New dad Jay-Z partied in style as he made his first public appearance since the birth of his daughter Blue Ivy Carter Wednesday night (Jan 18) at the relaunch of his 40/40 nightclub in New York City.

Of course his wife (and new mom) Beyonce stayed at home with their newborn daughter, but there were plenty of other celebs who showed up to party, including Swizz Beatz, Ashanti, Russell Simmons, Kevin Liles, producer Rico Love, supermodel Selita Ebanks, filmmaker Spike Lee, record executive Steve Stoute, and many others.

Even Warren Buffett — the THIRD RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD worth around $50 billion — partied with Jay-Z and his industry friends, and was even spotted throwing up the “Roc” sign. (That sh*t cray!)

According to various reports, Jay-Z laid on a champagne tower made of 350 handmade gold Armand de Brignac bottles that stretched from floor to ceiling, and was topped with a stork carrying a baby.

“All that preparation must have been thirsty work – judging from the champagne tower Jay laid on. Nothing like that has ever been created before,” an anonymous source said. “It was a bit [over the top] but he’s [crazy] about his daughter. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her. You’d expect nothing less from the richest man in rap.”

Sounds like everyone had a great time!

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VH1 hosted their “Divas 2011″ concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City Sunday night (Dec 18).

Among the celebrities who walked the red carpet just before the ceremony took place were R&B singers Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott and Chaka Khan, as well as rappers 50 Cent and Common, Pop singer Jessie J and country music legend Dolly Parton.

Some of the other celebs who were spotted on the VH1 Divas 2011 red carpet were Nas, Mary J. Blige, Travie McCoy, Florence Welch, Lala Anthony and more.

Check out 25+ pics from the red carpet of the VH1 Divas 2011 concert in NYC below:

Keyshia Cole was joined by her husband Daniel Gibson and her manager Kevin Liles as the R&B singer celebrated her 30th birthday with an 80′s themed birthday party attended by friends and family in Cleveland this past weekend.

Keyshia was dressed up as Madonna back in her “Material Girl” days, while hubby Daniel and manger Kevin paid homage to 80′S Hip-Hop with their Adidas track-suits.

Meanwhile, Keyshia is said to be currently working on her next album, titled “Woman To Woman,” which will drop in February and will feature a collaboration with Trey Songz. She recently tweeted:

MY NEW TEAM IS GR8. I will name them all very soon. New team. New life. New album. My child. My husband. 30?s are the new 20?s LOL. AND SO FORTH AND SO ON. HA

Had to bring the REDHEAD KEYSH bak for this album. Cause I LOVE my ladies. MOTIVATION.

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In honor of his new-found freedom, T.I. hosted a private brunch in his hometown of Atlanta Sunday afternoon (Oct 2).

The rapper teamed up with his AKOO clothing line and his Grand Hustle Entertainment record label for the First Annual A King of Oneself Brunch, which was also attended by his wife Tiny, Tiny’s BFF Toya, rappers Nelly and Young Jeezy, Toya, manager to the stars Kevin Liles, producer Jazze Pha, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed and more.

According to sources at the party, there was an open bar stocked full of Ciroc (courtesy of Diddy) and reps from AKOO measured VIP guests for custom-made clothing gifts. The whole party cost around $100K, with $20K just on food and an additional $8K on dessert.

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Taylor Armstrong continues to explain intimate details regarding her husband’s suicide. Usher is being accused of ripping off someone else’s song. Maggie Gyllenhaal says she lends vibrators to her friends. ….. What?! Yeah, Thursday morning gossip will have you asking that question a lot.

• No offense, but … Russell Armstrong committed suicide well over a month ago, yet his wife Taylor Armstrong is still making media rounds as if it happened yesterday. Read what she told ET in a recent interview: “I’m sure a lot of people won’t understand this, but I asked the emergency workers if I could go in and hug him before they took him away, but they wouldn’t let me,” Taylor says, wiping away tears. “I just felt like I needed to see him one last time, but they wouldn’t let me.” She even goes on to explain how she broke the sad news to her 5-year-old daughter. She basically lied, and nothing is wrong with that. The kid is 5. It’s hard to tell a 5-year-old ‘Daddy killed himself.’ But still, why is she telling the whole world all of these personal and very private details about something so personal … and private??? She said, “As I was laying in the street screaming, I realized that my little girl was there and I had to pull it together to get her out of thereI just told her that daddy got sick and he died. [I told her] we could pick a star in the sky and it could be daddy, and that she could talk to him every night.” WTF? Someone please get this woman a seat and kindly tell her ass to make friends with it. That is all. [ET]
• Some non-famous guy is accusing Usher of stealing a song from him. Apparently, Usher “used” some material from said non-famous guy, who really wishes he were famous, like Usher, in his hit single “Burn.” (You know, that song EVERYONE loves from that “Confessions” album EVERYONE loves?) After a quick listen to that non-famous guy’s song, we hear NO similarities. None. Not even one. But still, that really un-famous guy got a judge to approve his case and is suing Usher!Imagine that. A non-famous person suing a very famous person, claiming that the famous person “stole” from them, and using some old, tired song that no one has ever heard of as some sort of “proof.” That has like, NEVER happened before. Has it? [Billboard]
• Trey Songz’ manager Kevin Liles and his wife Erika just had a baby. Congrats! [NYP]
• BET considers LL Cool J to be a Hip-Hop icon, so they’re giving him their prestigious “I Am Hip-Hop Icon” award at the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards next month. Okay? Get it? Got it? Good. Mr. Cool J will accept his award and lick his lips about 101 times on October 1st in Atlanta. [Star Pulse]
• Lindsay Lohan has finally found a job! And it doesn’t having anything to do with “blow” or “hand.” You know, the kinds of jobs Lilo is used to. Good for her for stepping outside of her comfort zone! [Radar]
• Some actress we’ve never heard of named Maggie Gyllenhaal (Sorry. We didn’t know Jake Gyllenhaal had a sister who acts. Shoot us.) is starring in a movie about the invention of vibrators called “Hysteria.” (We are so not joking.) And she says she was bombarded with so many of the female sex toys during shooting, that she now has enough to share amongst her friends: “By the time I finished the movie I’d been sent maybe 15 vibrators by different people in London with vibrator stores. It was a pleasant surprise. So I have this incredible collection, and I actually use like one or two of them. I lend them to my friends, and they’ll take them for six months at a time.” We’ve heard of women sharing clothes, shoes and even boyfriends. But sharing a sex toy is taking sh*t too far. TOO GOT DAMN FAR! [Contact]
• Kendra Wilkinson has a confession! “Hank and I had sex on a jet ski in Cabo. It was awesome… That’s the fun of it. Sex is sex… I’m not a PDA person, but I like sex in cars and stuff!” Oh … okay. [US]
• Speaking of attention whores. Levi Johnston (You remember Bristol Palin’s baby daddy, right?) is back with more news about that damn Palin family. Turns out, Bristol got pregnant on purpose just to spite her evil mom Sarah Palin. Levi told Wendy Williams in an interview that aired Wednesday: “Sarah had Trig and that really sparked [Bristol] to have a child. We previously talked about it, but that’s what really got her going on it. She was really jealous. And that’s what sparked us to have a child.” He then goes on to talk about how they had sex and other extremely personal details, like how her parents forced them to get engaged. Yada Yada Yada Yada Yadaya … Ya! GOT DAMMIT! Shut the F**K UP Levi! [THR]
• Some of the folks over at CBS say that Ashton Kutcher is “a really nice guy. Just a nice guy. And he’s OK on set. He gets the job done … that’s what we all want.” But ……….. “He’s just not as funny as Charlie. Not that we’d want Charlie back if you doubled our salaries, [but the show] just isn’t the same anymore. [Ashton Kutcher is a] safe replacement.”That sounds like a really really nice way of saying, “We want Charlie back.” And after seeing that Season 9 premiere Monday night, we kinda do too. **Insert sad face here** [Celebrity-Gossip]

Beyonce gave folks a peek-a-boo at her tiny baby bump in this long, black side-belly exposing dress as she attended the Tory Burch flagship store opening, held in conjunction with the New York Fashion Week festivities.

Paula Patton, Estelle, Serena Williams and more also came out to help Tory Burch open up his new Madison Avenue store Tuesday night (Sep 13).

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Keyshia Cole may be on her way to making a solid comeback!

The R&B singer — who part ways with her longtime manager Manny Haley at the top of the year — revealed via Twitter that she is now under new management through industry executive Kevin Liles.

Sometimes change is good! (Especially in this case)

Kevin Liles, former executive president of Warner Music Group, has helped lead and guide the careers of many industry heavyweights including rappers Jay-Z and Ludacris. Shortly after he left WMG, Liles began managing R&B singer Trey Songz and helped take his career to the next level.

Lots of folks came out to support Big Sean at a listening session for his debut album “Finally Famous” at the Standard Hotel in New York City last night (Tue. Jun 7). G.O.O.D. Music artists Kanye West, Kid Cudi and Pusha T were all in the building as the Hip-Hop newcomer introduced tracks from the album, due in stores on June 28th.

“I apologize I was a little bit late, I had a throne to watch,” Yeezy joked to the crowd, which included a bevy of celebrities, VIPs and industry taste makers including Swizz Beatz, Estelle, Selita Ebanks and others.

Check out over a dozen pics from the event below!

Rapper Jay-Z poses with singer Monica and music industry exec. (and Trey Songz‘ manager) Kevin Liles backstage at Madison Square Garden last night (Fri. Sep 17) during the final concert for Trey Songz & Monica’s “Passion Pain & Pleasure” Tour in New York City. Trey Songz’ new album, also titled Passion Pain & Pleasure, just hit stores this week.

What do you think about the pic?

The homie FreddyO was on the scene Friday night (Aug 13) as R&B singers Monica and Trey Songz performed in concert at the Fox Theater in Atlanta for their “Passion, Pain & Pleasure” Tour, with special guest Dondria and a surprise appearance from Ciara!

Peep Fred’s account of the show along with his pics (and video footage) below and when you continue reading…

“My girl Monica killed it as usual, doing some of her best hits along with a few Whitney Houston tunes. Trey Songz was doing…well, classic Trey…he brought the lovely Ms. Ciara to the stage and tried to turn her out like all the other chics he seduces on stage. C C wasn’t having it…although her body wanted to give in.”

Michael Strahan and his fiancee Nicole Murphy hung out with NYC club promoter Noel Ashman (pictured to the left) last night (Wed. Jun 30) at Noel Ashman’s birthday party at Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge.

Fresh off of her big appearance/performance at the 2010 BET Awards in Los Angeles this past Sunday night, singer Janelle Monae performed at the Hoxton Bar in London, England Thursday evening (Jul 1).

NFL player Devin Thomas, who recently starred as Fantasia‘s leading guy in her new “Bittersweet” music video, and singer Wynter Gordon attended Honey Magazine’s The Hive Spot at Animazing Gallery Wednesday (Jun 30) in New York City. You might remember Wynter as the girl who sang the hook on rapper Flo Rida’s Summer 2009 single “Sugar,” and Devin Thomas is a Wide Receiver for the Washington Redskins.

R&B singer John Legend and his girlfriend Christine Teigen hit up the Edeyo Foundation’s 3rd anniversary fundraiser at The Bowery Hotel in New York City.

Def Jam Records exec. Kevin Liles stopped for a quick picture as he relaxed at the Def Jam Rapstar Video Game Launch at the Palais De Tokyo in Paris, France.

Actress Eva Longoria helped LG present their new refrigerator at “Mercado de San Miguel” in Madrid, Spain.

And Nas and Damien Marley, still heavily promoting their joint album project Distant Relatives, were spotted performing live on stage in concert at the Zenith de Paris in Paris, France Monday night (Jun 28).

During Jay-Z‘s recent tour stop in Washington D.C., he got the chance to visit his homie President Obama at The White House. And he brought along his wife Beyonce, tourmate Trey Songz, mother-in-law Tina Knowles, friend Kevin Lyles and a couple of others. Clearly, Hov is on another plain right now from all other artists. Not many celebs get to “chill” in the White House… Check out another shot below.

R&B Recording artist Estelle hit the big 3-0 Monday (Jan 18) and with the help of a few of her friends, the singer celebrated the occasion that night with a birthday party at Abe & Arthur’s in New York City. Folks like Rocsi from 106 & Park, male model Tyson Beckford, Kevin Liles and more were in the building partying with Estelle. More pics from the shindig below and when you continue reading…

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A bunch of celebrities came through Lucky Strike in New York City last night (Tues. Jan 12) and attended Shade 45 radio host Angela Yee‘s Birthday Edition of Bottles & Strikes. Special guests at the party included Trey Songz, Anthony Anderson, La La Vazquez, Joe and more. Peep more pics from the shindig below and when you continue reading…

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R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo turned 30 yesterday (Happy Birthday Ne-Yo!) and celebrated with a big party the night before (Sat. Oct 17) at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

The celebrity guest list included Mary J. Blige, Teyana Taylor, Raven Symone, Regina King, Adrienne Bailon and more. Continue reading to check out the rest of the pictures from the party!

Rapper DMX walked the Red Carpet of the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Wednesday night (Sep 23) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City. His appearance at this year’s show marked his first public appearance/performance in at least three years. And we all know all of the drama he’s been getting himself into in the meantime.

Also on the red carpet were Wale, Ashanti, Fabolous, Ludacris, Eve, Trey Songz and more. The show, hosted by Tracy Morgan, airs October 13th at 9 pm on VH1. Continue reading for the rest of the pics from the Red Carpet.

Bill(ionaire) Gates called on R&B singer Monica to help celebrate the launch of his “Get Schooled” program, a nationwide initiative to help students, families and community members to join forces to improve America’s public education system and encourage young people to complete their education. The program was co-developed by media giant Viacom and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

In addition to Mo, stars like Morgan Freeman, Seal, Heidi Klum, Kevin Liles and BET’s Debra Lee all came out to support the event, which included a block party and concert where over 400 Los Angeles area public school students, parents, teachers and school administrators attended.

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Rapper Jay-Z hosted a press conference early Monday (Aug 31) at Madison Square Garden in New York City for his upcoming “Answer the Call” charity concert, due to be held at MSG on September 11th, the day his album, Blueprint 3, drops. The show’s purpose is to raise money for the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.

Beyonce and Kevin Liles, Executive VP of Warner Music Group, were also on hand at the press conference for the benefit.

Jay-Z and Rihanna attended a party celebrating Rocawear’s 10th anniversary at the Rocawear showroom Monday (Aug 10) in New York City. Other celebs in attendance were Kevin Liles, Anthony Anderson and Spike Lee, who will reportedly be directing a series of commercials honoring the clothing company’s 10th year in business.

In related news, Jay-Z and Rihanna, along with Kanye West, will perform their single “Run This Town” on the premiere of “The Jay Leno Show” on September 14th. This will be the first time Rihanna has performed in over six months! The trio recorded the video last weekend in New York City.

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Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z invited media mogul/talk show host Oprah to his old neighborhood in the Marcy Projects of Bed-Stuy (Bedford-Stuyvesant) Brooklyn, New York City. The rapper, due to release his new album in a month, showed the Big O his grandmother’s house and more of his old stomping grounds for an upcoming interview in Oprah’s “O Magazine.” Word is Beyonce and Rihanna were in the area too…

Oprah hanging out with rappers in the projects? Never thought we’d see the day! But do you think this would happen if the Jiggaman wasn’t married to Beyonce? Probably not. Ponder on that for a minute and peep more pics when you continue reading…

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Actress Gabrielle Union sat with Miami Heat basketballer Dwyane Wade at the Zo Summer Groove Publix charities benefit dinner titled “Deco After Dark” in Hollywood Saturday (Jul 11). No, not THAT Hollywood … the one in Florida. Oh, you didn’t know there was a Hollywood in Florida? You learn something new every day!

But anyway, we would have loved to know what was really going on when this pic was snapped. Is D.Wade giving ol’ Gabby the side-eye? Sure does loo like it!

Other famous faces who hit up the event were Alonzo Mourning (who hosted the charity event), Sandra “Pepa” Denton, Kenny Smith and others. Continue reading to check out all of the pics from the party!

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Here are some more recent pictures of celebs hitting up various events throughout the past couple of days.

Bow Wow walked the red carpet of the Los Angeles premiere of the sixth season of HBO’s “Entourage,” Maxwell performed on CBS’ “The Early Show” and Ashanti attended the NYC premiere of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”

Continue reading to see photos of Adrienne Bailon, Kevin Liles and more!

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Ja Rule, Kevin Liles, Rev. Al Sharpton and others joined T.I. Monday afternoon in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City to collectively speak out against gun violence as T.I. and the K.I.N.G. Foundation held an anti-gun rally.

The event also honored the memory of two slain local teenagers, 13-year-old Christopher Owen and 17-year-old Corey Squires, both recently gun down. Continue reading for a few more photos from the rally.

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V-103′s Frank Ski had a birthday party this weekend in the A. Celebrities like Monica, Rocko, Kevin Liles and more all showed up to help the popular Atlanta area radio jock celebrate his birthday. Frank Ski is the co-host for V-103′s Frank & Wanda in the Morning, which airs Monday – Friday between 6 am and 10 am. Continue reading for more photos from his party, courtesy of the homie Freddy O!

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Beyonce and her mom Tina Knowles decided to get dougied up in all black Thursday night at the NYC premiere of Bey’s new “Obsessed” movie. The film also features acting from co-stars Idris Elba and Ali Larter, who both hit up the movie’s premiere at the School of Visual Arts. The event was hosted by the Cinema Society and MCM. Continue reading for more pics!

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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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Kanye West and his new chick, model Amber Rose, sat in the front row during the Narciso Rodriguez Fall 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2009 in New York yesterday. Continue reading for more photos of celebrities at the various fashion shows from yesterday.

Zoe Kravitz attended the Matthew Williamson Fall 2009 fashion show yesterday.

Singers Monica and Mario took a photo together in the front row of the Baby Phat & KLS Collection Fall 2009 fashion show.

Singer Aubrey O’Day (former member of Danity Kane) also attended the Baby Phat & KLS Collection Fall 2009 fashion show in NYC. Have you gotten a chance to peep her new Playboy spread yet?

Record executive Kevin Liles and his wife hit up the Baby Phat & KLS Fall 2009 fashion show too.

Singer Chrisette Michele also sat in the front row of the Baby Phat & KLS Collection Fall 2009 fashion show.

And our favorite married couple, Ice-T and Coco, hit up the Baby Phat & KLS Collection Fall 2009 fashion show as well.

Sisters Khloe and Kim Kardashian attended the Badgley Mischka Fall 2009 fashion show.

Singer Kat Deluna (remember her?) also attended the Badgely Mischka Fall 2009 fashion show.

Atlanta’s Philips Arena was filled with some of the city’s biggest celebrities, including Ciara, Polow Da Don, Young Jeezy, and Kevin Liles, who all watched court side as the Atlanta Hawks took on the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday night. The Hawks defeated the Cavs with a 97 to 92 win. Continue reading for the rest of the photos!

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