After her red-hot return last night, Beyoncé stepped out again on Tuesday evening to attend Jay-Z’s second Carnegie Hall show in New York City. Flaunting her curvy post-baby body, the stunning singer turned the parking garage into a catwalk as she strutted to her awaiting vehicle.

The new mom shimmered in a Monique Lhuillier dress with Gucci heels, a Chanel purse, and blue nails and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry in honor of her daughter Blue Ivy Carter, who just turned one month old.

B and her mother Tina Knowles recently designed a House of Deréon T-shirt in support President Obama’s Runway to Win campaign.

Don’t expect to see Beyoncé filling in for Paula Abdul or Nicole Scherzinger on next season’s “X Factor.” The show’s creator Simon Cowell is shutting down reports that he offered to pay the singer $100 million/year to join the singing competition.

“No, I have no idea where this rumor came from,” the feisty Brit told “Extra.” “I read it online that I had offered her $100 million/year. It’s complete nonsense. The budget of the show is $100 million. No one’s gonna pay $100 million/year for someone.”

The FOX show recently experienced a shakeup after the recent departure of Abdul and Scherzinger, leaving L.A. Reid and Cowell on the judging panel. Despite Beyoncé’s star power, Cowell would not make such an outlandish offer nor has he even discussed the opportunity with her. “It would never ever, ever happen,” he said. “It’s absolute nonsense and I genuinely haven’t had a conversation with her about it.”

Another person to cross off the list of potential judges is Mariah Carey. After months and months of speculation, Cowell confirmed that the pop diva will not participate on the show.

“No, she’s not on the list because I don’t think Mariah would make that commitment. I really, really don’t,” he said. “She’s just had kids. You have to work five days a week on this show and you’ve got to do all the traveling as well. Just to put it out there, she will not be on the list. I adore her, I would love her, but you can’t expect someone who’s just had two kids, who’s got a record career, to make the kind of commitment we would need on this show.”

She’s back! Beyoncé showed off her curvaceous post-pregnancy body at the 40/40 club in New York City on Monday night, her first public appearance since giving birth to her daughter last month. Looking radiant in a red Alice Temperly dress, Ofira and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry, Alexander McQueen clutch, and Christian Louboutin heels, Blue Ivy’s mother made her way to VIP, where she mingled with well wishers following Jay-Z’s historic concert at Carnegie Hall. Now that’s one hot mama!

Kelly Rowland couldn’t be happier for Beyoncé. E! caught up with the “Motivation” singer at the Hpnotiq Harmonie and Live Louder kickoff party last night in Hollywood. A beaming Kelly was overcome with joy when speaking about her BFF’s three-week-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.

“She is just more precious than a diamond. She’s just so stunning,” gushed Kelly. “I’m so happy for my sister and her husband. She’s beautiful.”

The new parents are in heaven. “She’s an incredible mother. I’m so incredibly proud of her, so proud of her,” added Kelly. “She’s in mommyville and I’m so happy for her and her husband’s in daddyville, and the baby is very beautiful.”

Etta James inspired a generation of vocalists. One of her most famous fans, Beyoncé, has issued a statement following the passing of the blues legend. Beyoncé portrayed James in the 2008 film Cadillac Records, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe, and covered her classic “At Last.”

‎”This is a huge loss. Etta James was one of the greatest vocalists of our time. I am so fortunate to have met such a queen. Her musical contributions will last a lifetime. Playing Etta James taught me so much about myself, and singing her music inspired me to be a stronger artist. When she effortlessly opened her mouth, you could hear her pain and triumph. Her deeply emotional way of delivering a song told her story with no filter. She was fearless, and had guts. She will be missed.”

A week after giving birth to Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé is enjoying motherhood. She got a visit from her friends Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams who say their fellow Destiny’s Child diva is a natural in her new role.

“She was born to be a mother,” Kelly Rowland told PEOPLE at Saturday’s taping of BET Honors in Washington, D.C. “She’s wonderful.”

Michelle Williams also praised her DC sister. “She has such compassion for people and humanity, period,” said Williams, adding that B and Jay-Z’s daughter is already one of the most stylish babies she’s seen.

But she didn’t expect the busy B to become the first mom of the group. “We were very shocked. We were laughing with each other the other day and she was like, ‘Can y’all believe it? I was the anti—like no children for me,’ and she’s the first one [of us to have a baby],” shared Williams. “So it was so amazing to see her.”

Some of America’s biggest stars are invading the BRIT Awards. Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, and Jay-Z and Kanye West have been announced as nominees at Britain’s prestigious awards show.

Rihanna and new mom Beyoncé will compete against their female counterparts including Lady Gaga, Bjork, and Feist for International Female Solo Artist at the U.K. equivalent to the Grammys.

Four-time Grammy nominee Nicki Minaj is up for International Breakthrough Act, vying against Aloe Blacc, Bon Iver, Foster the People, and Lana Del Rey.

Jay-Z and Kanye West’s The Throne scores a nod for International Group, while Bruno Mars picks up a nomination for International Male Solo Artist.

Britain’s own Adele and Jessie J will face off for British Female Solo Artist and British Single at the 32nd annual ceremony, taking place February 21 at London’s O2 Arena.

Click here for a complete list of nominees.

Blue Ivy Carter is barely a week old and she’s already following in her famous parents’ footsteps. Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter makes music history by becoming the youngest person ever to grace the Billboard chart.

The infant can be heard crying on “Glory,” Jay-Z’s dedication to his newborn. The Neptunes-produced track, which was released less than 48 hours after her birth, enters at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

The song becomes the week’s highest debut on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with 1.7 million audience impressions on 54 radio stations.

“The most amazing feeling I feel, words can’t describe what I’m feeling for real/ Baby, I paint the sky blue, my greatest creation was you,” raps Jay on the sentimental song.

Blue Ivy Carter was born on January 7 in New York. Her parents released a joint statement welcoming their little girl into the world. “Her birth was emotional and extremely peaceful, we are in heaven,” wrote the couple.

While the birth of Blue Ivy Carter was the best experience of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s lives, there are some who did not share their happiness. Solange took to Twitter to address those who had negative things to say about her sister.

After holding back, the “I Decided” singer broke her silence in a series of tweets. “It has really gotten out of hand,” she wrote. “I’ve been doing my best at keeping my mouth shut….but the ignorance is really sad and upsetting.”

Beyoncé has had to deal with her share of vicious rumors including reports that she faked her pregnancy. “It’s so ridiculous and over the top,” B told Katie Couric in a previous interview.

But Solange is not going to let her sister be maligned. “We are supposed to be super human and watch people we love get slandered, lied on, and ridiculed,” she continued. “It is one of THE hardest things to accept. In any other workplace…if someone directly tells your mother or sister is a liar and a fake ect…you would naturally express yourself.”

Despite the hate, she has chosen to focus on the positive. “However, the pure happiness and joy I’ve witnessed and experienced helps me to keep my mouth shut.”

The new aunt welcomed her newborn niece over the weekend. “The most beautiful girl in the world,” tweeted an overjoyed Solange. “In love. So THIS is what Aunty-hood feels like.”

And just like that, she was gone. After giving birth over the weekend at a New York hospital, Beyoncé and her newborn made a quick exit in the middle of the night without a single photographer snapping a photo of them.

The 30-year-old singer quietly checked out of Lenox Hill Hospital after delivering her daughter Blue Ivy Carter on Saturday night.

According to the New York Daily News, a procession of vehicles with blacked-out windows carrying the famous couple and their child departed from the hospital’s side gate in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The operation was performed smoothly and swiftly so that no paparazzi could capture a photo of the family.

Two black SUVs left the hospital’s loading dock at 1:30 a.m. Soon after, a van parked on a nearby corner backed into the same loading dock before the gate closed, reopening minutes later. The vehicle drove out and headed north on Park Ave.

One of the two SUVs blocked traffic so the van would not be stopped. The second SUV pulled in behind the van to prevent anyone from following the Carters as they returned home with their baby.

“Immediately, security personnel began leaving the hospital,” said one witness, describing the exit as “very precise, very military-like.”

Beyoncé checked into the hospital on Friday night using the alias Ingrid Jackson. Blue Ivy was reportedly born in an executive suite on the sixth floor, near the neonatal intensive-care unit.

The hospital shot down rumors that Beyoncé and Jay-Z paid to close off the entire maternity wing. “The suggestion that the couple paid $1.3 million to rent an entire maternity floor is simply not true,” said Lenox Hill Hospital Executive Director Frank Danza.

Photo credit: Vic Nicastro/New York Daily News