Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum On Hand As JW Marriott Chicago Hosts Grand Opening

Actress and singer Emmy Rossum was on hand as the JW Marriott had its grand opening in Chicago this week. Rossum stars in Showtime's Chicago-centered series "Shameless." JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts celebrated the event with performances from the Joffrey Ballet and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The hotel is in Chicago architect Daniel Burnham's historic Continental & Commercial National Bank Building in the financial district. The hotel opened last fall and occupies the first 12 floors of the building. It has 610 guestrooms including 29 corner suites and 36 meeting rooms as well as a luxury spa and fitness center, Valeo and two different restaurants, The Florentine, an Italian Steakhouse created by the BLT Restaurant Group, and a lounge serving more casual plates and sushi. Nightly rates start at $209.

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Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Hosts Star-Studded Grand Opening

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

The place to be to ring in 2011? For many of Hollywood's elite, it was The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the city's newest and most glamorous resort, which kicked off a grand opening celebration with concert performances from JAY-Z and Coldplay, plus guest surprises by Kanye West, Beyonce and John Mayer.

Coldplay kicked off the evening with a 12 song set, which included Yellow, In My Place and Clocks. To ring in the New Year, JAY-Z joined Coldplay on stage for a rendition of Lost, followed by a countdown to midnight. JAY-Z took the stage for the first hours of 2011 and was joined by Kanye West for an impromptu freestyle performance of Run This Town, Can't Tell Me Nothing and Runaway. As Kanye left the stage, John Mayer joined pal JAY-Z with his guitar for several songs, including Public Service Announcement and 99 Problems. The ultimate collaboration of the evening came when Beyonce joined her husband on stage for Young Forever. She continued to wow the crowd, bringing Coldplay frontman Chris Martin back out for an acoustic duet of her hit, Halo.

Gallery: Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Grand Opening