Over New Year’s weekend, the Hard Rock Hotel treated guests to its New Year’s Absolution — A Symphony of Sounds — a multi-venue, multi-performance experience that allowed guests to exercise their right to party through a number of different channels including entertainment, nightlife and open bar offerings. The first-ever property-encompassing affair — featuring a diversity of genres from rock and roll, alternative, electronic, hip-hop and more — took place from Friday, Dec. 30 through Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. 

“The Bachelor” is back for yet another season of guilty pleasure. This season, however, strikes my interest as a wine lover as the Bachelor in question is winemaker Ben Flajnik, also known for his memorable turn last season on “The Bachelorette.”

The Mondrian on South Beach was one of the many venues in Miami that was celebrating New Year's Eve with a festive crowd, decadent cuisine and an exciting performance.

Last night after his sold-out performance at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, Drake held his post-concert party at Vanity Nightclub at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Platinum-selling recording artist Akon performed live last night at The Bank Nightclub at Bellagio for an excited crowd of Sunday night party-goers, belting out tracks like "Smack That" and his collaboration hit with David Guetta, "Sexy Bitch."

RPM Nightclub inside the Tropicana Las Vegas celebrated its official grand opening over New Year's weekend.

Over at Haze Nightclub at Aria, LMFAO's RedFoo (sans SkyBlu due to an injury), arrived around 10:45 p.m. to the Las Vegas mega-club. Greeted by fans ready to "Party Rock" into 2012, RedFoo hit the stage and set the high-energy mood for New Year's Eve party-goers.

Bruno Mars' New Year's Eve performance at Sin City hot spot The Bank Nightclub at Bellagio was unlike anything he has ever done before. Performing a 45-minute show with a nine-piece band, Mars' set included new and old chart-topping covers.

On New Year’s Eve, Kanye West joined party host Fergie to celebrate the premiere of the highly anticipated 1OAK Las Vegas at the Mirage. After much speculation surrounding his Twitter campaign to DJ on New Year's Eve, Kanye took the stage and thrilled party-goers with a three-hour set.

Last night, Drake performed to a sold out crowd at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel as part of the New Year's Eve Absolution at the resort.

Lavo kicked off the new year on Sunday with a Hungover and Broke party hosted by Kreayshawn, who surprised the crowd with her song “Gucci, Gucci.” She was joined on stage by Vanessa “V-Nasty” Reece and happily posed for photos with fans throughout the night.

Hip music group Big Boss Man played a special New Year's Eve performance at bar Luch! in Moscow. Big Boss Man's style is a hybrid of Rn'B, funk, Latin, jazz, soul and pop.

Lady Gaga took center stage on New Year's Eve performing live in Times Square. Not only did Mother Monster wow the crowd with her medley of hits, she was was personally invited by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to will help ring in 2012 by pushing the button that drops the iconic crystal ball.

Shakespearean actor David Tennant fittingly celebrated his wedding to Georgia Moffett with a New Year's Eve reception at London's Globe Theatre.

Real Housewives of Orange County Alexis Bellino and Tamara Barney hosted a CîROC New Years party at Beverly Club in Los Angeles, California.

While most people expected newlyweds Prince William and Kate to mark their first New Years as a married couple with a lavish celebraton with Prince Charles and Camilla in Scotland, Pippa Middleton had another plan in mind.

Kim Zolciak of the Real Housewives of Atlanta hosted a New Years Eve celebration at Beauty & Essex. Guests including designer Marc Bouwer sipped CîROC cocktails and danced to the pulsating DJ as Kim counted down the moments til midnight.

Beverly Hills' favorite housewife Taylor Armstrong along with best friend, Jennifur Diamond and CîROC & Bravo's sweepstake winner, Shaneeka Hickling joined Chicago's elite to say farewell to 2011 at CîROC The New Year Chicago at hotspot Enclave.