Latest Jay Z News - Page 27
Jay-z Chooses 16-Year-old Girl To Produce New Song
Jay-Z credited a 16-year-old unknown producer on his latest album 'Magna Carta Holy Grail.' The 43-year-old rapper - who has worked with a string of high profile stars including Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams on...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 July 2013
Jay-z Unveils Justin Timberlake Featuring Track And 'Magna Carta' Artwork Prior To Universal Release [Listen]
Jay-Z will release his next album, Magna Carta, Holy Grail, next week, having already made the release available for Samsung smartphone users on Thursday (July 4) as part of a marketing ploy. Before then we...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 July 2013
Jay-jay Z Recruited Schoolgirl As Producer On New Album
Hip-hop superstar Jay Z gave a teenage schoolgirl her big break in the music industry by picking her to help produce a track on his new album.Ebony Oshunrinde, also known as Wondagurl, was asked to...
By WENN on 06 July 2013
Is It Worth Searching Out Jay-z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail?'
Jay-Z's twelfth studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail rolled out to Samsung users this week - thanks to a multi-million dollar deal - though critics are beginning to have their say on a record that...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 05 July 2013
Is Justin Timberlake's 'Tunnel Vision' Unrated Video A Publicity Stunt? [Video]
Justin Timberlake's 'Tunnel Vision' video - the unrated version - has been banned by YouTube for violating the website's nudity and sexual content policy.The pop star released a promo for his new song earlier this...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 05 July 2013
Well This Wasn’T The Plan – Jay-z’S Samsung App Invaded By Hackers
The unification of Jay-Z and Samsung was supposed to see 1 million smartphone and tablet users get exclusive access to his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail. What actually happened was pretty different: the album...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 July 2013
Beyonce Lends Her Sultry Vocals For A Duet On Jay-z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail"
Jay Z might be busy promoting a new album right now, but of course there’s always room for Beyonce in all aspects of his life. The two have been known to have a creative partnership...
By Victoria Pavlova on 05 July 2013
Has Jay Z Set A Precedent With Magna Carta Holy Grail – Is This Another Citizen Kane Moment For Music?
We’re constantly being told how the record industry is dying; how musicians make no money from physical sales and that’s why concert ticket prices have gotten so high. But if Samsung’s deal with Jay Z...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 04 July 2013
Rapper Wale Tops Billboard No.1 As Kanye West Suffers 80% Sales Drop
Washington D.C rapper Wale has topped the Billboard No.1 after his third album 'The Gifted' sold a very solid 158,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Wale's follow-up 2011's 'Ambition' - which saw him cement a...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 04 July 2013
Jay-z 'Secretive' About New Album
Pharrell Williams says Jay-Z is ''secretive'' about his music.The 'Blurred Lines' hitmaker dispelled rumours the rapper is a member of the Illuminati - a secretive group whom conspiracy theorists believe have power and influence over...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 July 2013
Jay-z's First Official Release From "Magna Carta Holy Grail" Is An Ode To Tom Ford
No one does product placement like Jay-Z does product placement, but even he has outdone himself with the first (officially) released track off Magna Carta Holy Grail. The album itself was supposed to be released...
By Victoria Pavlova on 04 July 2013
Jay-z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Is An Independence Day Treat (For Samsung Users)
Jay-Z's still making music you know? Pretty good music at that. Magna Carta Holy Grail, his twelfth studio album, has become available to 1 million Samsung customers today (July 4, 2013) after a surprise announcement...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 04 July 2013
Has Samsung Struck Gold In The Partnership With Jay-z?
Jay-Z is an entrepreneur through and through – there’s no argument about it. And with the success of Rocawear, several multi-platinum records, the 40/40 club in NYC and several rapping careers launched through his own...
By Victoria Pavlova on 03 July 2013
Jay Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail - Samsung Spend Big For Marketing First
Jay-Z’s new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail has come a long way in a short time – for the public anyway, as one minute it was announced, the next it’s hitting 1 million Samsung users...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 July 2013
Jay-z Gets Choked Up Over His Daughter: "We Still Marvel At Her"
Rapper Jay-Z appears to be holding back tears whilst talking to producer extraordinaire, Rick Rubin, in a behind-the-scenes video of the making of the rapper's new album. A record producer himself, Jay-Z is married to...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2013
Jay-z Sings Nirvana On 'Magna Carta Holy Grail,' But Did He Get Permission?
Jay-Z raps the lyrics of late rocker Kurt Cobain on new track 'Holy Grail,' from his forthcoming new album 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'. The hip-hop superstar was granted permission to use words from Nirvana's Smells...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2013
Jennifer Lopez Serenades Tyrant - But She Ain't The First
Jennifer Lopez has apologized for serenading the controversial Turkmenistan leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov at his 56th birthday celebration. A concert put together on behalf of China National Petroleum Corp for entertainment executives working in Turkmenistan, according...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2013
Jay-z Features Six Stars On One Track
Jay-Z collaborates with Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Pharrell Williams on one track. The rapper's song 'BBC' for his forthcoming album 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' has a total of six guests, including the singers, producers...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 July 2013
Bet Awards 2013: Drake, Kendrick Lemar And Gabrielle Douglas Receive Two Awards [Pictures]
The BET Awards were held on Sunday (30th June) in L.A. The Awards first held in 2001 are to celebrate minorities in the entertainment business. Winners this year were: Charlie Wilson, Nicki Minaj, Gabrielle Douglas...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2013
Michelle Williams Defends North West
Michelle Williams has defended Kim Kardashian's ''unique'' baby name. While Kim, 32, and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West have been mocked for choosing to name their daughter - who was born on June 15...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 July 2013
Taylor Swift And Miley Cyrus Land Teen Choice Awards Nominations
Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Justin Bieber are among the pop stars who have landed a handful of top nods in the second wave of nominations for the 2013 Teen Choice Awards.Swift's hit...
By WENN on 01 July 2013
Michelle Williams Is Proud Of Beyoncé Knowles
Michelle Williams says Beyoncé Knowles can ''do it all''.The 31-year-old singer - who is married to rapper Jay-Z - gave birth to her first child, Blue Ivy, in January 2012 and while her Destiny's Child...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 June 2013
All Hail Queen Blue Ivy: Jay & Beyonce's Kid Wears Crown In Mum's Tumblr Pic
Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z are making sure their kid gets everything it could possibly want, even though little Blue Ivy Carter is way too young to know what she could possibly want right now. Hey,...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 June 2013
Jay-jay Z Wins Permission For Roof-top Gig
Rapper Jay Z has reportedly won permission from New York City officials to stage a roof-top gig in the Big Apple next month (Jul13).The hip-hop star approached local officials to ask whether he would be...
By WENN on 28 June 2013
Blue Ivy Carter Is Beyonce Knowles's Princess Whilst Her Grandfather Matthew Sues 'The Sun'
Beyoncé posted a picture of her baby Blue Ivy Carter on her Tumblr showing her 18 month old daughter wearing a tiny crown. Blue Ivy wears the purple crown at a jaunty angle, probably inspired...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 June 2013
A Week In News: James Gandolfini Dead, Kim And Kanye’S Baby Name, World War Z’S Box Office Success
Sleep Well, Tony: James Gandolfini, the actor who took dramatic television performances to a new level as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos, died this week aged 51. Gandolfini won three Emmy Awards for the long-running...
By Michael West on 28 June 2013
"Annie" Movie To Feature Cameron Diaz As Grumpy Orphanage Headmistress
If an Annie movie, produced by Will Smith and Jay-Z and directed by Jay Z sounds a bit strange, wait till you hear this: Cameron Diaz has been cast as Miss Hannigan. According to Deadline,...
By Victoria Pavlova on 27 June 2013
Cameron Diaz Is Miss Hannigan In Will Smith And Jay Z's 'Annie'
Sony have confirmed Cameron Diaz will be starring in Will Smith and Jay Z's musical re-envisioning of the hit Broadway musical Annie. Diaz has landed the role of Miss Hannigan, the cruel manager of the...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 June 2013
Jay-z Track Smells Like Teen Spirit
Jay-Z uses the lyrics to Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' in new track 'Holy Grail'.The hip-hop superstar has been granted permission to use words written by the late grunge legend Kurt Cobain on his forthcoming...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 June 2013
Jay-z Reveals Lyrics To Justin Timberlake Featuring, Nirvana Sampling Song 'Holy Grail'
As we all know, Jay-Z‘s new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, will be arriving in the very near future and so far we've heard a few details about the album, but on the whole we're...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2013
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