Grammys 2015: Red carpet arrivals

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, left, and Chrissy Teigen and John Legend  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Rihanna is engulfed by her dress on the red carpet for the 57th Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles. MORE: Show updates | Show highlights | Quotes | Backstage  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Nicki Minaj looks away while on the red carpet for the 57th Grammy Awards. MORE: Show updates | Show highlights | Quotes | Backstage  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Toni Braxton on the Grammy red carpet.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift and Charli XCX  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Iggy Azalea, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, and Miley Cyrus.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Actress/singer Ashanti  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Maddie Ziegler and Sia  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Annie Lennox  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Usher  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé and Gina Rodriguez.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Ne-Yo and guest  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Katy Perry  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Smokey Robinson and guest  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Miranda Lambert  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Joy Villa  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Ryan Adams and Jenny Lewis  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

“Weird Al” Yankovic plays for the crowd.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

New artist nominee Haim  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Paris Hilton makes an appearance on the red carpet.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Grammy host LL Cool J and wife Simone Smith  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Tyrese, Dave Grohl and Jordyn Blum exhange pleasantries on the red carpet.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Producer Diplo, left, Madonna and rapper Nas.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Madonna   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Grammy-nominated songstress Ariana Grande and Big Sean  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Tom Jones  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

From left, wrestler David Otunga and David Jr., Giuliana Rancic and Hit-Boy  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Multiple-nominated Sam Smith smiles on the red carpet.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Jesse McCartney  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Film director John Waters  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

World music artist Angelique Kidjo  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

From left, singer Carolyn Malachi, Juanes and guest, and Aloe Blacc  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

From left, singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee, “NCIS” actress Pauley Perrette and singer Ana Tijoux  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

British songstress Jessie J  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The Martins are a Christian music vocal trio composed of three siblings: Judy Martin Hess, Jonathan Martin and Joyce Martin Sanders.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Singer Kaya Jones  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Producers Da Internz  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris, right, and spouse David Burtka.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The Grammy-nominated Mariachi Divas arrive on the red carpet for the 57th Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Singer-songwriter Jarle Bernhoft.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

TV personality Shaun Robinson.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The Black Keys -- Patrick Carney, left, and Dan Auerbach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Charlie Benante of Anthrax.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Singer Lalah Hathaway.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Producer-DJ Eddie Amador  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Tracey Edmonds  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Don Diamont and Cindy Ambuehl.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Bernie Herms and Natalie Grant.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Lena Hall, left, Rocsi Diaz and Gretchen Parlato.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Duke Dumont  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Basement Jaxx  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Nischelle Turner, left, Beto Jimenez and DJ Michelle Pesce.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Clean Bandit is among arrivals at the Grammy Awards at Staples Center.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

David Crowder, left, Caitrin Rogers and the Pop Ups.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Cage the Elephant.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

ChocQuibTown  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Natalie Grant, left, DJ Kaskade and singer-songwriter Jess Glynne.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Royal Tailor arrives at Staples Center.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Arctic Monkeys  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Paul Nelson, left, Rene Marie and T. Graham Brown.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The Walls Group, whose “Love on the Radio” is up for gospel performance/song.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Kabir Sehgal, education and tech entrepreneur.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, center, whose “The Perfect Quirk” is up for children’s album.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could, whose “Just Say Hi!” is up for children’s album.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Sidney Outlaw, part of the cast of the nominated opera recording “L’Orestie D’Eschyle.”  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Hunter Lea, right, a producer of the historical album nominee “There’s a Dream I’ve Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966-1971.”  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Soja, whose “Amid the Noise and Haste” is up for reggae album.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Old Crow Medicine Show, whose “Remedy” is up for folk album.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The band needtobreathe, at the Grammys with “Multiplied,” nominated in the contemporary Christian music performance/song category.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Johnny Mathis, whose “Sending You a Little Christmas” is nominated in the traditional pop vocal album category.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Makeup and fashion personality Jeannie Mai.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Entertainment reporter Diana Madison.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Soli Olds, co-songwriter of MercyMe’s “Shake,” nomined for contemporary Christian music performance/song  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Courtney Reed, the Broadway actress known for playing Jasmine in “Aladdin,” arrives at the 57th Grammy Awards. The “Aladdin” cast album is up for the musical theater album Grammy.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Wife-and-husband songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, the creative minds behind those “Frozen” songs.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Tijs Michiel Verwest, known as DJ Tiesto, arrives at the Grammys. His remix of John Legend’s “All of Me” is up for a Grammy.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Violinist-composer Meg Okura, left, composer Paul Avgerinos and singer Aymee Nuviola.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Joe Spix, a co-nominee for recording package.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Jo-El Sonnier: His “The Legacy” is nominated for regional roots album.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Malcolm Jamal Warner and his mother (seen frequently at his side at such events), Pamela Warner.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Singer-composer Carlos Vives, left, on hand with his tropical Latin album “Mas + Corazon Profundo”; Lisa Harriton, a member of the songwriting and production team Jo Li, of “The Lego Movie’s” “Everything Is Awesome” and blues musician Keb’ Mo’.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

YouTube personality Tyler Oakley.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Daniel Ho and Luis Conte, whose “Our World in Song” album is nominated in the world music album category.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)