CELEBRITY NEW YEAR PARTY

Lots of peeps were pAArtying it in St. Barth!!!

Beyonce, Jay-Z and some friends celebrated the dawn of the new year at a private party at Nikki Beach, in the Caribbean island.

B even gave a special performance!

Wonder if she brought her wind machines with her???

THE NEW JAY-Z

Check out the just-released video for his song On To The Next One (above)!

Thoughts???

Rihanna and Jay-Z Run This Town

Having dominated headlines last week with her two-part Good Morning America and 20-20 interview detailing Chris Brown's brutal assault on her in detail and for the first time in her own words, Rihanna is ready to get back to the music.

To that end, she made a surprise cameo Sunday night at her mentor Jay-Z's concert at UCLA. We believe this is her first live performance since the Chris Brown assault, and while it's only one song, it doesn't look like she missed a beat.

Check out her performance with Jay-Z of "Run This Town" below ...



For more Rihanna live, follow the jump for a look at her performance of a new song, "Hard," at the very same venue. Not sure how we feel about this one .

Jay-Z wants to go to the moon

Jay-Z has one big ambition he’s yet to fulfill - he wants to fly to the moon.

The Grammy Award-winning rapper has built up a strong reputation as a businessman in the music and fashion industries, but there’s one life goal he’s yet to check off his list - and it’s truly out-of-this-world.

When asked what he’s got left to accomplish, he tells Gotham magazine, “Go to the moon.