I SPY NY: Chace Crawford, Sting and More

I spy in NY…

Chace Crawford (you’re welcome!) taking a hike on the Gossip Girl set in Queens Thursday (top photo), Sting performing, with Questlove on drums, at the Hope For Haiti Now benefit at Kaufman Studios in Queens Friday (middle photo), Kid Cudi rocking Irving Plaza Thursday night (bottom photo), Ivanka Trump catching one of the final performances of The Roundabout Theatre Company’s Bye Bye Birdie Tuesday, and Tyson Beckford hanging out at Amnesia while DJ Cassidy mans the turntables Thursday.

Video: Kid Cudi Performs "Day N Night"

We’re still thinking about that fantastic concert featuring Asher Roth, Jim Jones and Kid Cudi at Nokia Theatre Wednesday night!

So here’s another snippet of the fun: a live, fantastic performance of Cudi’s hit single “Day N’ Night.”

The Kid’s a star!!

Kanye Does SXSW

Forgetting about his legal woes for a night, Kanye West stopped by the South by Southwest music festival in Texas Saturday for two lengthy performances, the first of which included banging cameos by Common and Erykah Badu.

“It feels so good to rock for you tonight,” said West, who attending the conference mainly to promote his label’s artists, Kid Cudi and Consequence.

West performed many hits off of 2004’s College Dropout, before stopping by Perez Hilton‘s SXSW party later in the night for an impromptu second performance.