Rihanna covers British Vogue November

What's this? Rihanna covered up?! Well we never! In all seriousness, Rihanna looks just as sexy in clothes as she does without them. She oozes class and sophistication on this front cover (it's a totally different story in the editorial pictures, mind - more on those later) and officially says goodbye to her signature bright red locks. Is anyone else in complete and utter love with the Armani Prive dress Rihanna is rocking? Well done, Vogue. After only Adele's face made it onto their October cover, it's nice to have an almost full-body shot!

Adele Covers British Vogue October

It's all about the UK magazine covers this morning isn't it? We genuinely couldn't be happier with this news: Adele is the cover girl for British Vogue's October issue; and she is looking mighty good! Adele has received worldwide recognition for that haunting, effortless and in our opinion, flawless voice of hers and her ability to pen some of the greatest songs of the last couple of years also hasn't gone unnoticed. We are delighted that the fashion world is slowly but surely recognising her too; let's face it, Vogue is a pretty good place to start - there's no turning back now!

Adele looks beautiful on the Vogue cover, shot by Sølve Sundsbø, as does she in one of the editorial images we got a sneaky peek at. We were, however, afraid that she would be heavily airbrushed, thus sparking the same kind of controversy as US Vogue back in 2009 when Adele was photographed for some editorial and airbrushed to look slimmer. Bad move, Anna. We can safely say that from what we see here before us, there's none of that going on, so Adele fans (of which the numbers are stratospheric) can breathe a sigh of relief. 

The Rest of the Best of the VMAS

Lady Gaga as alter ego Jo Calderone and Britney Spears at the MTV VMAs 2011

When Queen Bea makes an announcement, it's easy to forget that the VMAs were about more than just one bootylicious lady and her newly expanding family. Not only were some of the greatest artists in the music industry recognised, they also proved why they deserved to be there in the first place with an array of memorable performances (Adele and Beyonce blew us away!)  But here at good old Fashion Compendium HQ, the peak of our night was witnessing what all the stars arrived in...

Yes, there were a few celebs who should have, as the old cliche goes, sacked the stylist, but actually there was a pretty good mishmash of great looks around. It's pretty much anything goes at music award ceremonies, which is why although it isn't the start of the year, aka awards season, we can always look forward to the fashion on display. 

Who do we have here then?

Beyonce (obv) and Kelly Rowland, in a gorgeous Falguni & Shane Peacock dress. I was lucky enough to see the A/W 2011 collection at London Fashion Week and knew that it would take a true goddess to pull off some of the feathered numbers…Kelly Rowland was a vision of perfection and this was exactly what I had in mind when I saw it on the catwalk. 

Young Hollywood - Selena Gomez in Julien Macdonald, Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus in Roberto Cavalli - so grown up and sophisticated. They've all been there, done that when it comes to showing the press that they've left their Disney days behind with their various antics, *ahem* bong, Miley Cyrus *ahem* but this time, they've chosen to do it the demure and elegant way, showing real maturity!

Katy Perry's Atelier Versace number was definitely the way we would go if we knew the dress code was bright, colourful and (the right side of) crazy. Nicki Minaj, bless her…well we personally wouldn't go for quite the same attire as she would, but she is a performer at the end of the day - out there to get noticed and make a statement and what have you. We admire her bravery and in a Nicki Minaj kind of way, she pulled it off. Disclaimer: This look is only really advised for Nicki Minaj - it may even make Miss Lady of Gaga squirm a little. Yikes. 

Love how Adele did it for the Brits and sported a Burberry dress - respect! Britney also scrubbed up well in a Moschino dress, making us old-school nineties kids proud that she was our idol back in the day!

Gwen Stefani on Elle's May Music Issue

Elle sure do love themselves some Gwen Stefani; and who can blame them. 

She covered the UK April version, and she is also the cover star of US Elle's Music Issue - and rather fittingly so may we add. 

She showcases so many hot looks, we can barely keep up. Ms Stefani graces the front cover in a gorgeous Givenchy Pre-Fall 2011 dress, as well as posing up a storm in a seductive thigh high-split black and white Michael Kors A/W 2011 number. 

Some of the other women of music featured in this special issue include Adele, Nicki Minaj, Florence Welch and Jennifer Hudson.