ENTERTAINMENT THE CIVIL WAY!

In what could easily be described as one of the most anticipated shows of the year, if not the decade, Jay-Z and Coldplay played an invitation-only show last night, New Year’s Eve, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Jay-Z and Coldplay played  their own individual set, as well as a collaboration during the set, which will take place at the grand opening celebration of the resort’s Marquee Nightclub. Jay Z performed a selected range of hits from “Dirt On Your Shoulders” “99 problems” with Memphis Bleek, “Halo” &  ”Forever Young” with his wife Beyonce and “Run This Town” with Rihanna & Kanye West.

For the 1st day of 2011 from Chris Brown‘s forthcoming F.A.M.E album via the man himself. “Look At Me Now” features Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes.

Photos Taken by Kameelah Sudlow & Ernest Estimé

Leave it to Kanye West to help out a new artist  even if that newbie is reality TV regular Kim Kardashian. Kanye,  joined Kardashian, on the set of her first music video shoot for the breakout single on her debut album this past week, and it’s off to a great start.

“She’s having so much fun. The music is upbeat and fun dance music,” a source tells People Magazine. “She’s loved being in the studio.” Kardashian herself couldn’t contain her excitement – or anxiety – about her video, which is being directed by Hype Williams.  ”It’s going down in here!!!” she Tweeted Tuesday, the same day she was spotted at the studio with West. “I’m turning it ooooonnnn!!!!”

As we previously reported, Kim is working on an entire studio album with super-producer The Dream.

2010 saw the return of Lauryn Hill from the abyss. Granted, it was to mixed reviews, but at least we found out L-Boogie still had a musical bone in her body. For those who may not be in the known, Ms. Hill will be embarking on a nationwide (somewhat) tour beginning January 1.

To test the waters, she had a pre-tour show in Brooklyn at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. I’m willing to bet anything that is possible will go down at her shows, which is why the news of her being three hours late didn’t surprise me. However, if I was one of those who paid $75 for a ticket, I might feel otherwise. Once the ball got rolling though everything appeared fine and all in attendance likely walked away with a smile.

Head over to PleaseDontStare for more videos. After the jump, expect to see the full list of dates to see if Lauryn will miseducate you in a nearby city.

Yes, Jay-Z will be recording another album. No, there is no word yet if it will the fourth installment of his Blueprint series. And no, whether this will come before or after his collaborative album with Kanye West, Watch The Throne, is still unknown. Still, Hov is obviously looking to set the bar high with who he invites in the studio with him. Perched atop his wish list is Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.

Seeing as how he’s already worked with him on “Beach Chair” (which appeared on 2006′s Kingdom Come) and Coldplay’s “Lost,” it shouldn’t be too much of a hassle to make it work again. Even with their past, Jay continues to harbor the utmost respect for Martin, even referring to as an extended family member.

”He’s [Martin's] a brother from another mother,” Jay-Z told BBC.co.uk. “I see him more than my own brother. Actually, I do.”

He added: “[He's] one of the geniuses of our generation. Any time you can collaborate with that sort of genius, you jump at the chance, I don’t care who you are.”

Tonight at the Cosmopolitan Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Jay and Coldplay will be performing in an invite-only show to help ring in the new year.

The saga that is Foxy Brown and new music continues to march forward. After initially planning to drop a battle record directed at Lil Kim on Christmas Eve, that plan eventually never came to life. However, yesterday it was reported Fox would be releasing a new single entitled “U Ain’t Ruff Enough” according to Bernadette Brennan - who proclaimed to be the rapper’s manager when she was arrested last July. All systems seemed go until earlier today when the woman herself (Brown) revealed on Twitter that info couldn’t be further from the truth.

In fact, Foxy’s real managers are Galvin and Anton Marchand – her actual brothers. Taking it a step further, any possible material leaked in the future could expect to be met with legal consequences.

“Everybody quoted in that fraudulent article will be hit wit a lawsuit immediately,” Foxy Brown tweeted. “What ‘label’ are they talking about?…If ANY of my lyrics are on ANY song they were STOLEN without my consent.”

“Lastly, I dont appreciate my fans being lied to. Nothing in that story was truth. Stealing a multi-plat artists lyrics w/o my consent…is not only an incredible lawsuit but a disrespect to my craft, my legacy and my fans,” Foxy Brown continued. “If MARY J or LAURYN HILL recorded a session in a studio while creating their album and decided to go with a hotter joint, who the f**k gives anyone in that studio the audacity to experiment wit a seasoned artists music?? And throw ur unknown artist on MY song without my consent, on some secret society s**t then w/o FOX hearing or approving anything, these bastards “Biggz I trusted u” had the f**kin’ nerve to put a fake press release out lying!”