Rihanna was spotted arriving at LAX for a trip to NYC for her upcoming "TODAY Show" concert series kickoff performance, while Jennifer Hudson was seen departing Sydney, Australia yesterday.  See pics of both ladies inside.....

Rihanna will appear on the TODAY Show on Friday as a part of their summer concert series.  And she was spotted keeping it comfy and cute in a Nike jogging suit, pink Nike shoes, and her denim Prada bag.

Even the star-uhs have to go through the god-awful security lines without special treatment:

RiRi was recently attacked in the press reports by the president of the Parents Television Council who said her performance of “S&M” with Britney Spears at the Billboard Music Awards this past Sunday was too much for prime-time.  I'm sure the kiss that the network cut away from didn't help either.

PTC President Tim Winter said, "I cannot imagine what would possibly lead the ABC television network to air a profanity-laced, S&M sex show on primetime broadcast television. The overtly sexualized performance by Rihanna and Britney Spears was no accident or mishap, but a deliberate effort to target teens with images and lyrics that glamorize whips, chains and other sexual fantasies."

And over in the land down under.....

Jennifer Hudson was seen arriving at the airport in Sydney, Australia on her way out of the country.  Someone doesn't look as cheery as she usually is.

She rocked some black over-the-knee boots and her ever-present leggings.

Jennifer was in Sydney promoting I Remember Me where she appeared on the Australian edition of "Dancing with the Stars."

Photos via Flynetonline.com/PacificCoastNews.com