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Jay-Z Hit With Rape Allegation, Says It's Blackmail

Rapper is accused of raping underage girl along with Sean 'Diddy' Combs

(Newser) - Jay-Z is now caught up in the Sean "Diddy" Combs scandal, but the rapper says the allegation is only being levied against him as blackmail. A woman, identified only as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit in October accusing Combs and a second, then-unnamed, male celebrity of raping her when...

More Ladies Get the Nod for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

It's 'the most gender-inclusive ballot' yet: Billboard

(Newser) - The Foo Fighters and Jay-Z could be destined for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. The acts are two of 16 nominated Wednesday for entrance into the rock hall in 2021. Seven of the acts feature women, making this "the most gender-inclusive...

Jay-Z: That Was No Protest at Super Bowl

The seated rapper-producer was just in 'artist mode'

(Newser) - One observer figured Jay-Z and Beyonce stayed seated during the national anthem at the Super Bowl in "a pathetic attempt by two calculating businesspeople to win back some credit with fans and protesters" after Jay-Z's entertainment company, Roc Nation, partnered with the NFL. According to Jay-Z, that's...

Journalists Apologize for Mocking Beyonce's Daughter

They delete mean tweets about Blue Ivy

(Newser) - Two journalists have apologized for mocking the appearance of Blue Ivy Carter, Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter. Vanity Fair film critic K. Austin Collins and Harper's web editor Violet Lucca made the scathing comments Wednesday after rapper Megan Thee Stallion posted photos of herself with Beyonce and Blue Ivy,...

After 5 Months of Delays, Jay-Z Will Have to Face SEC

Judge says he must answer questions in financial probe

(Newser) - Jay-Z's busy schedule as he prepares for global tour got a little busier Tuesday when a New York judge said he must spend a day answering questions from the Securities and Exchange Commission in a financial probe of a company he sold his Rocawear apparel brand to over a...

Jay-Z, Beyonce Pay Homage to 1973 Film in Tour Promo

'On the Run II' promo apparently a shoutout to Senegalese movie called 'Touki Bouki'

(Newser) - Film buffs may perk up at seeing the new video clip for Beyonce and Jay-Z's "On the Run II" tour, released Monday. Nestled in the 45-second video (and also used as a promotional still for the tour) is a shot of the couple on a motorcycle adorned with...

Here's the Super Bowl Halftime Frontrunner

Justin Timberlake is rumored to return

(Newser) - The NFL has yet to announce the headliner of the 2018 Super Bowl Halftime show, but all signs point to a returning act: Justin Timberlake. Sources tell Page Six and Variety that Timberlake has agreed to return to the Super Bowl stage in February, following the release of a rumored...

Beyonce Introduces Fans to Her Twins

First photo of Sir Carter, Rumi posted to Instagram

(Newser) - It's safe to say fans were extremely eager to be introduced to Beyonce and Jay-Z's twins. The wait is now over. To mark one month since their June 13 birth, Beyonce posted the first photo of Rumi and Sir Carter on Instagram early Friday, per E! News . The...

What's Behind the Kanye-Jay-Z Feud
What's Behind the
Kanye-Jay-Z Feud
Jul 3, 2017 3:48 PM CDT

What's Behind the Kanye-Jay-Z Feud

Sources say it has to do with Kanye's concert rant, not Tidal dispute

(Newser) - Things are not going so well between Jay-Z and Kanye West, as evidenced by Jay-Z's rant about Kanye that showed up on his new album 4:44. But, though news came out Sunday that West has left Jay-Z's Tidal streaming service over a money dispute, sources told TMZ...

These Might Be the Names of Beyonce, Jay-Z's Twins

Rumi and Sir Carter?

(Newser) - Beyonce and Jay-Z may have indirectly revealed the names they chose for their new twins. TMZ reports that on Monday, soon after the twins were reportedly released from the hospital , the company run by the famous couple (which already owns the trademarks to their names and which filed to trademark...

Jay-Z's 4:44 Album Says Sorry to Bey, Disses Eric Benet

Rapper apologizes for apparent infidelities, alludes to his mom being a lesbian

(Newser) - Jay-Z vowed last year he'd respond to Beyonce's scathing Lemonade album —and he just delivered on that promise. Rolling Stone offers the 411 on 4:44, a continued documentation of the celebrity couple's marital woes via what USA Today calls an "explosive response" and the...

Beyonce Speaks Out ... but Not on Her Twins

Star gives BET speech in absentia as rumors swirl about her newborns

(Newser) - Beyonce reportedly just gave birth to twins , so, not surprisingly, she wasn't in attendance Sunday night at the BET Awards. But she still spoke out, via Chloe and Halle Bailey, who accepted on her behalf when she won the viewers' choice award for "Sorry," USA Today reports....

Jay Z, Once Jay-Z, Is Now JAY-Z
Jay Z Is Now JAY-Z
Jun 19, 2017 5:35 PM CDT

Jay Z Is Now JAY-Z

Rapper changes his name again

(Newser) - Jay Z, who used to go by Jay-Z, has changed his name again, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed. The rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, will now go by JAY-Z. The move comes ahead of the release of his first new album in four years , 4:44. JAY-Z also, of...

Jay Z's Other Father's Day Focus: Greedy Bail Industry
Jay Z
Goes After
Bail Bond
Industry
OPINION
Jun 18, 2017 12:06 PM CDT

Jay Z Goes After Bail Bond Industry

Too many minorities are locked up because they can't afford to post bond, he writes

(Newser) - Jay Z is surely having a memorable Father's Day , but he's also using the occasion to push a serious issue: the plight of people stuck in jail because they can't afford bail. As he writes in Time , the celeb is talking about people merely accused of a...

Gossip Sites Are Sure Beyonce Had Her Twins
Beyonce's Dad:
The Twins Have Arrived
Jun 18, 2017 10:01 AM CDT

Beyonce's Dad: The Twins Have Arrived

But no confirmation yet from her or Jay Z

(Newser) - It appears that Blue Ivy has a little brother and sister. Multiple celeb outlets—including People , US Weekly , and E! Online— are reporting that Beyonce has given birth to twins. While there's no confirmation yet from Beyonce or Jay Z, Beyonce's dad celebrated the news on Twitter. "...

Jay Z Skips Hall of Fame Ceremony Amid Beyonce Birth Rumors

Obama inducted rapper into Songwriters Hall of Fame

(Newser) - On Thursday night, Jay Z became the first hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, though he wasn't actually there to accept the honor himself. Famous Jay Z fan and former POTUS Barack Obama inducted the rapper into the hall via a recorded video message,...

Jay Z Making Trayvon Martin Film, TV Series

Based on 2 books

(Newser) - A Trayvon Martin movie and TV series are coming out, thanks to Jay Z. The rapper is teaming with the Weinstein Company to make a six-part docu-series as well as a narrative feature film focusing on the life and death of Martin, the 17-year-old shot and killed by George Zimmerman...

Songwriters Hall of Fame Has Inducted Its First Rapper

Jay Z has most No. 1 albums by a solo artist

(Newser) - The man who famously said "H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A; that's the anthem, get your damn hands up" is now the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Billboard reports. Jay Z was included on the list of 2017 inductees announced...

Beyonce and Jay Z Are Having Twins
Beyonce and Jay Z
Are Having Twins
Feb 1, 2017 1:04 PM CST

Beyonce and Jay Z Are Having Twins

Singer announces pregnancy on Instagram

(Newser) - Blue Ivy is going to be a big sister. Beyonce announced on Instagram Wednesday that she's expecting twins with husband Jay Z, TMZ reports. "We would like to share our love and happiness," the 35-year-old wrote alongside a picture of her pregnant self. "We have been...

Obama Plans A-List Farewell Party for White House Friday

Beyonce and Jay Z are expected to be among the attendees

(Newser) - President Obama is weeks away from returning to civilian life, but he's going to party like it's 2009 one last time with a White House bash on Friday, sources tell the Washington Post . In contrast to the Donald Trump transition team's reported struggle to attract A-listers, the...

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