Beyoncé emerges as Grammys queen; Styles wins album honor
Beyoncé sits alone atop the Grammy throne as the ceremony’s most decorated artist in history, but at the end of Sunday’s show it was Harry...
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Who is Jay-Z?
Shawn Corey Knowles-Carter born December 4, 1969, better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2012, Forbes estimated Carter’s net worth at nearly $500 million.
He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving fourteen Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations.
He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all-time. He was ranked #1 by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006.
Two of his albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Blueprint (2001) are considered landmarks in the genre with both of them being ranked in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Jay-Z is married to American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles.
Music industry calls for Black Out Tuesday amid unrest
The music industry is planning to turn off the music and hold a day to reflect and implement change in response to the death of...
Australian rockers end Jay-Z, Beyonce No. 1 debut streak
Australian pop band 5 Seconds of Summer stunned Beyonce and Jay-Z by opening Sunday at the top of the US album chart, with the couple’s...
Jay-Z Calls Pain That Inspired ‘4:44’ And Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ ‘The Hardest Thing’
He added that the two were working on a joint album before dropping their solo albums. Jay-Z is revealing just how uncomfortable it was for...
Jay Z to perform rare songs to promote Tidal service
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Z is breaking out his B-sides to hype his fledgling music streaming service. The rap mogul announced plans Wednesday to...
Jay Z’s Tidal app falls out of iPhone top 700 chart
Streaming service launched as an alternative to Spotify seems to have floundered. It seems Tidal has not made the big waves it was hoping for....
Jay Z Reveals Plans for Tidal, a Streaming Music Service
As Jay Z sees it, there is a clear solution to the problems facing musicians in the streaming age. They should band together — behind...
Beyoncé to sing in Grammys “Selma” tribute
The superstar singer will join Common and John Legend to pay homage to Civil Rights-inspired movie at Sunday’s Grammy telecast Add another pop superstar to...
Billboard Topper Jay Z Acquires Music Streaming Service Aspiro For $56 Million
Born Shawn Carter, Jay Z is among the biggest names in the music industry with a successful business under his supervision, but this has not...