose to be the supportive fiancée and let him have the spotlight, because this Zuhair Murad gown is downright restrained for her, although we like how well it coordinates with his suit.

The “Bad Habit” singer looked incredibly chic in this custom Saint Laurent suit. For us, this look was all about the styling—and the wearer, of course, but that brooch and clutch plus those hot boots really work to elevate this from being “merely” a gorgeous custom tux.

The Grammys aren’t the most chic of high-fashion red carpet events because pop stars are generally more interested in creating high-impact moments than being elegant or sophisticated about it. That’s why it was such a pleasant surprise to see Cardi show up in something that felt extremely high-end editorial but also delivered the kind of theatricality most Grammy attendees want in their style. She looked amazing.

It just wouldn’t feel like the Grammys without Anderson .Paak serving joyous, colorful, unforgettable fashion. The Best R&B Performance and Best Album nominee hit the red carpet in a suit made out of your grandma’s couch. Did he make it work? Let’s put it this way: He pulled it off as well as it could be pulled off. He pulled it off better than probably any other wearer could pull it off.