I SPY NY: Carson Daly, Amy Adams and More

I spy in NY…

Carson Daly ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday (top photo), a very pregnant Amy Adams on Good Morning America Monday (middle photo), Emmy Rossum and boyfriend Adam Duritz at the New York Rangers Game Wednesday (bottom photo), Elliott Yamin performing at Highline Ballroom Sunday night, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt taking daughters Zahara and Shiloh to a performance of Mary Poppins Sunday, and Bethenny Frankel promoting new book “The Skinnygirl Dish” on the Today Show Monday.

I SPY NY: Rihanna, Hugh Jackman and More

I spy in NY…

Rihanna performing in a blizzard with Jay-Z for a special Rockfeller Plaza New Year’s Eve taping with Carson Daly Saturday (top photo), Hugh Jackman having a snowball fight with his kids Sunday (middle photo), Mark Ronson spinning at Webster Hall Friday night (bottom photo), Ed Westwick tearing it up at Armani Exchange Thursday, David Archuleta rocking Christmas songs on the Today Show Monday, Gym Class Heroes‘ Travis McCoy performing his first solo show with Matisyahu at Music Hall of Williamsburg during the 2009 Festival of Light Saturday, and Janet Jackson hanging out at Alicia Keys‘ private party Thursday.

[Mark Ronson photo by Marjana Jaidi]

Bon Jovi Pull Biggest Crowd in Today Show History

Poison Ivy was honored to be a part of what Bon Jovi is calling “the biggest crowd [the Today Show] has ever had in the Plaza!”

Talk about a birthday present!!!

(Today is our 24th. 🙂

Bon Jovi visited NBC’s Today Show early Wednesday morning to perform four songs for the die-hard crowd, many of whom waited overnight in the cold: “You Give Love a Bad Name,” “Wanted Dead or Alive,” “Work for the Working Man,” and new single “Superman Tonight.”

We’d never come home without a goody bag, so check out a clip we got from the never-televised soundcheck of “Working Man,” below.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Photo by Julio Gaggia]

Alicia Keys Wakes Up Manhattan on Today Show

There are only a handful of artists we’d wake up at six a.m. to see….

And Alicia Keys is definitely at the top of that list!!

Poison Ivy went to New York’s Rockefeller Center Tuesday morning to watch the 12-time Grammy Award-winning artist wake up Manhattan with a breathtaking three-song song set, including “No One,” new single “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart,” and (what else?) “Empire State of Mind.”

“We’re in a perfect city,” Keys told the audience, before playing a mellow, Jay-Z-less rendition of the tune.

Check out a clip of the moment, below.

Justin Bieber Serenades Today Show Audience

We have to admit: We’re falling for Justin Bieber.

Hard!!!

He’s like, Jesse McCartney‘s cute little brother with an acoustic guitar.

The 15-year-old floored us during his Today Show performance Monday. (Huge thank you to everyone at NBC for the hospitality!!)

Check out a snippet of Bieber’s performance above, and let us know what do u think of this creative new pop star in the comments!

Sean Kington Heats Up Today Show

Hundreds of people rocking Jamaica flags ventured to New York’s Rockefeller Plaza Monday morning to see Sean Kingston perform on the Today Show!

Kingston performed new hit “Fire Burning,” along with the ever popular “Beautiful Girls.”

Check out a clip of the new jam, below, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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Natasha Bedingfield Covers "Ray of Light"

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Click here to check out an amazing cover of Madonna‘s “Ray of Light” by Ms. Natasha Bedingfield on the Today Show Friday morning.

Enjoy!

Flo Rida Impresses Parents, Ladies at Today Show Concert

“No shirt, no shades!” shouts a middle-aged female as rapper Flo Rida takes the stage at the Today Show concert series Friday morning.

Flo, 30, was donning his signature look: a pair of shiny, oversized sunglasses, a patched-up gray muscle tee and facial hair so impeccably manicured it could make Orlando Bloom weep. If you didn’t recognize him as a multi-platinum rapper, you might think the dude was a professional wrestler.

But the crowd wanted it all off.

“You have the best abs in Hollywood!” a teenage girl in the front row chimed in.

Appearances aside, Flo Rida knows how to capture a crowd. After performing a fist-fueled “Low,” the song Matt Lauer claimed “took [Flo] around the world,” and a version of “Right Round” that had his parents beaming (bottom photo), Flo ripped through his newest hit “Jump,” sans Nelly Furtado.

Check out a clip of the action, which includes a hilarious dance by Flo, below.

[Photos by Jeanine Onischuck]

Kings of Leon Make Today Show Debut

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What an exciting day!!!

One of our favorite bands, Kings of Leon, made their Today Show debut Friday on NBC!!

We felt like proud mamas!!!!

“We had 20,000 fan pass requests for you guys, more than any other group ever,” Meredith Viera told the guys, who sounded better than ever.

Kings performed “Use Somebody,” “Sex on Fire,” and “Notion,” of which we posted a clip above.

Don’t say we never gave you nothing nice!

Katy Perry Bounces Through "Waking Up in Vegas" at Today Show Concert

“Can I say bitch?” asks Katy Perry. It’s not quite nine in the morning, and the pop starlet is at soundcheck for her first Today Show performance of the day: triple platinum hit “Hot N Cold.”

The line at question? “You PMS like a bitch/I would know.” (She later opts to scream it into the mic during the live performance.)

Perry bounced her way through all of her hits in a one-sleeved, sequined red dress with various dice Friday morning, including breakthrough jam “I Kissed a Girl,” “Hot N Cold,” “Thinking of You” and the outfit-coordinated “Waking Up in Vegas.”

“Everyday is Halloween for me,” she later explained to Matt Lauer, of her outfit choice.

Check out a sample of her newest single, “Waking Up in Vegas,” above.