Entertainment Awards Shows and Events Grammys Grammy Party Shots! Stars, Cocktails & ... Hot Dogs Beyoncé, John Mayer, Lindsay Lohan, Kanye West and more stars celebrate music's biggest night. By Cara Lynn Shultz By People Staff Published on February 11, 2008 11:00AM EST Close 01 of 14 LADIES' MAN Michael Caulfield/WireImage Another Grammy party, another beautiful lady! John Mayer teams up with Beyoncé Knowles – who changed into a Georges Chakra gown – at the Sony/BMG bash, held at the Beverly Hills Hotel. (Last year, he holed up in his VIP cabana with then-girlfriend Jessica Simpson.) 02 of 14 COUNTRY TIME Larry Busacca/WireImage Performers Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley – who arrived at the Sony/BMG party with wife Kimberly Williams – hang out with fellow country crooner Miranda Lambert. Paisley and Williams weren't the only hot country couple – Underwood and beau Chace Crawford were spotted snuggling in one of the private cabanas over glasses of champagne. 03 of 14 DRUM LINE Charley Gallay/WireImage Drummer-turned-Foo Fighters-frontman Dave Grohl gets some face time with Matt Sorum, the ex-Guns N' Roses drummer who's now hitting the skins for Velvet Revolver, at the Sony/BMG party. Grohl, who dedicated his band's win for best hard rock performance to daughter Violet, tells PEOPLE, "She's at home sleeping. Now I'm going to get drunk!" 04 of 14 MEET AND GREET Michael Caulfield/WireImage Chris Brown – who kept his backpack on all night – takes time out from greeting fans to pay his respects to legendary performer Tony Bennett at the Sony/BMG party 05 of 14 FAMILY OUTING Jeff Vespa/WireImage New parents Nicole Richie and Joel Madden were the first to arrive at the Entertainment Weekly/Def Jam after-party, holing up in a VIP booth with Madden's twin Benji. It was a low-key night for the threesome, who snacked on shrimp and chicken kebabs, while well-wishers dropped by to offer their congrats on the birth of daughter Harlow. 06 of 14 HOT DIGGITY DOG Michael Caulfield/WireImage Instead of noshing on the chicken Caesar salad bites, mushroom tarts or mini-milkshakes offered at the Sony/BMG bash, Aretha Franklin (with Brandy) brought her own food, picking up hot dogs from Pink's takeout stand. 07 of 14 SOLO STAR Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage A solo Rihanna makes the scene at the UMG bash – but she isn't alone for long. At the Entertainment Weekly/Def Jam party, she was spotted getting cozy in a banquette with Chris Brown, who kept his arm around her and whispered in her ear. 08 of 14 PARTY STARTER Lester Cohen/WireImage Kid Rock – who arrived at the Warner Music Group bash with a plastic cup in hand – kept the party going inside the Cathedral of St. Vibiana with Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber. 09 of 14 QUICK CHANGE Eric Charbonneau/WireImage Switching out of her sunny yellow Calvin Klein dress, bride-to-be Fergie dons a white gown – and accessorizes with her hot fiancé Josh Duhamel – at the Universal Music Group Grammy bash at the Palm Restaurant in Los Angeles. 10 of 14 WHO LET THE DOGG OUT? Eric Charbonneau/WireImage With the Foo Fighters playing in the background, Snoop Dogg and nominee Jay-Z catch up at the UMG bash. 11 of 14 NETWORKING NIGHT Eric Charbonneau/WireImage Lindsay Lohan – who is working on her new album with hitmaker Ne-Yo – makes the rounds at the UMG bash, chatting up rapper Akon, who appeared on Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape." 12 of 14 PUPPY LOVE Arnold Turner/WireImage Pink joins Aussie rockers the Sick Puppies for a photo op at the EMI post-Grammy bash, held at Dominick's. 13 of 14 FAN CLUB Johnny Nunez/WireImage Serena Williams and Janet Jackson bond over their mutual love of Kanye West at the EW/Def Jam bash. Williams told PEOPLE she was rooting for West to win, while Jackson said his performance was "one of the most creative shows at the Grammys." 14 of 14 LIGHTING UP Johnny Nunez/WireImage Still in his glowing jacket, Kanye West lights up the EW/Def Jam party with his label's president, Antonio "L.A." Reid. "I love Kanye. I think he's amazing," Reid tells PEOPLE. "I think he's genius." The video for West's new video, "Flashing Lights," premiered at the bash.