The 2011 American Music Awards took place at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California last night (Sun. Nov 20).

The annual showcase of American music was quite the star-studded spectacle too, with red carpet appearances from the likes of Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Soulja Boy, Taio Cruz, Miguel and many more.

Take a look at over 20+ photos from the red carpet of the 2011 AMAs below:

Lil Wayne poses with his 12-year-old daughter Reginae Carter in the audience at the 2011 BET Awards.

Other famous faces spotted in the crowd of the 11th annual ceremony included Nelly & Ashanti, Nicki Minaj, Diddy, the entire Smith family (Jaden, Willow, Will and Jada), Keri Hilson, Laz Alonso, Big Sean, Mary J. Blige, Justin Bieber and plenty more.

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Mary J. Blige hosted her 2nd Annual Mary J. Blige Honors Concert to benefit her FFAWN (Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now) last night (Sun. May 1) at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

Singers Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson and Jill Scott were among the many celebrities who, in addition to actresses Evan Rachel Wood and Kerry Washington, came out to support Mary J. and her cause.

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The 2010 Hennessy Artistry Concert Series went down this past Thursday night (Oct 14) in New York City, and featured performances from Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Eve, Ron Isley and others. (Bobby Brown even hit the stage!)

Other celebs at the event were Trina, Melanie Fiona, Selita Ebanks, Anthony Mackie and more. Check out 15+ pics of everyone below (and when you continue reading)!!

Mary J. Blige and her husband Kendu Isaacs attended amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS 2010 Benefit Gala at the Hotel du Cap in Antibes, France Thursday night (May 20).

Naomi Campbell and her billionaire boyfriend Vladimir Doronin were also also spotted at the amfAR event.

Young model Chanel Iman was seen at the Express 30th Anniversary Party at Eyebeam in New York City.

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 8 winner Jaslene Gonzalez attended the Dream Big Gala to raise awareness for the fight against Canavan Disease in children at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York.

Singer Shontelle Layne was on hand for the launch party celebrating the opening of the United Nude Shoe Brand’s U.S. flagship store in New York City.

Rapper/actor LL Cool J hit up the CBS Upfront presentation Wednesday (May 19) at Damrosch Park at the Lincoln Center in New York City.

Sisters Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, along with their friend Malika Haqq, were spotted courtside at the Staples Center in Los Angeles as the Lakers took on the Phoenix Suns during Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals during the 2010 NBA Playoffs. Khloe is married to LA Laker Lamar Odom.

John Legend and his girlfriend Christine Teigen posed for pics on the red carpet of the Cherry Lane Music Publishing 10th Anniversary celebration at Brooklyn Bowl in New York City. And John treated the guests to a performance.

M.I.A. hung out with the Head of Adult Swim Mike Lazzo at the Adult Swim 2010 Upfront at Gotham Hall in NYC.

And singer Janelle Monae performed at the release party for her new album ArchAndroid at the Highline Ballroom in New York City Tuesday night (May 18).

Mary J. Blige and Russell Simmons paid a visit to New York City’s P.S. 165 yesterday afternoon (Tues. May 4) and spoke to students and volunteers at the official launch Bounty‘s new “Clean Difference at New York City Schools with Bounty” program. Bounty is teaming up with dozens of local NYC-area volunteers from the HandsOn Network and Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation in an effort to unite 1,000 volunteers to improve learning environments for 30 public schools across the entire country from now through June.

Mary J. Blige and Russell Simmons, a co-founder of Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, led the team of community volunteers in tackling everything from cleaning the cafeteria and auditorium to brightening up school grounds with a fresh coat of paint. Intended to inspire continued creativity in classroom, Rush’s teaching artist volunteers will also create a special mural at the school.

The program, announced by Gabrielle Union in Washington, D.C. on April 20, encourages local community volunteers to join Bounty in its commitment to transform the learning environments of schools across the country by getting them “Bounty clean.”

The Bounty “Make a Clean Difference” program will take place at 30 public schools in the following cities from April through June: Atlanta; GA; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Dallas, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY; Seattle, WA; and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/bounty.

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Check out a few pics of MJB and Rush, along with Mary J’s husband Kendu Isaacs, lending a helping hand to P.S. 165 in NYC below…

Tons of Hollywood celebrities came out to the Costume Institute Gala Benefit to celebrate the opening of the “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identiy” exhibition at The Metropolitan Musem of Art Monday night (May 3) in New York City.

Some of the celebs who attended the event and walked the red carpet were Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Diddy, Russell Simmons, Oprah, Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Whoopi Goldberg, Naomi Campbell and more.

Check out 20+ pictures of celebrities at the Annual Metropolitan Musem of Art Costume Gala below and when you continue reading…

Singer/actress Mary J. Blige was honored Wednesday night (Jan 27) in Hollywood at the Essence Black Women in Music event at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood. She and actress Taraji P. Henson posed for a few pics together on the red carpet of the event.

Also in attendance were MJB’s husband Kendu Isaacs, record exec. Antonio “L.A.” Reid (who presented Blige with her award), Ludacris, Gabrielle Union and more. More pics below and when you continue reading…

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Actress/musician Queen Latifah played host to the 2010 People’s Choice Awards, held Wednesday night (Jan 6) at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Latifah and rapper/actor LL Cool J presented the “Favorite Female Artist” award to Taylor Swift together during the show.

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It looks as though all is well with Mary J. Blige and her husband, producer Martin Kendu Isaacs. The happily married couple were spotted courtside last night (Tues. Jan 5) at the Lakers/Rockets game in LA. The Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets with a final score of 88 to 79.

Mary and Kendu were recently at the center of a crazy story that made its way around the Internet. Rumors surfaced that Kendu was flirting with a waitress at Blige’s release party for her new album Stronger with Each Tear, and she had allegedly punched Isaacs in the face following an argument. A video was leaked shortly after the rumor started getting some attention, but it didn’t really show much. All we saw was Kendu and Mary arguing with each other and a little shoving (no punches or slaps though).

Mary J.’s publicist later put out a statement denying that the R&B singer/songwriter and her husband had gotten into an altercation. She was simply breaking up a fight between her husband and her brother who had gotten into an argument.

“Mary was not fighting with her husband,” said Blige spokeswoman Karynne Tencer. “Her husband and her brother got into an altercation that turned into a fight. Mary went to break up the fight.” Tencer didn’t immediately know the name of Blige’s brother or the reason for the row. Club security helped the Grammy Award winner pull the men apart, who also disputed reports that Isaacs’ lip was bleeding. “Nobody was bleeding,” Tencer said.

So if the statement didn’t debunk the rumors, these pictures of the two laughing it up and apparently enjoying themselves a helluva lot at the game should.

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Black Hollywood came out in droves Sunday night (Nov 1) to support the AFI Fest 2009 Screening of the new movie “Precious,” which stars newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and actress/comedienne turned late night talk show host Mo’Nique.

Some of the big names who walked down the red carpet of the big Hollywood event, held at were Oprah, Tyler Perry, Queen Latifah, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Mary J. Blige, Will Smith and much much more.

Check out a ton of pics from the “Precious” screening after the break! And be on the look-out for the movie when it releases to theaters nationwide this Friday (Nov. 6).

R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys played host to her sixth annual Black Ball to benefit the “Keep A Child Alive” AIDS organization Thursday night (Oct 15) at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The huge celebrity guest list at the event included Halle Berry, Usher, Samuel L. Jackson, Nick Cannon, Tyler Perry, Robin Thicke, Mary J. Blige and more. Alicia performed with John Mayer at the event, and also premiered her new song “Sleeping with a Broken Heart.”

You can check out a lot more pictures from the red carpet and inside the Ball when you continue reading!

Rappers Soulja Boy and Bow Wow were among the many performers who took the stage Saturday night (Jun 20) in Atlanta during the 2009 Birthday Bash at Philips Arena. Hip-Hop and R&B acts alike all performed short sets during the 14th annual event, hosted by popular Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9. Continue reading for pics of Keri Hilson, Trey Songz, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and much more!

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Terrence Howard and Channing Tatum both appeared Monday night at the NYC premiere of Rogue Pictures’ Fighting, of which both actors co-star. Continue reading for more pics and to see who else attended the official movie premiere at the Regal Union Square in New York.

Mary J. Blige and her producer husband Kendu Isaacs were coupled up at the premiere.

Actor Brian White and BET personality Alesha Renee hit up the premiere too. Brian has a role in the film.

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Here are some candids from yesterday’s fashion shows during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2009 in New York! Above, rapper Kanye West is seen with his new girlfriend, model Amber Rose (to Kanye’s right), his assistant, Don C (3rd from left), Fonzworth Bentley (far right), and some other people we can’t name, even though we’ve seen ol’ dude in the blue before. Continue for more pics from some of yesterday’s fashion shows.

Kanye West, LL Cool J and Kevin Liles posed for a photo together backstage at the Devi Kroell Fall 2009 Presentation at the Prince George Ballroom.

Mary J. Blige and her husband, Kendu Isaacs, attended the Milly By Michelle Smith Fall 2009 Fashion Show in the Promenade at Bryant Park.

Kanye West, Amber Rose and Natasha Bedingfield sat in the front row at the Alexandre Herchcovitch Fall 2009 Fashion Show in the Salon at Bryant park.

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