At last night’s annual Gotham Gala, MJ finally met hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari who was just as delightful as we had expected she would be!

Miri, who looked stunning in a dress by Catherine Malandrino, told MJ she loved this post we did on her and even asked for MJ’s advice on some future projects she has going on!

Craaaaazy!

If you have a chance to see Miri perform, you better (hip) hop on it!

Alicia Keys was the belle of the ball, wearing a dress by Catherine Malandrino and shoes by Christian Louboutin, as she celebrated her Gotham Magazine cover at the annual Niche Media-presented Gotham Gala at Capitale NYC on Monday (Mar 15).

But Alicia, who gave a welcoming speech at the event, wasn’t the only big name in the house!

We spotted lots of bold-facers dancing to the tunes of DJ Cassidy in the massive event space, including extremely talented violinist Miri Ben-Ari, musical genius Ryan Leslie, hip hop mogul Russell Simmons, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Jessica Gomes, R&B singer Melanie Fiona, and rapper Busta Rhymes who came with Keys’ boyfriend Swizz Beatz.

The Bing-sponsored party featured a photo booth (which plastered your mug on the cover of Gotham Mag!), a catered dinner bar, PopChips, and more!

[Micah Jesse was styled by Leo Velasquez, wearing a custom jacket by Evident Future, vintage sunglasses by YSL, and lip plumping gloss by LipFusion XL]

Pop star Justin Bieber’s newest single “U Smile” has been released!! (Did a tween just faint?)

The 16-year-old crooner’s latest track is already climbing up the charts on iTunes and The Biebs has been tweeting about the Motown-inspired hit, letting his fans know he “wrote this song for u guys.”

Awww!

His humility and gratitude towards his fans just give us more reasons to love him!

Check out this snippet of the song below!

Tonight (Mar 16) is the premiere of the 14th season of “South Park.”

Can you believe that?!?

It just shows that funny and unique programming sticks around!

The first episode, “Sexual Healing,” is centered around Sex Addiction…we’re not surprised.

We are guessing there will be countless jabs at Tiger Woods and his many (many!!!!) mistresses!

If anyone can continue to make the Tiger Woods jokes still funny it would be “South Park.”

The episode is on tonight at 10pm on Comedy Central. Will you be watching?

On Friday night (Mar 12), Califonication star Eva Amurri celebrated her 25^th Birthday at 1Oak nightclub in NYC. She was joined by mom Susan Sarandon (pictured), brother Miles Robbins, and friends including Jonathan Bricklin, and designer Chris Benz who toasted the birthday girl with Akvinta cocktails.

Somehow the invite missed our inbox, but our insider tells us that “at the stroke of midnight, a blushing Eva, who was wearing Dolce and Gabbana, was presented with a three-tiered pink burlesque themed cake as friends & fam sang her happy birthday.”

Adore!

On Saturday (Mar 13), Ugly Betty cast members gathered at the Red Bull Space in NYC to celebrate Mark Indelicato’s “Sweet 16.”

How sweet that America Ferrara, Ana Ortiz, Michael Urie, and Judith Light, all came out to help Mark rock out? “I love them so much and I know that they truly love me because they came and they stayed with me the whole night and barley left my side. That shows that my cast mates are GENUINELY my best friends,” Mark said.

These pics are adore! And we love that DJ Josh Madden spun the tunes. At such a young age, Mark sure knows how to throw a party!

Our insider tells us that guests enjoyed pizza, burgers, ice cream, Jana water and cupcakes by Crumbs. No alcohol, of course!

Mark wrote on his official blog, “It was probably the best night of my entire life. I had everyone that I love and that love me around at all times and it turned out to be sooo fun! There was dancing, eating, drinking, Wii, Ben & Jerry’s Ice cream you name it we had it!”

Yellow Fever presented the party and dressed Mark head-to-toe!

Happy Birthday, Mark!

The Meatpacking District has a brand new hotspot!

Can you say, “Thank God?”

The One Group, who is responsible for nightlife staples spanning the US including STK, One, One Sunset, and Coco Deville, has just opened a refreshing new restaurant filled with eye candy that will have you talking all night long!

Meet The Collective. The hottest new restaurant below 14th Street.

We went not once, but twice, during the soft launch for friends and family and we were thoroughly impressed!

Real Housewives of NYC star Kelly Bensimon and PR mavens Jonathan Cheban (pictured) and Simon Huck also dined near us (Kelly TwitPic’ed the above photo) and we also spotted LXTV’s Pedro Andrade.

He is so fine!

5 Stars for food and atmosphere! 5 stars for good company!

The torrential weather in the metro New York area didn’t stop Jay-Z fans from putting their diamonds in the sky on Saturday night (Mar 13) at the Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ!

The only word to describe last night’s show is “epic.” The packed auditorium was filled with some of Jay’s biggest fans including some super duper VIPs including Stevie Wonder (yes!) and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.

Also spotted bobbing their heads to Jay’s tunes were singer/actress Adrienne Bailon, restaurateur Bobby Flay, DJ Samantha Ronson and sister designer Charlotte Ronson, American Idol alum Fantasia Barrino, R&B crooner Robin Thicke, and some of the Real Housewives of NJ.

Hova’s doting wife, Beyonce, who was originally scheduled for helicopter service, ended up having to be driven from NYC to AC just to make it in time to gamble with her hubs and power publicist Ron Berkowitz in the casino’s VIP poker room after the show.

While J & B gambled in private, MJ and crew stopped for a bite to eat at Izakaya where we ordered just about every delicious dish on the menu, including the Dragon sushi roll, Edamame Dumplings, the King Crab Tacos, Kobe Beef Fried Rice, and for dessert we had the ice cream sandwiches and the Tempura Banana fondu plate. (Is your mouth watering?)

The after parties rocked the hotel in the club’s two hottest nightclubs: DJ Samantha Ronson took down the house at mur.mur while NYC’s own DJ Ruckus electrified partygoers at Mixx.

Epic. Perfect word, or what?

Leave it to late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel to rally a bevvy of A-List Hollywood actors to participate in an Oscar-special called “The Handsome Men Club.”

You’ll recognize a few fun-to-look-at faces like Lenny Kravetz (slurp!), Matthew McConaughey (deeeeelish!), Ben Affleck (gimme a piece’a'dat!), and more and more and more!

If you haven’t seen the HMC special — it’s a must! (You’re welcome!)