The 2009 American Music Awards were held last night (Sun Nov 22) at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA. And big name stars like Rihanna, LeonaLewis , Drake, Shakira, Ne-Yo, Adam Lambert, 50 Cent, Toni Braxton, Day 26 and more all walked down the red carpet before making their way into the building for the big show. Continue reading for lots of red carpet pics and make sure you check back frequently for pics and videos from inside the show!

British pop star Leona Lewis already has a reputation for being a good girl, but now she says she’s not only a good girl … she’s a “good diva.” And she’s not going around spending unnecessary money unlike her celebrity counterparts.

“The term ‘diva’ has such a negative connotation, but I see myself as a kind of good diva. I’m a next-door diva,” she said in the latest issue of Petra magazine.

Leona says she doesn’t make crazy demands and insists that she’s very frugal, unlike most pop stars in the industry. And her biggest purchases so far have been her house and her two cost-efficient environmentally friendly whips.

“The biggest things I’ve bought are a house and my two cars. One of the cars is a Mini Cooper. But in Los Angeles I always drive a Hybrid Toyota Prius which is very environmentally friendly.”

Here are a few pics of the “good diva” with Adam Lambert, Monique Coleman, Angela Simmons, LL Cool J, LaToya Jackson and more on the red carpet of the US Weekly Hot Hollywood Event. The star-studded event was held Wednesday night (Nov 18) at Vouyer in Los Angeles. Continue reading for the rest of the pictures…

Sorry about the big gap in updates today, we had some biz to handle … just like these celebrities we caught on the scene handling their business this past Tuesday! Rapper Wale visited Fuse Studios in New York City Tuesday (Nov 10) to appear on Fuse TV’s “Hip Hop Shop” to promote his new album Attention Deficit, which dropped that day. In a series of tweets following his debut album’s launch, the D.C. born emcee said that each song on his album tells a story:

“On the train, bumpin’ my album,” he wrote. “I feel like telling y’all facts about Attention Deficit. Why not? There’s a story behind every song. On ‘Mama Told Me,’ I had something stuck in my teeth. At the beginning you can hear me making this weird noise tryin’ to get it out.” (Warning: Once you know that fact, that’s the only think you can hear.)

A few minutes later, he added that producer Mark Ronson actually encouraged Wale to tone down the lyrics of “90210,” where he skewers Paris Hilton (among others). “I admit i was too mean on that,” he wrote. Finally, he said that the album’s best track almost fell by the wayside. “‘Contemplate’ almost didn’t make the album. Jay-Z was a writer on the song sampled and we couldn’t reach him until the last minute.”

SOURCE

We also grabbed some new pictures of Kimora Lee, Taylor Swift, Russell Simmons, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Adam Lambert and more out and about handling their business too! Kimora attended the 2009 Emery Awards, which also doubled as the 30th anniversary of the Hetrick-Martin Institute, at Cipriani Wall Street Tuesday (Nov 10) in New York City. She also spoke at the event. // And young country music singer Taylor Swift attended the 57th annual BMI Country Awards in Nashville the same day.

Continue reading to check out the rest of the pictures and click on each thumbnail for more info!

Rapper Soulja Boy posed for the paparazzi as he exited MTV Studios last Monday (Jun 15) in New York City. Pull your pants up, son!

Award winning actor Samuel L. Jackson can be seen above walking to his car after doing some shopping at Whole Foods Market Thursday (Jun 18) in Los Angeles.

Sisters Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian were seen at the airport last Thursday (Jun 18) in Miami, FL.

Actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer was spotted outside of Guys and Dolls nightclub Thursday (Jun 18) in LA.

Singer/reality tv star Brooke Hogan was sighted doing some shopping at the Kitson clothing store last Thursday (Jun 18) in Beverly Hills.

American Idol season 8 winner Kris Allen was seen at Robek’s Juice last Thursday (Jun 18) in Los Angeles.

Pop star Britney Spears and one of her handlers tried to avoid the paparazzi as she returned to her five star London hotel Thursday (Jun 18) night after performing a concert 200 miles away in Mancheste earlier in the evening.

Entertainer Jamie Foxx was spotted by the paparazzi as he left Armani Ristorante last Wednesday (Jun 17) in New York City after having a special dinner with RCA Music Group executives.

R&B crooner John Legend was seen arriving at an airport in Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain last Wednesday (Jun 17).

The paps snapped some shots of NBA star Lebron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers as he entered the hand and foot spa at Carol’s Daughter last Tuesday (Jun 16) in New York City.

PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES // FILM MAGIC