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The 28-year-old singer was joined by Kanye West on stage this past Saturday night during her concert in London. Jay-Z also joined his wife to perform “Crazy In Love,” the second song in the setlist. Beyonce’s “I Am…Yours” live album and “I Am…Sasha Fierce Deluxe Edition” is due to hit shelve...

Beyonce will be releasing another DVD for the original I Am… Tour in the coming future! She recorded her stint at the O2 in London, UK for the DVD and brought out guests such as Kanye West and Jay-Z. There is no set date for the release of the DVD but it shouldn’t be too long before we finally get it....

44. Jay-Z 43. 50 Cent 42. Rihanna 41. Ne-Yo 39. Akon 38. Prince 35. Kylie Minogue 33. Daft Punk 32. Coldplay 31. P!NK 30. Nirvana 29. Lady GaGa 28. Kanye West 24. Radiohead 22. Eminem 21. Elton John 19. Queen 18. Madonna 16. U2 15. Metallica 14. Green Day 12. Bon Jovi 11. Muse 10. Oasis 8. BEYSUS CHRIST-CARTER 6. The Prodigy

Okay, fine. It's one of the great songs on the new Rihanna album, Rated R. I went and heard it at her record label yesterday. Two key points that stick out after just one front-to-back listen: First of all, Rihanna attacked this new album aggressively. She says "motherfucker," "bitches" and th...

Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, The Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Rihanna, Green Day, Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Keith Urban, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Jay-Z, and Adam Lambert will also perform at this year’s show. pop crunch

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I caught last Wednesday's Hip Hop invasion series on Fuse and loved the specials they showed on Tupac and Lil Wayne. Tonight's specials feature Jay-Z, 50 Cent , Kanye, Eminem, Young Jeezy, and more! Starting at 7pm ET is "Hip Hop Shop" hosted by music and pop culture insider Toure’. The show p...

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And all that, um, practice must be lighting a fire for the couple, married since April 2008. Backstage Thursday at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin, where both got awards, the husky rapper held his beaming wife in a big bear hug, When she got up to the podium, Beyoncé said, "There is only o...

Rihanna surprised the Jay-Z fans at his concert in Los Angeles last night! And guess what? She performed “Hard” for the very first time! She also performed “Run This Town” with Jay. Videos below: 1, 2

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Rap superstar Jay-Z is disappointed he missed out on a collaboration with rockers MGMT after the New York band rejected his request to work with them. The Empire State of Mind hitmaker wanted to team up with the duo to record a track for his latest album "The Blueprint 3," but admits he never g...

Glamour: Justin Timberlake said it sounds a little more grown-up—do you agree with that comment? Rihanna: I agree. I have grown up a lot since my last album. It [represents] exactly where I am at right now. Glamour: OK, so how many pairs do you own? Rihanna: Too damn many! [Laughs.]

Indeed, YouTube has proved as powerful a force for music discovery among contemporary music fans as radio was a generation ago. Music videos from the major labels, including Walt Disney Co.'s Hollywood Records, account for 42.8 million views in a typical day, TubeMogul said.

This is straight marketing advice: Your product has to be a purple cow—it has to be distinct to have any success. You have to be clear on your product: What are you? What are you putting out there? For years I never did an ad for [my company] Rocawear, because I cared more about the quality than t...

Jay-Z is on course to net his 11th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 next week, as "The Blueprint 3" should cruise to the top of the chart. It's tough to predict how many copies the Roc Nation set will sell in its first week, but chart prognosticators have suggested a bow of anywhere between 350,00...

A pitch perfect bird's eye view of celebrity, from the celebration to the angst, featuring a re-revolution in hip-hop production—via Kanye, Just Blaze, and Bink—that brought rap back to its soulful roots, The Blueprint is a flawless listen. Any naysayers left with a reasonable doubt af...

Drake ft Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem 'Forever' listen under the cut. Last year, T.I. recruited Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West to appear on his track, "Swagga Like Us," which the four performed at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Paul said that originally "Forever" was just going to be Drake and...

Jay — whose gnarly "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" is up for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Male Video — will perform a song from his hotly anticipated The Blueprint 3 album, due September 11. The glittery Gaga — who, along with Beyoncé, leads everyone with nine VMA nods — will perform a single from he...

In the four months since being anointed hip-hop's next big thing, Drake has notched an impressive number of top-tier urban music collaborations, recording with Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, Pharrell Williams and Rihanna. He's working on his debut album, "Thank Me Later," with Justi...

More than three months into her I Am world tour, Beyonce Knowles doesn't know where the hell she is. She knows she's in an American city starting with the letter S. She's just not sure which one. The costumes are like art,'' says Beyonce, who is married to rapper and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z.

See, Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) is the closest thing to a hegemon which the rap world has known for a long time. He's #1 on the Forbes list of the top earning rappers. He has an unimpeachable reputation, both artistic and commercial, and has produced some of the all-time best (and best-selling) hip...

Do Drake and Kanye really get along? Will he be doing a reality show? What is Drake’s idea of a quality night out with a lady? Why do men benefit from his music? How is he coping with fame and money? Who are Drake’s favorite rappers? Find out the answers in this Hip Hop One-on-One exclusive from...

Jay-Z, Diddy and Kanye West topped Forbes’s annual list of hip-hop’s top earners. Dubbed Hip-Hop Cash Kings, the list, which was announced today, names the top 20 most financially successful rap artists over the last year, beginning in June 2008. Topping the list, and stealing 50 Cent’s t...

CHRIS BROWN'S DANCER'S TWEET: APPARENTLY CHRIS BROWN WAS GOING TO PERFORM OR WANTED TO PERFORM AND JAY Z STRAIGHT UP DENIED HIS ASS. WHICH WAS WHY JAMIE FOXX RUSHED BEYONCE OFF OF THE STAGE BECAUSE "SOMETHING CRAZY WAS GOING TO HAPPEN". JAY WAS THE BEST PART OF THE SHOW FOR SURE.

It was said to have originally been determined that Chris Brown, Usher, Neyo, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Dream would all be an active part of the Michael Jackson Tribute. I am told that Chris Brown’s entire team is STILL WORKING AT THIS MINUTE to convince BET execs that they shou...

Beyoncé sure knows how to get things started. But Beyoncé was anything but second banana, even to a beloved hometown rapper, during this summer affair. These fans were here to see B. Beyoncé ran back to the main stage and closed things out with "Halo" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)."

Next up for Drake is finishing a video for his hit "Best I Ever Had." The rapper was in New York over the weekend filming the video with Kanye West. West inspired the clip, according to Drake, and eventually took the reins as director of the shoot. Also, Drizzy will join Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy o...

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By azalea_breeze amp;lt;span style="font-size: large;">Forget east coast v west coast, the new rap ruckus is between rival cheerleaders for video games Rapstar and DJ Hero<br /></span><br /><lj-embed id="67744" />&lt...

By Chasing Waterfalls The Last Smash Platinum Bash was organized by the Associated Students of the University of Arizona (ASUA), who paid Jay-Z $750,000 to co-headline the event with pop star Kelly Clarkson. At press time, Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 is tentatively aimed at a September 2009 release date.

They remain tight-lipped about their romance, but when thousands of white orchids and candelabras were photographed last April outside of Jay-Z's Tribeca penthouse – just days after he and longtime girlfriend Beyoncé Knowles obtained a marriage license – it was clear that the big day...

Method Man He talks a lot. Method Man is a very interesting character. He's a beast in bed, he likes to spank and tell you to lay down, do this, do that. He's got a nice size. He's the real one. Very controlling. He likes to hit it from the back while he pulls your hair.

By Chasing Waterfalls Tom said that this whole experience is probably going to make a difference with a bunch of folks because they are going to want to do better. Tom then asked him what he thought about all of the inauguration activities. Earthquake said that he loved everything about them but that he noticed tha...

Rosa Parks sat so that Martin could walk. Martin walked so Obama could run. Obama is running so we all could fly" – Inspirational slogan on several thousand T-shirts. Attributed to the rapper Jay-Z in October American women: can't afford to live with them. Can't afford to pay them $2m a year" – J...

By swagoutthawazoo He's the greatest rapper in the world," the DJ told People magazine. "This is the biggest thing that's happened in my career." This show will kick off a series of Jay-Z performances across the United States.  Over the next two weeks Jay will perform in Houston, Philadelphia, Charlottesvill...

By justbrit_2007 Jim Jones recently followed up on his comments about TI and Kanye’s swag during a Rhapsody interview about TI and Kanye’s swag: Nah. F*ck Nas. I don’t give a f*ck about Nas. He’s a rapper that just lost his pizazz. When I was in high school, he was the sh*t. He was the n*gg* that got us hyped. “New York S...

– Jessica Simpson, admitting that there are songs on her new album, Do You Know, about ex-boyfriends the public doesn't know about, to PEOPLE – Rapper T.I., on the internet leak of his new song "Swagger Like Us" featuring Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne, to MTV

Jay-Z album produced entirely by Timbaland? From Jay-Z to 50 Cent to Kanye [West], I've been around longer than all of them and I don't need any of their marketing," Nas says. "The people are my marketing, and that puts me in a class by myself." source

On thisis50.com, rap star 50 Cent claimed that Trina has in her possession another taped phone conversation with Young Buck. source A former rapper herself, Uneek currently manages both Babs and Lady Luck and is fully aware of the difficulties women face in Hip-Hop.

Headliner was Jay-Zzzzzzzz So when Jay opened the show by miming to OASIS megahit Wonderwall – after playing a tape of NOEL GALLAGHER saying he was wrong for Glasto – I thought we were in for a treat. However I am pleased to say that one brilliant thing did come of his gig.

Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis has claimed that he's not worried Noel Gallagher will be offended after being dissed in Jay-Z's intro tape. However, the organiser warned that last night's (June 28) hip-hop set could be a one-off, as there is only one Jay-Z.

Knowles, 26, arrived just after 11 p.m. with Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams by her side – and her groom just a few steps behind, letting her lead the way. They headed upstairs to the "bridge" above the Tropicana Bar where they held their private dinner for 40 friends and family cater...