KRIS LIKES GAGA THO (also Randy and Kara talk, remain irrelevant)
And they weren't alone, as Ne-Yo was humbled by meeting guitar god Carlos Santana, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson gave a bear hug to producer Rodney Jerkins, and fellow judge Kara DioGuardi embraced season-eight winner Kris Allen. What most people were talking about, though, was the expected landslide on Sunday night by the three leading ladies of this year's Grammys: Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, who between them have 23 nominations.
"I think that Lady Gaga ... she's visually very appealing, she's done something completely out of the box, different, but on top of it, she's done some of the best songwriting in the last few years, if not the last decade," DioGuardi offered. "I think she's that great as a songwriter. She has these great melodic hooks but they are interesting. They come from a different point of view, and she's a phenomenal performer. So, based on the criteria of her fashion and performance and her songwriting and her singing, she's kind of an all-rounder." Allen had to agree, saying that Gaga has won him over. "What Lady Gaga has done is so incredible," he said. "You know, she's very creative, incredibly talented. Her songs get shoved into your head and never get out. I think she's an amazing artist. I really feel like she's one of the better one's out there."
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