Just a few days before Rihanna is set to talk for the first time about the whole ''Chris Brown beat me'' ordeal, the singer was out and about in NYC last night.

And she was in full-on party mode.

RiRi left her hotel with friends, stopped off for a bite to eat and then hit the town to go clubbing.

Starting on Good Morning America on Thursday and then Friday, Rihanna talks to Diane Sawyer about Chris Brown, the assault on her and how she has been coping after her harrowing ordeal.