Gallery: 2011 Grammys – Red Carpet Pictures

Our first look at the 2011 Grammy Awards red carpet pictures reveal, as expected, a lot of daring and often highly curious fashion choices from pop stars such as Nicki Minaj, Monica, and Ciara. But of course, Lady Gaga takes first prize, eschewing a traditional walk down the aisle by being carried in a translucent pod straight out of the movie 'Alien.'

You see, apparently the pop diva, whose new single 'Born This Way' can be heard right here, is 'incubating' on the red carpet in preparation for her performance on tonight's show. Comedians across the world are obviously going to be taking this move apart for days, and the legendary Steve Martin seems to have struck first, when he jokingly revealed via Twitter "Long story short, stuck in egg with Gaga."

We're sure there's gonna be even more madness as tonight's telecast unfolds, so stick close to PopCrush for all the latest Grammy winners, news and pictures, hopefully we'll all get through this together.