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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Jay-Z is officially hip hop’s first billionaire, Forbes declared Monday, founding his kingdom on entertainment but also reaping earnings from liquor, art and real estate. The rapper born Shawn Carter, who grew up in one of Brooklyn’s most notorious housing projects, “has accumulated a fortune that conservatively totals $1 billion, making him one of only a handful of entertainers to become a billionaire — and the first hip-hop artist […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Music’s first couple Beyonce and Jay-Z are encouraging fans to go vegan for a month with a contest to give one lucky winner a lifetime of free tickets to their shows. Queen Bey announced the challenge to her 123 million Instagram followers late Wednesday, saying it was in support of the Greenprint Project that promotes adopting even a partial vegan diet to limit environmental footprints. Fans can sign up […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Grammy Awards opened Sunday with hip-hop being recognized like never before as rap superstar Jay-Z, who once boycotted the gala as biased, leads the nominations. The music industry’s biggest night, taking place in New York after 15 years in Los Angeles, also looks set to rally behind the #MeToo movement to end sexual harassment, with a number of A-listers wearing white roses […]
by Shaun Tandon Agence France Presse NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — Jay-Z led the Grammy race Tuesday with eight nominations, followed closely by fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar with seven, in a striking embrace of hip-hop for the music industry’s top prizes. Jay-Z, who has won an impressive 21 Grammys over his career but has never before been nominated in a major category as a solo artist, is up for Album of the Year […]
(Reuters) — Jay-Z ruled the Billboard 200 album chart for a second straight week with his confessional album “4:44,” while California alt-rock band surged back into the Top 20 after the suicide last week of frontman Chester Bennington. Jay-Z’s “4:44,” in which he admits and regrets cheating on his wife Beyonce, sold another 86,000 copies, according to data from Nielsen SoundScan on Monday (July 24). Linkin Park’s May release, “One More Light,” soared 461 percent […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Rap mogul Jay-Z on Sunday extended his record as the solo artist with the most number-one United States albums, after a one-week delay when his Tidal streaming service declined to release data. “4:44” debuted at the top of the Billboard album sales chart for the week through Thursday, replacing rapper DJ Khaled’s “Grateful” and marking Jay-Z’s 14th number one, tracking service Nielsen Music said. Jay-Z expanded his lead as […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The wait may be over for the names of the twins of music power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z. Signs point to the names as Rumi and Sir. The pop diva and rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, have filed to US authorities to copyright “Rumi Carter” and “Sir Carter,” ensuring no one else profits from the names to sell anything from fragrances to music. The filings with the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Hip-hop icon Jay Z is the first rapper chosen for the Songwriters Hall of Fame, heading a class of inductees that also features Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and R&B crooner Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, the group said Wednesday. The 47-year-old Jay Z, who has sold more than 100 million records in his career since his debut “Reasonable Doubt” in 1996, is a 21-time Grammy winner — and the husband […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple is exploring the purchase of rival music streaming service Tidal, which is run by rap star Jay-Z, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The paper said Apple is interested in using the company to beef-up its own year-old steaming service Apple Music. Talks between the companies are ongoing and might not result in a tie-up, the Journal said, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Executives at Tidal […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Jay Z has hired Romeo Santos, the superstar of bachata music, for an executive post in the rap mogul’s record label as it seeks to expand in the Latin market. Santos, the 34-year-old sex symbol who packs arenas and enjoys a massive following on YouTube, will take the position of CEO of the new Roc Nation Latin. Jay Z said that Roc Nation, which he founded in 2008 as […]
