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He's one of the hottest acts in the world, and Justin Bieber lent his star status to help bolster the lineup of performers gracing the stage as part of Saturday night's (December 31) "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012".

With the show being co-hosted by Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest live from Times Square, the 17-year-old "Misteltoe" sensation teased his millions of followers by tweeting prior to showtime, "I got a special performance coming tonight. #NewYears"

As for the surprise effort, Bieber ended up taking the stage alongside guitar legend Carlos Santana with Justin saying, "New York City! How you guys feelin' tonight? I'm so happy to be here to ring in the New Year with you guys! New York, with all that you've been through your spirit's never been broken. We all do the best we can each year. Running from our past to do better in the future."

Bieber and Santana then proceeded to treat the crowd lining the Big Apple streets to a rendition of the Beatles classic "Let It Be" - with the performance available for viewing in the player above!

Adding her flare to the end of year extravaganza, Nicki Minaj was among the acts taking part in the west coast syndicate of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012" on Saturday night (December 31).

The 29-year-old singer took the stage to the delight of the crowd at the Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson hosted Hollywood-based portion of the annual NYE celebration.

Greeting all of her fans in attendance and viewing at home, Miss Minaj then delved into her hit single "Super Bass," which did its part in revving everyone up for the hours of partying still left to come.

Meanwhile, Nicki is looking forward to what's sure to be an eventful 2012, as she's set to release her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded on Valentine’s Day.

Prior to the full album's debut, fans can look forward to seeing music videos for her two new singles “Roman in Moscow,” and “Stupid H--,” which Minaj tells will be released within two weeks!

Enjoy the pictures of Nicki Minaj performing at "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012" (December 31).

Along with taking the stage for a Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012 performance, Justin Bieber offered up a special present in store for his millions of fans.

To celebrate the new year, the Canadian hitmaker took to Twitter to announce his plans to release a new song put together with good pal Jaden Smith.

Of the special effort, Bieber wrote, "u know what..to say thank you for an amazing 2011, me and @officialjaden are releasing a #NewYears song at Midnight. #COUNTDOWN"

Upon release the track, he added, "thank you for 2011, lets have a better 2012! #happynewyear"

Justin also took time to show his appreciation for the support he's received over the past twelve months while wishing everyone nothing but good things in the year that lies ahead.

The 17-year-old messaged, "New Years is starting all around the world. so to all my fans around the world...THANK YOU FOR 2011 and Have a Great 2012. I LOVE U"

Receiving the honor of being selected to ring in the New Year in Times Square, Lady Gaga joined Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in dropping the ball in New York City on Saturday night (December 31).

The famous moment saw the "Edge of Glory" singer decked out in a fabulous Versace creation as she and the Big Apple leader ushered in 2012 by counting down the final seconds as the ball comprised of 22,000 LED lights embedded in Waterford Crystal descended from above.

Along with her joint effort with Mayor Bloomberg, Gaga also took the stage for a spectacular performance for the people lining the NYC streets, along with the millions of viewers watching the Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012 show at home.

During her time in the spotlight, the 25-year-old offered up a medley of hits comprised of the trio of tunes "Heavy Metal Lover," "Marry the Night" and "Born This Way" - with the showcase available to be viewed in the player found above.

Enjoy the pictures of Lady Gaga celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square (December 31).

Having made the trip down south earlier in the week, Jessica Alba enjoyed the day at the beach with her two precious daughters in Cabo San Lucas on Friday (December 30).

The "Spy Kids" actress donned a grey fedora and a multi colored beach dress as she watched Honor and Haven play in the sand in front of her luxury Mexican resort.

Joined on the south of the border getaway by husband Cash Warren and a few friends, Miss Alba tweeted during the course of the day, "Gd times in Cabo w @kellysawyer"

The brunette beauty later posted a pic of herself, Cash and Miss Sawyer engaging in a pillow fight while writing a simple yet insightful message reading, "It's the simple things in life that make us happy"

Claiming the pole position for the second straight week, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" finds itself perched in the top spot at the box office to begin the New Year's weekend of December 30, 2011 - January 1, 2012.

The Tom Cruise and Paula Patton fronted action film pulled in an estimated $10.7 million on Friday while expected to bring in a solid total of $28.2 million during its third weekend of release.

With little change being seen from the Christmas weekend placings, the runner-up slot is occupied once more by the Guy Ritchie directed sequel "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," as the Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr starring motion picture made $7.4 million on Friday while trending towards a weekend take of $20.8 million.

Rounding out the top five at the box office in estimated weekend totals are the family friendly film "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" ($18 million), followed by the Daniel Craig/Rooney Mara led offering "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" ($13.9 million) and the Scarlett Johansson/Matt Damon co-starring family dramedy "We Bought a Zoo" ($13 million).

Back on the beach for another day of fun in the sun, Maria Menounos turned heads as she romped along the Miami Beach shoreline on Friday (December 30).

The 33-year-old TV personality showed off her fab figure in a light blue bikini while wading in the Atlantic Ocean waters to play ball with her boyfriend, Keven Undergaro, and a few friends.

Tweeting about the sunshine state excitement, Miss Menounos wrote, "@undergaro and I had a great day on the beach!!!"

Quite pleased with her current situation, Maria recently dished about her latest relationship with Undergaro in an interview with Self magazine, as she boasted, “We make such a good team. Everyone needs a champion. We work great together, and I learned that from my parents. My parents have done everything together.”

Enjoy the pictures of Maria Menounos taking a dip in the ocean while hanging out with friends on the beach in Miami, FL (December 30).

Her life has been filled with dramatic ups and downs, and Jennifer Hudson recently got real about how her fiance David Otunga saved her life.

The “American Idol” alum explained, "I remember it like yesterday. And I was literally pickin' up my bags to walk out the door to go to my mother's house. And he called me, like, 'Can you come out here instead of going, you know?' And I was like, 'Okay, sure.' And that one decision, that one thing, I wouldn't be sittin' here."

As it turns out, Jennifer was on her way to her mom’s house just before her mother, brother, and nephew were murdered, and without that phone call, she likely would have been killed as well.

Since than, Hudson has dropped a bunch of weight, taken her career to the next level, and written a book about the power of a positive attitude called “I Got This,” set to release January 10th.

"That's just how I look at things. Instead of second-guessing myself or doubting things, or even defeating myself before I even try. That's where this came from. You know what -- I Got This. That's why I wrote this book. It's like I wanna be that voice cheering others on you know. And if I got this, you got it too."

Tending to her duties as one of the brand's faces, Emma Watson looks picture perfect in a new ad for Lancome.

The "Harry Potter" alum puckers up in the glamorous shot which was put together for the cosmetics company's Rogue in Love lipstick and Vernis in Love nail polish.

Talking about Miss Watson's campaign, Lancome International president Youcef Nabi told WWD, “The idea is to make this young generation - that has been a gloss fan - come back to using lipsticks. We worked with Emma on the shade range.”

On top of her new ad, Emma is also featured is a just-released video giving a look at her Lancome Blanc Expert shoot - with the Mario Testino spearheaded clip available for your viewing pleasure in the player above!

They went from wedding planning to breakup blues, but a new report claims that Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter are a couple, once more.

According to Life & Style, the "Charlie's Angels" actress has been spending the holidays in the romantic setting of Paris, France with the New York Yankees all-star.

Having called it quits back in August after three years of togetherness, Minka and Derek were spotted by the publication's source while sightseeing on Thursday (December 29) at Musée d'Orsay.

The Life & Style insider dished, "They had a guide taking them around on the fifth floor, and they were looking at Monet and the works of other French impressionists. They went to all the different floors; they looked at Van Gogh. Derek was very low-key and was wearing a black-and-gray sweater. Minka looked very pretty. She was wearing white jeans, a brown jacket and boots."

"The funniest part was seeing tourists walk by wearing New York Yankees hats on," the source added. "And some people didn't even notice them!"

All dressed up as they readied to ring in 2012, David and Victoria Beckham were spotted departing the Claridge's hotel in London on Saturday (December 31).

The former Spice Girl and her soccer star hubby made separate exits as Posh tended to children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and baby Harper while David scooped up their ride from valet.

Having had a wonderful past year in which the family welcomed Harper into the world, the past twelve months also saw David's LA Galaxy squad win the league's championship.

As for his on-field future, the 36-year-old footballer just saw his 5-year Galaxy contract expire - with reports telling that he's contemplating staying with the Tinseltown squad while also pondering a move to join France's Paris Saint-Germain team.

Fresh off a relaxing holiday back home in Barbados, Rihanna has made the short trip to Miami, Florida to ring in 2012.

The 23-year-old "We Found Love" singer was casually dressed to beat the sunshine state heat as she was surrounded by adoring fans upon exiting the Soirage Hotel on Saturday afternoon (December 31).

As for her New Year's resolutions, RiRi tweeted that they remain the same as the past few years, as she wrote, "Same as the last 5yrs, lose weight, get a man, make mo $$! My resolution should be to find a new one tbh!"

Meanwhile, 2011 was certainly a success for Rihanna, as she had a long list of accomplishments including leading the United World Chart Singles Chart Total with 22 million points this year while also becoming the youngest and fastest solo artist to achieve 10 (or 11) #1′s on the Hot 100.

Ready for what's set to be another monumental night in her successful career, Lady Gaga stepped out to get her busy New Year's Eve festivities underway in Manhattan on Saturday (December 31).

The Mother Monster was decked out in an eye-grabbing gold suit as she was surrounded by staffers while being escorted over to Times Square.

Set to join Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the annual ball dropping ceremony, Gaga tweeted of the honor a few days prior, "And I'm so looking forward to performing on NYE+dropping the Ball with Mayor Bloomberg! What an honor as a New Yorker! #citydoll"

The 25-year-old also is included in the star-studded lineup of performers gracing "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" telecast, with other acts including Justin Bieber, PitBull and Carlos Santana.

Of nabbing Gaga to join the lineup, the show's co-host Ryan Seacrest said, "Lady Gaga is one of the most exciting and relevant artists of our time, and we're thrilled to have her join 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' this year in Times Square. I'm especially honored to share the stage with the legendary Dick Clark, who is celebrating his 40th year hosting the show, which he created and transformed into one of the most iconic American television programs."

Check back for plenty more of Lady Gaga throughout her busy NYE 2012 night right here at GossipCenter!

Enjoy the pictures of Lady Gaga stepping out for the New Year's Eve happenings in NYC (December 31-January 1).

Already in party mode as we approach 2012, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was front and center at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday (December 31).

The "Jersey Shore" star was all smiles as she posed for photos with the GBDC Ghostbar Day Club 'Fun Enforcers' during arrivals for the New Years Eve party.

Upon heading inside the Sin City hotspot, Snooki joined boyfriend Jionni LaValle as the pair grabbed a VIP table where they enjoyed the sounds of Palms resident DJ Zen Freeman.

Excitedly shooting out tweets throughout the festivities, the 24-year-old wrote, "Nye already celebrating!!! Wohoooo"

Miss Polizzi added a short while later, "Lmfao !! Vegas NYE @palms if your not here its not real."

Enjoy the pictures if Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi at GBDC Ghostbar Day Club at the Palms Casino Resort (December 31).