Las Vegas Weekly

May 24, 2011 · 9:21 PM

Star Surveillance: BEPs, Joe Jonas, Trey Songz and Randy Couture

By Robin Leach

DJ Vice and Joe Jonas at the Official 2011 Billboard Music Awards After-Party hosted by Rihanna at Lavo on May 22, 2011.

Photo: Denise Truscello/WireImage/DeniseTruscello.net

Music superstars celebrated at The Official 2011 Billboard Music Awards After-Party at Lavo in the Palazzo on Sunday night. The party’s hostess, Rihanna, arrived in a stunning gold dress, joining Jay-Z and Beyonce with her former Destiny’s Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.

Las Vegas’ own Ne-Yo joined the party with Glee star Matthew Morrison, Joe Jonas, Nas and Taboo and Apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas, who jumped into the booth with DJ Vice to perform their hits. Beyonce, Jay-Z and Rihanna dined at Boa Steakhouse in The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace during their weekend BMAs visit.

R&B singer Trey Songz hosted a BMAs after-party at Eva Longoria’s Eve Nightclub in Crystals at MGM’s CityCenter. After the red carpet, Trey and his entourage partied in a VIP booth. Also at Eve: Far East Movement and Rasheed Wallace of The Boston Celtics. Far East Movement and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. partied at Marquee in the Cosmopolitan last night.

Floyd and rapper 50 Cent wound up unexpectedly seated next to each other in the front row at magician David Copperfield’s show at MGM Grand’s Hollywood Theater. Both were on their feet twice to lead the standing ovations for the incredible illusions. Jeff Timmons, 98 Degrees founder and singer and current guest star of Chippendales at the Rio, watched Blue Man Group last night at the Venetian.

After their sold-out show at The Pearl in the Palms, System of a Down’s John Dolmayan and Daron Malakian watched Franky Perez perform at The Lounge at the Palms. Also in the audience: UFC legend Randy Couture and Vinnie Paul. Randy dined at N9NE Steakhouse before the show and went to Ghostbar after the show.

Snoop Dogg took photos with fans when he stopped at Crown Nightclub at the Rio, where Bobby Bash hit the stage to perform. … Comedy magician The Amazing Johnathan watched Absinthe at Caesars Palace and posed for a photo with The Gazillionaire. Bob Harper, fitness guru and star of NBC’s hit The Biggest Loser, watched Phantom -- the Las Vegas Spectacular at the Venetian and posed with star Anthony Crivello (The Phantom) backstage post-show. Liberace’s musical conductor and arranger Bo Ayars watched Ryan Ahern’s Liberace tribute show Piano! at The V Theater in Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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