Muy Caliente in Madrid

America has the Grammys and the VMAs, but across the pond, music’s biggest night is the MTV European Music Awards. And Saturday night in Madrid, the hottest stars in the biz showed up on the EMA red carpet looking every bit the unique artists that they are. While there were definitely some major “what was she thinking?!” moments, there were also some surprising standouts. We were glad to see that Katy Perry ditched the electric blue wig and instead paired her bedazzled Jeremy Scott frock with a slicked and sleek top knot/ponytail combo and tame makeup. Her gal pal Rihanna also hit a red carpet home run. The pop star looked absolutely stunning in a cream ruffled gown with her red locks pulled into a modern beehive with sweeping bangs. She completed her ensemble with peach eye shadow, baby pink lipstick and deep burgundy fingertips. We also gave booty-shaking songbird Shakira’s style two enthusiastic thumbs up. The EMA opening entertainer complemented her metallic mini and black pumps with equally rockin’ locks. Her blonde strands were left loose, tousled and styled into a middle part for a carefree-yet-put-together look. Clean, matte makeup completed her red carpet getup.