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Jay Z is not one for writing a lot of tweets - but he's just put out a "stream of consciousness" defending his music streaming service, Tidal. Launched last month with some very high profile backers, critics have said that the company has been a bit of a flop, with low subscriber numbers. But Jay Z says: "Tidal is doing just fine. We have over 770,000 subs. We have been […]
Beyoncé has surprised fans with a new single and video, released on Saturday to the Tidal streaming service, in which she is a co-owner. Die With You is a simple ballad, which the superstar performs alone, seated behind a black baby grand piano. "I wake up just to sleep with you," she sings to the cameraman who, at the end of the video, is revealed to be her husband, Jay […]
Musicians including Kanye West, Jack White, Rihanna, Madonna and Coldplay are uniting behind Jay Z's "artist-friendly" streaming site, Tidal. They all turned their Twitter profiles teal blue, to reflect Tidal's branding, on Sunday night. The site launches on Monday, promising CD-quality streaming and thousands of music videos, for a subscription fee. Taylor Swift, who pulled her catalogue off Spotify last November, is among those to feature on the service. Her […]
US music mogul Shawn Carter, also known as Jay Z, has bought the Armand de Brignac champagne brand. New York wine and spirits company Sovereign Brands said it had sold the luxury brand to the rapper for an undisclosed amount. The champagne, also known as "Ace of Spades", is produced in the French town of Chigny-les-Roses by eight people. The golden-bottled champagne, which featured in a 2006 Jay Z music […]
Beyoncé is in the running for eight prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards including video of the year, best female and best choreography. Her song Drunk in Love, performed alongside husband Jay-Z, is up against rivals including Pharrell Williams' Happy for best video. Rappers Eminem and Iggy Azalea scooped seven nods apiece in key categories including best male and female. The awards ceremony takes place in Inglewood, California, on […]
Pharrell Williams has taken home two gongs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. The rapper was named best R&B artist and also took home the award for video of the year for Happy at Sunday night's ceremony. Nicki Minaj claimed the title of the best female hip-hop artist for the fifth year in a row with Jay Z and Beyoncé's Drunk In Love winning the award for the best […]
US musician Jay Z and his sister-in-law Solange Knowles are trending worldwide after a video was posted online apparently showing them having a fight in a lift. Hundreds of thousands are taking part in a global conversation online about #WhatJayZSaidToSolange after the footage was published to the US celebrity website TMZ. The incident happened at The Standard Hotel in New York after the Met Gala party last week.
Their On the Run Tour: Beyonce and Jay Z will see the husband and wife team perform dates from 25 June until 5 August. The hugely successful couple were recognised in January as Billboard's most powerful people in music. They also hit headlines after their raunchy performance of Beyoncé's hit Drunk in Love, which opened this year's Grammys ceremony. One dollar from each ticket sale will be donated to Jay […]
Kanye West has thanked fans for "unwavering support and love" over the past decade. His Twitter comments came as his debut album, The College Dropout, turned ten. The rapper added: "I am extremely grateful to each and every person along that road who helped, lent an ear, lent their voice, gave of their heart to that project." He described the album, which came out on 10 February 2004, as "a […]
