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In case you didn’t get the memo, it was definitely ladies’ night at the Grammy Awards this year.

Beyoncé. Taylor. Pink. Lady Gaga. Fergie. Celine (now there’s a name we haven’t heard in a while). From the ceremony’s most prestigious trophies to the good, bad and the ugly of fashion, all the big headlines belonged to the fairer sex.

And in typical Grammy fashion, the night was filled with a slew of musical surprises, too—Pink getting all Cirque du Soleil with an impressive high-wire act while singing “Glitter in the Air,” the legendary Stevie Nicks joining Miss Swift for a quick rendition of Taylor’s bouncy “You Belong to Me” (yes, it was a bit cringe-worthy, truth be told) and Lady Gaga opening the show with an artist with equally kooky fashion sense: Sir Elton John.

Also notable was a moving tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Rather than perform yet another medley of his hits, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Usher, Smokey Robinson and Celine Dion focused on his love of the planet and performed “Earth Song,” a plea to take care of our planet that Jackson planned to play at this comeback tour.

Beyond the music, the sparkly couture and the usual celebrities-congratulating-each-other shtick, however, it was clear that Haiti, namely the aftereffects of the recent earthquake, was still on everyone’s minds.

Not only was most of the audience sporting a decorative red cross on their clothing (a reminder for everyone to continue to support the relief effort), but Wyclef Jean, a native of Haiti, made a point of thanking everyone for their outpouring of support before schooling the crowd with a few Creole phrases.

Reminding everyone that the Haitian people are “strong,” Jean encouraged everyone to keep supporting the rebuilding effort by downloading the rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” sung by Mary J. Blige, Andrea Bocelli and legendary songwriter David Foster at the Grammy’s. Available now at iTunes, all the proceeds will go directly to Haiti’s aid.

And apparently, that’s only the beginning of music’s connection to helping out Haiti. In a red carpet interview before the show, Lionel Richie told Ryan Seacrest that a huge all-star line-up is also onboard for a new version of “We Are the World.”

Instead of simply rounding up the artists who performed the first time around, Richie said the time had come to pass the baton to the younger artists—so they’ll be the voices reaching out in a time of need. And while he wouldn’t name names for who’d signed up already, he assured the audience that it’s going to be “huge.”

Music and good works has always been a formidable combination, and it was fantastic to see that with all the celebrating, the people suffering in Haiti weren’t forgotten in the meantime.

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