Beyonce helped husband Jay-Z celebrate turning 40 in style with a star-studded 1920s-themed party.

The bash, held at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic, was attended by over 60 guests including Kanye West and girlfriend Amber Rose, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and girlfriend Kim Porter, Alex Rodriguez and Kate Hudson, Alicia Keys, Warner Music chief Lyor Cohen and designer Tory Burch, The New York Post reveals.

A source said: “Diddy gave a toast and Jay-Z’s friends also put together a video saying how much they love him.”

The entertainment included deck-spinning from DJ Cassidy, synchronised swimmers, fireworks and an impromptu performance of Empire State Of Mind by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, and partying went on until 5am.

The next morning hostess Beyonce held a surf-and-turf brunch for guests at the luxury villa where she and Jay-Z were staying.

According to the Daily Star, Beyonce has announced that she will be taking some time off for a few months next year and that she wants to go incognito so she can enjoy New York City without people recognizing her everywhere. Maybe it’s just me, but as soon as I heard the rumor, it made me think back to another rumor – that she and Jay-Z have been working on making a baby. Perhaps they have conceived…

Beyonce and Jay-Z primarily reside in NYC. However, with her hectic schedule touring, she hasn’t gotten to enjoy it much.

Beyonce said:

“I usually know what I’m going to do within a year. I have the next year planned out. But for the first time ever, after a couple of dates in February and a couple of award shows, I promised myself that that it’s time to smell the roses. I’m going to take – hopefully – a couple of months off. I’m not going to plan anything. I’ll perhaps take some art classes, I’ll visit some museums and I’ll check out some shows on Broadway.”

I definitely wouldn’t put it past her and Jay-Z to do a Jennifer Lopez and deny a pregnancy all the way up til the day comes that she gives birth. Afterall, they’ve never even formally acknowledged their marriage and often go ringless.

Christmas came early for Beyonce after she earned 10 Grammy Award nominations with three of them coming in the major categories.

The Black Eyed Peas, Taylor Swift, and Lady Gaga also received three major Grammy nominations.

Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Swift will fight for the Song of the Year prize in January, while the Black Eyed Peas, who opened the Grammy Nominations Concert at the Nokia Theatre Wednesday, will join the ladies to compete for both Record of the Year and Album of the Year.

Dave Matthews Band and Kings of Leon scooped two nominations as the leading eight awards categories were announced – DMB will fight for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album honors, while Use Somebody landed Kings of Leon nods in the Song of the Year and Record of the Year categories.

The Grammy Awards ceremony will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 31st.

The top award nominees announced at the nominations concert were:

Song of the Year

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce

Poker Face – Lady Gaga

Use Somebody – Kings of Leon

You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

Pretty Wings – Maxwell

Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals

I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

We Weren’t Born To Follow – Bon Jovi

Never Say Never – The Fray

Sarah’s Smile – Daryl Hall & John Oates

Kids – MGMT

Best Rock Album

Black Ice – AC/DC

Live From Madison Square Garden – Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton

21st Century Breakdown – Green Day

Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King – Dave Matthews Band

No Line On The Horizon – U2

Best Rap Solo Performance

Best I Ever Had – Drake

Beautiful – Eminem

D.O.A. (Death of Autotune) – Jay-Z

Day & Night – Kid Cudi

Casa Bey – Mos Def

Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals

Cowgirls Don’t Cry – Brooks & Dunn

Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band

I Run To You – Lady Antebellum

Here Comes Goodbye – Rascal Flatts

It Happens – Sugarland

Record of the Year

Halo – Beyonce

I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

Use Somebody – Kings of Leon

Poker Face – Lady Gaga

You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

Album of the Year

I Am… Sasha Fierce – Beyonce

The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas

The Fame – Lady Gaga

Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King – Dave Matthews Band

Fearless – Taylor Swift

Best New Artist

Zac Brown Band

Keri Wilson

MGMT

Silversun Pickups

The Ting Tings

Congratulations Beyonce!