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Giuliana Rancic hit the red carpet at the Grammys and everyone noticed.

The TV host hobnobbed with celebs before the show. Saturday, she tweeted about a pre-Grammy feast, saying, "Tons of sushi and finishing off an entire bread pudding. #dinnerofchampions #whateverittakes."

Kanye West now says he was not suggesting Beck wasn't a "real artist" when he ranted an ultimatum that "real artists" might boycott the Grammys .. but it sure sounds like that's what he was saying.

Kanye, Kim and North West arrived in NYC Monday and he insisted he was not disrespecting Beck when he jumped on stage after Beyonce lost to the singer for Album of the Year.

But Kanye went on E! after the Grammys and said, "All I know is if the Grammys want real artists to keep coming back they need to stop playing with us," adding Beck should have given his Grammy to Beyonce.

The good news ... Kanye has gone from stone-cold silence to a talking machine.

Kanye West was really pumped up for Beck's big Grammy win Sunday night ... so much so, he almost relived his famous Taylor Swift moment from the 2009 Video Music Awards.

Beyonce lost the album of the year award to Beck, but before the singer could accept ... Kanye appeared out of nowhere to seemingly defend the diva's honor once again.

This time, things played out much differently.

And to prove things have changed ... Kanye even chatted at the show with T. Swift.

Madonna's ass probably couldn't make it in a Nicki Minaj video these days ... but that's not stopping her from exposing it like it's 1992 again.

The 56-year-old arrived at Staples Center for the Grammys in a sexy matador outfit, and decided to get medieval on photogs -- by hiking up her dress and showing off her aging cheeks.

Later on stage, her butt took on a bunch of half naked masked men with horns.

She keeps getting older, but her ass is ... also getting older. She just hides it well.

More than 100 MILLION people watched him in the Super Bowl ... and he was calm under pressure.

But New England Patriots hero Malcolm Butler got super nervous last night at the 2015 Grammys when he and Julian Edelman presented one of the awards ... with less than 1/3 of the audience watching.

Don't get us wrong -- we love the guy ... but you could feel his nerves through the TV (deep breath man!!!).

Meantime, Julian Edelman's right ... Josh Duhamel does look like Tom Brady.

Birdman and his very big crew were turned away from Nicki Minaj's pre-Grammy party in West Hollywood early Sunday, and cops raced over to make sure things didn't get out of hand.

There's talk Nicki is going to bail on Birdman's Cash Money and follow Lil Wayne, so the fact that the mogul was sent walking seems like a big deal. He showed up at 1:45 AM and the club is supposed to close at 2, and you hear a guy at the door tell Birdman's posse the club was already closed.

At the same time, there was a good 15 minutes left and Birdman's kind of a big deal, and that may be why you hear someone say that Nicki didn't want him in.

Someone was shot to death near a pre-Grammy party Saturday night.

It happened next door to Supperclub in Hollywood, and the joint was filled with rappers, including DJ Paul and based on social media it looks like Snoop Dogg, Schoolboy Q and Wiz Khalifa were also there.

Two guys got into an argument near the club, shots rang out and one person lay mortally wounded in the street. The man was shot in the head and died at the hospital.

Cops tell us it looks like both men involved in the fight were affiliated with gangs. At this point, there's no evidence that the suspect or victim were patrons of Supperclub.

And the AVN Award for Best Celebrity Sex Tape ... does not go to Farrah Abraham -- but her cakes might take the cake anyway, since the actual winner Tila Tequila would rather be Mommy of The Year.

Tila won the trophy last weekend for her Shakespearean effort in "Tila Tequila 2: Backdoored and Squirting" -- but she tells us she'd be happy to give it to Farrah ... who clearly wanted it more.

During the award ceremony, the former "Teen Mom" mistakenly stood up as Tila was named the winner -- but Tila, who squeezed out a baby girl in November ... says she'd rather be known as a great mom than for great anal.

The only riff raff the Grammy's want at its ceremony a week from Sunday is the singer, and maybe not even him ... and that's the basis of a new lawsuit.

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences claims VIP Concierge has somehow gotten hold of some of the tickets and is hawking them online.

The Academy claims in the lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- the tickets are not transferable and anyone who buys them will be unceremoniously thrown out of Staples Center.

But it doesn't end there. According to the lawsuit, VIP Concierge has been advertising the tickets with a pic of the Gramophone logo and the phrase, "Music's Biggest Night."

The website doesn't say how much a ticket will set you back ... that's all backroom stuff.

Porn star Christy Mack is taking her talents to Vegas for the AVN Awards -- but after recovering from a brutal domestic violence attack ... she's doing it for a charitable cause.

TMZ has learned Mack will be doing a meet and greet at OG Las Vegas on Friday night -- and a portion of the door proceeds will be donated to Safe Nest -- a domestic violence org.

Christy's appearance kicks off AVN weekend in Vegas ... and we're told there will be VIP gift bags with limited edition Christy Mack merchandise on sale to fans. Some of that revenue will also go to Safe Nest.

TMZ broke the story ... Mack was allegedly pummeled by her ex-boyfriend War Machine back in August ... leaving her with broken bones and a ruptured liver.

War Machine is still behind bars facing 32 charges ... including attempted murder.

"Selma" star Tim Roth says his black co-stars deserved to be nominated for an Academy Award this year ... period.

Roth was heading into the White House for a special screening of the movie courtesy of the Prez ... when he told our photog how he feels about the absence of Academy color.

We're gonna need a bigger room ... is what Critics' Choice Awards planners must have been saying with Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie showing up at the same event for the first time in years.

The ex and current Mrs. Pitt were actually photographed together -- several dozens of feet apart -- in a wide shot of the room ... making it clear someone (who wants to remain employed) was careful to seat them as far away as possible from each other.

We're told there were no chance run-ins between them during the show -- their first close encounter since the 2009 Oscars. For the record ... both women lost last night.

Although Justin Theroux was with Jennifer ... Angie was riding solo. Brad's no dummy.

Cheryl Boone Isaacs is the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ... so you would think she'd know there is no cinematographer by the name of Dick Poop, but you'd be wrong.

Isaacs had an embarrassing gaffe during Thursday morning's announcement of this year's Oscar nominees. She was reading off the names of the nominees for Best Cinematography when she mistakenly referred to Dick Pope as ... well, you know.

One of Bill Cosby's famous accusers was cheering when Tina Fey and Amy Poehler skewered the comedian during the Golden Globes.

Law & Order actress Michelle Hurd thinks it's ironic ... 2 female comedians who were cracking jokes about Cosby's alleged antics could be more powerful in swaying the public than the accusers themselves.

Hurd tells us ... Fey and Poehler give the allegations credibility given the profile of the Globes.

She thinks Cosby has been impervious to the criticism and hostility aimed at him, but she's hoping the cumulative impact of hecklers at his concerts, women speaking out and now 2 famous women taking an international stage and blasting Cosby will finally get to him.

Hurd came forward back in November, alleging Cosby groped her in a dressing room while they worked on "The Cosby Show" together.

Jennifer Aniston is awesome ... dropping the F-bomb during the endless limo line following the Golden Globes Sunday night.

Aniston got a little impatient waiting for her SUV outside the Beverly Hilton with fiancé Justin Theroux ... joking she'd ditch her own ride if a friend got them the hell outta there.

She's pretty famous for being down to earth and just plain fun ... and she was true to form.

One thing ... it's pretty clear who's calling the shots. Watch.

Monica Lewinsky hobnobbed with Hollywood elite after the Golden Globes continuing a reemergence ... which some call NOT coincidentally timed to match Hillary Clinton running for prez.

We got Monica leaving a Globes after party at the Chateau Marmont ... and posed the question she will most likely have to deal with next year -- will she cast a vote for Hillary?

Also interesting ... who she partied with at the event. Monica was photographed hanging with her longtime Hollywood BFF, Alan Cumming.

Gotta say, he looks good on her.