Jordin Sparks Steps Out In Gorgeous Body Fitting Dress at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards

It's not normally a night for bold fashion statements.
But Jordin Sparks sexed things up as she arrived at the sedate Songwriters Hall of Fame 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner in New York City donning a curve-hugging frock.
The 23-year-old songstress certainly stole the show on the evening, which saw Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry honoured for their songwriting abilities.

Blues babe: Jordin Sparks attended the Songwriters Hall of Fame 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner in New York City on Thursday in a stunning blue dress

A cerulean dress hugged the star's killer curves, slightly shirring at the waist.
Peek-a-boo holes at the top were playful yet respectful in her otherwise covered-up number.
The No Air singer carried a dainty patent leather handbag that complemented both her dress and her white pumps.

Style points: The 23-year-old songstress showed off her stunning figure in a curve-hugging dress that flattered

Curves ahead! The starlet accentuated her assets and added a bit of sparkle with a girly headband

Get happy! The No Air singer seemed to be having the time of her life as she posed for various pictures, clearly confident in her gorgeous dress

Adding touch of sparkle for the night, Jordin tucked a rhinestone headband into her hair.
Silver rings and metallic eye shadow added the finishing touches.
Though Jordin has reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for hits such as Tattoo, No Air and Battlefield, she just hit the top for her writing skills.

Cream of the crop: Singer/songwriters Natalie Cole (left) and Shelea Frazier both wore off-white ensembles with Natalie opting to show off her slim legs and Shelea going for a full evening gown

Honorees: Steven Tyler (left) and Joe Perry of Aerosmith were inducted into the Hall of Fame for their writing abilities

Lovebirds: Chad Kroeger (L) and fiancé Avril Lavigne arrived arm in arm, with Avril sporting extreme black eye make-up and a fiery dress

The American Idol graduate lent her love story with Jason Derulo to the song The Way, sung by Nickelodeon star Ariana Grande.
And according to The Hollywood Reporter, it just reached number nine on the charts.
Jordin was in good company at the Songwriters Hall of Fame event, as Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger and Natalie Cole were also in attendance. 

All in the family: Steven also brought along daughter Mia Tyler, who wore multiple layers of black and exposed her sleeve of tattoos

Daughterly love: Mia, 34, showed her support for her father, who was being inducted into the Hall of Fame

Coupled up: Chad and Avril, who are engaged to be married, put their rockstar style on display in black leather and cherry red

As befits such a grand occasion, there was plenty of high profile talent on show giving performances, including Sting and Patty Smyth
A clutch of top talent was recognised, including Petula Clark collaborator Tony Hatch, who toiling in London’s West End before hitting the big time.
And there was not a dry eye in the house when Sir Elton John and his songwriting partner
Bernie Taupin were honored for their catalogue of smash hits.
Meanwhile Aerosmith stars Steven Tyler and Joe Perry were recognised for classic tunes such as Dream On and Walk This Way.

Ready for love: Sir Elton John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin lapped up the acclaim

The Police man always sings once: Sting gave the fans a thrill by he an exciting performance

An Englishman In New York: But the old pro and former schoolteacher was not about to be so obvious with his song choice

And J.D. Souther, a performer himself, had his biggest success writing tunes that were turned into hits by contemporaries Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles.
The young man of the show was 25-year-old pop Benny who was given the Hal David award for young writers, who was mentored by hitmaker Dr. Luke due to his impressive bedroom compositions..
Foreigner axeman Mick Jones, who was inducted along with the band's singer and co-founder Lou worked as a hired gun, penning Francophone pop hits in Paris for a spell, then recording for Peter Frampton and George Harrison, before his own success after forming the rock outfit in 1976.

Good Knight: Holly seemed thrilled to have picked up an attractive paperweight for her studio

Because the night belongs to songwriters: Ironically arguably Patty Smyth's best song was written by Bruce Springsteen

She's a superwoman: Petula Clark rolled back the years by delivering an excellent performance at 80

He said: 'All I can say is it worked out for me, honing my craft in obscurity in France
'It gave me the experience to produce albums, the knowledge of sound and recording.
'When people are just cast from nowhere to success without doing any of that stuff, I think it’s definitely more difficult.'
Holly Knight’s transformation from rocker to writer was given the ultimate seal of approval when she too was inducted.

Foreigner in a strange land: The group recreated their legendary power ballad I Want To Know What Love Is

Not strangers in the Knight: Patti gave Holly a kiss backstage after the songsmith picked up her paperweight

Hataboy: Organisers waived the no hats rule as Benny Blanco was the Hal David Starlight Award