Jennifer Lopez goes from the block to 30 Rock. The triple threat played host and musical guest on this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live.” Among the highlights was the opening sketch where J.Lo acted as Rihanna in a parody of the “We Are the World” remake recording sessions.

She also performed two new songs, “Pieces” and an acoustic version of the Danja-produced “Starting Over” from her seventh studio album Love?, which she still plans to release this summer on a new label.

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Rihanna hit up the U.K. promo circuit, performing “Rude Boy” on “GMTV” and “Chatty Man.” RiRi brings out the guns and gets a little freaky with British talk show host Alan Carr while teaching him how to Dutty Wine.

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While we patiently wait for Drake’s first single “Over,” here’s some HD footage of Drizzy performing live at the Axe Lounge at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach during Super Bowl weekend. He runs through eight songs including “Best I Ever Had,” “Say Something,” “BedRock,” and “Throw It in the Bag (Remix),” and reps for his boy Lil Wayne.

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Jay-Z sat in the hot seat once again on the British talk show “Friday Night with Jonathan Ross,” where he spoke about deferring his invitation to the White House, his amazing 40th birthday party, teaching Beyoncé her dance moves, and what he and his wife did, or rather didn’t do, for Valentine’s Day. He also performed his latest single “On to the Next One.”

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A backpack-toting Wale and D.C. band UCB shouted out all the “Pretty Girls” on Friday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The rapper will hit the road with K’Naan and John Forté for a spring tour, kicking off March 31 at The Fillmore in New York.

Jennifer Lopez took center stage on Day 4 of the 60th annual Sanremo Music Festival in Sanremo, Italy, on Friday (Feb. 19). J.Lo performed a medley of her chart-topping hits, as well as “What Is Love” from the soundtrack to her romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan, in theaters April 16. She will return to the U.S. to play host and musical guest on next weekend’s “SNL.”

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Lady Gaga thrilled 23,000 fans at Manchester’s M.E.N. Arena on Thursday (Feb. 18) for the opening date of her U.K. “Monster Ball.” The revamped arena version of her “pop-electro opera” features brand-new sets, concepts, and 15 costume changes, but the same outrageous Gaga.

She opened the show with “Dance in the Dark,” performed “Telephone” for the first time on tour, set her piano ablaze during “Speechless,” and shared the stage with a 40-foot mechanical sea monster for “Paparazzi.” Gaga, ooh-la-la!

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Mary J. Blige treated her hometown fans to a performance and interview on Tuesday’s “Late Show with David Letterman.” She returned for a 30-minute post-show concert streamed online from New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater, covering over 15 years of hits from 1994’s “Be Happy” to 2010’s “I Am.”

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Jay-Z and Alicia Keys presided over London’s Earls Court on Tuesday (Feb. 16) for the Brit Awards 2010. The duo performed “Empire State of Mind” and Jay accepted his award for International Male Solo Artist from Spice Girl Mel B. “I also want to thank the Spice Girls ’cause they inspired me,” he remarked.

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