Stars and Star Cars Debut Fashion in Los Angeles

GM makes regular use of star power to promote its vehicles, having once again used a fleet of customized Cadillac Escalades to

Oscar nominee Jamie Foxx poses beside the new HUMMER H3. (Photo: Diane Wunderlich, General Motors)

deliver this year's Grammy nominees and superstars to the 47th annual award presentation held in Los Angeles on February 13. The list included Gretchen Wilson, Grammy Awards winner for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, John Mayer, double Grammy Awards winner for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Song of the Year, multiple Grammy Awards winner Alicia Keyes, Actress Laura Dern and blues guitar aficionado and husband Ben Harper, as well as Grammy award presenter Kevin Bacon.

A few days prior, taking advantage of another opportunity to put a GM vehicle in front of fans of one of the world's most influential musicians, GM showed off its Brian Wilson-inspired 2005 Cadillac XLR on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at a Los Angeles dealership, Martin Cadillac, where Wilson first met his wife Melinda. Wilson was awarded MusiCares 2005 Person of the Year. The was auctioned off on

Actress Regina King strikes a pose on the runway alongside the Chevrolet Corvette convertible. (Photo: Diane Wunderlich, General Motors)

February 11 at the MusiCares 2005 Person of the Year tribute dinner and concert honoring Brian Wilson at the Palladium in Hollywood, CA.

GM isn't the only automaker to sponsor major events, but it seems to have found a way to make sure that its cars are prominently featured at the most visible productions. Last year Pontiac gave new G6 sedans to every audience member on Oprah Winfrey's number one rated daily program, making headlines across the globe, and during President Bushes fully televised inauguration it was a custom Cadillac DTS limousine that delivered the world's most powerful man to make his celebratory speech.