Katy Perry And The Freshest Hip Pop Live Shots Of The Week (PHOTOS)

This week’s performance photos catch some great musicians in some amazing poses. Sometimes these artists get so into a song or the crowd and a photographer catches just the right moment, making for some pretty sweet performance photos.

This week we have the gorgeous Katy Perry at the very beginning of her “California Dreams” tour in Milan, Italy. There were also a few stars on hand at the Motown Sound event at the White House, including John Legend and Nick Jonas.

Check out more performance shots on the next pages. 

Tiffany Evans performs at the 2011 Living Legends Foundation Honors at the Highline Ballroom on February 24, 2011 in New York City.

John Legend performs during ‘The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House’ program on February 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Nick Jonas performs during ‘The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House’ program on February 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Ke$ha performs live in concert at the House of Blues Chicago. Illinois.

Adele performs live on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ New York City, USA.

Ice Cube live in concert at The Wiltern Los Angeles, California.

Linkin Park performs at Staples Center on February 23, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

Plain White T’s concert at Highline Ballroom on February 22, 2011 in New York City.

Rihanna performs at an NBA All-Star basketball game on February 20, 2011 part of NBA All-Star Weekend at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.