Inside the Celeb New Year's Parties!

From Las Vegas to Miami, see how Paris & Nicky, Ashlee & Pete and more ushered in 2008

MUSIC OF THE NIGHT

Jennifer Hudson serenades the crowd – who paid up to $60,000 per table – with hits from Dreamgirls and a new song, "Happy Place," during a bash at Miami's Setai Hotel. The star, in a Donna Karan dress, told PEOPLE of her plans for 2008: "Singing is what I worked 17 years to do. That's what I dreamed of. And I get to do it this year."