After the stars climb the stairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and show off their haute looks at Monday’s Met Gala — they’ll hit the town for some roaring after-parties.
This year’s Super Bowl performer, Usher, will hold a “Secret Garden” themed bash after Vogue’s “Super Bowl of fashion” at the Times Square Edition, we hear, while Brit “Cellophane” singer FKA Twigs is hosting a party at the Top of the Standard (aka the Boom Boom Room), where we hear she may play a few songs.
Soho House is getting in on the action this year with a bash hosted by “Saltburn” hunk Barry Keoghan. (One can only hope he’ll bust some moves to Sophie Ellis Bextor’s “Murder on the Dance Floor,” as he did in the edgy film.)
Singer-songwriter Raye is performing at the party at the members-only club, which is sponsored by Porsche.
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There are rumors that Beyoncé will be hosting her own bash as well. The singer and her rapper hubby Jay-Z are known for hosting their A-list “Gold Party” after the Oscars as the awards’ hottest post-show stop for celebs.
Party king (and Leonardo DiCaprio’s best pal) Richie Akiva will also be throwing a rager.
While a source tells us details are still being ironed out, we hear that Doja Cat, Serena Williams, Janelle Monae and Teyana Taylor will most likely be at Akiva’s bash.
TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has spent millions to sponsor the event this year, and CEO Shou Chew is set to walk the red carpet just days after President Biden signed a bill into law to either ban the Chinese social media platform or force its sale.
We hear the tech platform is throwing a party at Upper East Side members-only spot, Casa Cruz.
As previously reported by Page Six, A-listers who’ve made the cut for this year’s exclusive event — thrown by Vogue’s Anna Wintour and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in NYC — include Rihanna, Kendall Jenner and Gisele Bündchen.
Newcomers who’ve received gilded invites include “Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone and “The Bear” actress Ayo Edebiri, we hear.
Olivia Rodrigo, Uma Thurman, Sarah Paulson and Met Gala regular Cara Delevingne will also be there, and sources have told us that Taylor Swift will attend.
The event’s co-chairs include Zendaya, Chris Hemsworth, Bad Bunny and Jennifer Lopez.
The theme for this year’s gala, which always takes place the first Monday in May, is “Garden of Time.”
