The Internet has been abuzz for the last few days about the birth of Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. The little girl was born late on Saturday night at a New York hospital where the couple reportedly rented out an entire floor for privacy. Beyonce apparently had the baby via c-section and all the family members are doing well. Good Morning America reported that the couple chose the name "Ivy" because of the significance of the number 4 or IV --  Beyonce and Jay-Z were born on September 4 and December 4, respectively, were married on April 4, 2008, and Beyonce's latest album is entitled 4.
      A source at Lenox Hill Hospital also told Us Weekly that Jay-Z was spotted walking the hospital halls on Saturday looking "happy," and that Beyonce's family members -- sister Solange and parents Tina and Mathew Knowles -- were all in attendance carrying "flowers with pink balloons and silver and black ribbons."
       Of course once the baby was born, numerous celebrities took to Twitter to express their well wishes. Rihanna wrote, "Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih," while Diddy added, "Congrats to jay and B! God Bless! And many more!" Gwyneth Paltrow wrote, "Welcome to the world Blue! We love you already," and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons tweeted, "congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z." A few tweets later, he added, "today is the day the lord has made." Even Kourtney Kardashian added her two cents, writing: "Congratulations to Beyonce, the 2nd Princess of Pop (behind Britney) for her new baby girl Ivy Blue!" 

Kelly Rowland and music industry veteran Sylvia Rhone will be honored on February 8 at the third annual Essence Black Women in Music event. The night will feature a performance by Rowland and special guest Eve, as well as DJ MC Lyte. Essence editor-in-chief Constance C.R. White said in a statement that Rowland's "talent, drive and remarkable creative force show what it truly means to be a young powerhouse in an ever-changing industry." Rhone most recently served as President of Universal Motown, and she is currently a member of the board of directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. "Sylvia Rhone is an iconic driving force in the music industry who has become a trailblazer for African-American women everywhere," commented Essence President Michelle Ebanks. 

In the midst of his long Twitter rant on Wednesday night, Kanye West mentioned that "I was just discussing becoming the creative director for the Jetson movie." Now MTV News has confirmed that 'Ye is in talks to be involved with the live-action adaptation of the classic cartoon. "Kanye's always been a Jetsons fan, I think because he's so into design and he loves the design aspects," movie producer Denise Di Novi told MTV. "So we had a fun brainstorming conversation." She added that West initiated the talks with the movie's producers and told them he's a huge Jetsons fan. "There are a lot of Jetsons fanatics out there, especially people that are into either futuristic science or design. He was interested in creatively brainstorming what we were doing with the movie and what ideas he might have. It was a really friendly, preliminary conversation," she said. However, Di Novi is unsure if Kanye will actually sign on to become creative director of The Jetsons. "He was going to think about it more and see if he got inspired visually," she said. "He's a very visual artist."

Jason Derulo has been forced to cancel his upcoming tour due to a serious neck injury. The 22-year-old singer was training for the tour when he practiced an acrobatic move, landed on his head, fractured one of his vertebra and was taken to a hospital in Pembroke Pines, FL. According to a press release, doctors treating Derulo said the accident could have left him paralyzed. "The pain of letting you down cuts me way deeper than this injury I've sustained," Derulo said in a statement. "My fans mean everything to me, so I'm praying for a speedy recovery in order to perform for you in the near future." He has since been released from the hospital, but has been ordered to wear the neck brace for several months. 

Ludacris is opening a restaurant called Chicken & Beer in Concourse D of the Atlanta airport. "I'm taking my restaurateur footprint into the busiest airport in the WORLD! Hartsfield-Jackson ATL International! Chicken & Beer coming soon!" the rapper/actor announced on Twitter. In addition, Ludacris is currently in the studio working on his eight album, Ludaversal.