It’s Tuesday and the highly anticipated first single from Jay-Z and Kanye West’s upcoming collaborative LP — titled Watch the Throne — has debuted on the Interwebs! The single, “H.A.M.” (“Hard as as Mutha-”), sees the hip-hop kings spitting hard-hitting verses backed by a theatrical and dramatic opera. A bass-heavy track cultivated by Lex Luger [...]
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Jay-Z splurges on Christmas gifts for Beyonce
December 29th, 2010 |
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Christmas proved to be financially damaging for rapper Jay-Z. He ended up splurging over $350,000 in a single store on last-minute gifts for wife Beyonce. The 41-year-old singer spent a long time at Hermès boutique on Christmas, picking up gifts for his beloved wife, reports thesun.co.uk. “Jay was in a private room of Hermès doing [...]
Jay-Z ‘offers cocaine trafficker pal $50K job’
November 26th, 2010 |
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Reports are abuzz that Jay-Z has written a letter to a federal judge, offering job to a jailed cocaine trafficker for whom the rapper once worked. Jay-Z offered his former associate Emory Jones a 50,000-dollar job at his Roc Apparel Group, reports The New York Post. “I believe his attributes — including intelligence, interpersonal skills [...]
Jay-Z expected prison for life after shooting brother
November 23rd, 2010 |
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Rapper Jay-Z has revealed that when he shot his brother at the age of 12, he was terrified he would be locked up for life. The ‘99 Problems’ star said guns were rife growing up in Brooklyn, reports the Sun. “I thought my life was over. I thought I”d go to jail forever…it was terrible. [...]
Jay-Z in Vote Again 2010 PSA
October 12th, 2010 |
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FOOTAGE SHOT DURING HEADLINING PERFORMANCE AT BONNAROO
Jay-Z is appearing in a public
service announcement for the nonpartisan organization HeadCount, encouraging people to vote in the midterm
elections. The “Vote Again 2010″ spot will air on CBS, Fuse and other major networks. The clips of Jay-Z in the spot
were shot during his headlining performance at Bonnaroo on June 12 of this year. Check out the PSA below.
Jay-Z & Coldplay: NYE in Vegas
September 21st, 2010 |
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR NEW YEARS?
Jay-Z and Coldplay have signed on for a New
Years Eve performance at the brand new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The performance will feature a
solo set from each artist and is to be broadcast on a 65-foot outdoor digital marquee overlooking the Las Vegas Strip.
The concert is part of a three day, invitation-only event to celebrate the opening of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Resort & Casino.
Wonder and Jay-Z to Perform at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 15th, 2010 |
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Wonder and Jay-Z became the two biggest acts that performed at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. It closed on Sunday night with the Dave Matthews Band. The two stars took the stage on Saturday, due to them the festival crowd was full of energy.
Actually, each performance was remarkable. Jay-Z performed solo with his band, [...]
Jay-Z and Justin Bieber Are Nominees for BET Awards
May 22nd, 2010 |
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The tenth edition of the Black Entertainment TV awards is to be held on June 27. The nominations for various categories have been announced and Jay-z comes top with five major nominations including the best video and the male hip-hop artist of the year.
Nicki Minaj and Drake have also won five BET nominations. While Beyonce, [...]
Jay-Z and Eminem Play Detroit, NYC in September
May 14th, 2010 |
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YANKEE STADIUM AND COMERICA PARK GET A DOUBLE DOSE
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Jay-Z and Eminem will perform two co-headlining concerts in September. The first takes place September 2 at Comerica Park in Detroit. The second happens September 13 at New York City’s Yankee Stadium. Each artist will close the show in their respective hometown.
“These shows are like a dream come true,” Jay-Z said. “I’ve always hoped that hip-hop could play any stadium like other genres of music. How perfect is it that Eminem and I get to play our hometowns and show how far the live rap experience has come? Fun and historic, a great combination all around the board.”
“This is a once in a lifetime set of shows and I know we’re both really going to bring it to our home towns,” Eminem said. “The fans are going to love this – and so am I. It’s gonna be historic.”
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STS9 To Open for Jay-Z
March 15th, 2010 |
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STS9 TO JOIN JAY Z AT PEPSI CENTER DENVER MONDAY MARCH 22
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STS9 have announced they’ll be supporting the one and only Jay-Z at Denver, Colorado’s Pepsi Center on Monday March 22 along with Young Jeezy, Trey Songz and more. STS9 warms up the spot with a full band LIVE PA Set at 7 p.m.
Ticket info available at sts9store.com/Store/ChooseTicket.
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Bonnaroo Lineup: DMB Jay-Z, KOL, Biscuits, Wonder
February 11th, 2010 |
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BONNAROO ANNOUNCES 2010 LINEUP
FEATURING: DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, KINGS OF LEON, STEVIE WONDER, JAY-Z, WEEZER, THE DEAD WEATHER
FLAMING LIPS PERFORMING DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, PHOENIX, AVETT BROTHERS, THE BLACK KEYS
MICHAEL FRANTI, LES CLAYPOOL, THE DISCO BISCUITS, TORI AMOS, JEFF BECK, THIEVERY CORP AND MORE
The 2010 Bonnaroo lineup saw a rather interesting release on Tuesday (February 9). Pouring slowly out of the festival’s MySpace page and appearing in videos like the one The Avett Brothers debuted on JamBase, fans learned one-by-one which of their favorite artists will appear at the event. More acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will go down June 10-13 in a huge field near Manchester, TN. Tickets are on sale now at bonnarootickets.com.
For more on Bonnaroo, check our extensive coverage of the 2009 event here.
Artists Confirmed for Bonnaroo 2010:
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Dave Matthews Band
Kings of Leon
Stevie Wonder
Jay-Z
Tenacious D
Weezer
The Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs perform Dark Side of the Moon
The Dead Weather
Damian Marley & Nas
Phoenix
Norah Jones
Michael Franti & Spearhead
John Fogerty
Regina Spektor
Jimmy Cliff
LCD Soundsystem
The Avett Brothers
Thievery Corporation
Rise Against
Tori Amos
The National
Zac Brown Band
Les Claypool
John Prine
The Black Keys
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers
Jeff Beck
Dropkick Murphys
She & Him
Against Me!
The Disco Biscuits
Daryl Hall & Chromeo
Jamey Johnson
Clutch
Bassnectar
Kid Cudi
Baaba Maal
Kris Kristofferson
Medeski Martin & Wood
The xx
GWAR
Dan Deacon Ensemble
Tinariwen
Wale
Deadmau5
The Melvins
Gaslight Anthem
Miike Snow
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Dr. Dog
They Might Be Giants
Punch Brothers
Isis
Blitzen Trapper
Blues Traveler
Miranda Lambert
Calexico
OK Go
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Martin Sexton
Lotus
Baroness
Dave Rawlings Machine
Mayer Hawthorne and the County
Japandroids
Jay Electronica
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Ingrid Michaelson
The Dodos
Manchester Orchestra
The Temper Trap
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Tokyo Police Club
The Entrance Band
Local Natives
Brandi Carlile
Mumford & Sons
Rebelution
Diane Birch
Monte Montgomery
Julia Nunes
The Postelles
Lucero
Here We Go Magic
Hot Rize
Neon Indian
B.O.B
Needtobreathe
“Hope for Haiti Now” Telethon Jay-Z, U2, Young Raise $58 Million
January 25th, 2010 |
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“Hope for Haiti Now” Telethon Featuring: Jay-Z, U2, Beyonce, Springsteen
Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Stevie Wonder And More Raise More than $58 million
Last Friday (January 22), the “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon aired on national and cable television, raising over $58 million, a record for a disaster-relief telethon.
Hosted by George Clooney, the night featured a plethora of super stars, including Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Sting, Shakira, Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige and many more. Two high points included Neil Young and Dave Matthews performing “Alone And Forsaken” and Jay-Z, Rihanna, Bono and The Edge debuting the brand new song “Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour).”
The entire concert is now available at iTunes for $7.99. All proceeds will benefit Haitian relief funds.
Rihanna, U2 and Jay-Z to release charity singles for Haiti
January 21st, 2010 |
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U2 and Jay-Z are to collaborate on a joint charity single to benefit Haiti, they announced Wednesday, the same day as Rihanna released a cover version of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song with the proceeds going to Haiti aid organisations.
The announcement came as organisers released the list of performers who have pledged to appear on the [...]
Coachella: Jay-Z, Pavement, Yorke Vultures, Muse, MGMT, Claypool
January 20th, 2010 |
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COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2010 LINEUP
JAY-Z, MUSE AND GORILLAZ HEADLINE 3-DAY FESTIVAL WITH MORE THAN 130 ACTS
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 AT 10:00 AM
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The 11th COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL will feature a mix of artists ranging from Pavement, Thom Yorke???? (ed note: that is how they are billing it), Vampire Weekend, Them Crooked Vultures, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Tiësto, Faith No More, Deadmau5, David Guetta, MGMT and Public Image Limited. Set for Friday, April 16, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 at the beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA – the same grounds where COACHELLA debuted in 1999 – the COACHELLA 2010 lineup will feature more than 130 acts.
This year’s COACHELLA will feature a variety of options to make the concert experience an enjoyable one. In addition to expanded camping options – including car, RV and traditional tent camping – COACHELLA will allow, for the first time, in-and-out privileges for all attendees. Festival goers will once again have the ability to purchase 3-day festival tickets and various onsite camping options via an easy layaway payment plan.
For those looking to streamline the weekend’s experience, COACHELLA has teamed with Valley Music Travel to provide exclusive travel packages, local hotel shuttle transportation and private home rentals with VIP COACHELLA access. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.valleymusictravel.com/coachella.php.
FRIDAY APRIL 16: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La Roux, Yeasayer, Lucero, DJ Lance Rock, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Proxy, Ra Ra Riot, Deer Tick, Wolfgang Gartner, Aeroplane, Iglu & Hartly, Sleigh Bells, P.O.S., Baroness, Hockey, Little Dragon, White Rabbits, Wale, Kate Miller-Heidke, As Tall as Lions, Jets Overhead, Alana Grace, Pablo Hassan.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17: Muse, Faith No More, Tiësto, MGMT, David Guetta, The Dead Weather, Hot Chip, Devo, Coheed and Cambria, Kaskade, 2Many DJ’s, Major Lazer, Dirty Projectors, Gossip, Z-Trip, The xx, John Waters, Les Claypool, The Raveonettes, Mew, Sia, Camera Obscura, Tokyo Police Club, Porcupine Tree, Old Crow Medicine Show, Aterciopalados, Bassnectar, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty South, Flying Lotus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pretty Lights, Shooter Jennings, RX Bandits, The Almighty Defenders, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Craze & Klever, Zoe, The Temper Trap, Portugal. The Man, Band of Skulls, Girls, Beach House, Steel Train, Frank Turner.
SUNDAY, APRIL 18: Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke????, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, De La Soul, Julian Casablancas, Plastikman, Gary Numan, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, MUTEMATH, Deerhunter, Infected Mushroom, Club 75, Matt & Kim, The Big Pink, Gil Scott-Heron, King Khan and the Shrines, Florence and the Machine, Yann Tiersen, Little Boots, Miike Snow, Talvin Singh, Ceu, B.o.B., Babasonicos, Owen Pallett, The Glitch Mob, Mayer Hawthorne, Local Natives, Rusko, The Middle East, Hadouken!, The Soft Pack, Kevin Devine, Paparazzi, Delphic, One EskimO.
Tickets for COACHELLA go on sale Friday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. at all Ticketmaster locations and www.coachella.com. Three-day weekend passes are $269.00, plus surcharges. More details on layaway, camping options and up-to-the minute information, can be found at www.coachella.com. COACHELLA 2010 sponsors include Heineken and PlayStation.
For more on Coachella check out our 2009 review here.
Isle Of Wight 2010: Jay-Z, Strokes, Blondie
December 3rd, 2009 |
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ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL DATES SET FOR JUNE 11-13, 2010
JAY-Z, THE STROKES, BLONDIE TO HEADLINE
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The U.K.’s Isle of Wight Festival is back, to be held June 11-13, 2010, once again in beautiful Seaclose Park. Maintaining the tradition of featuring some of the biggest names in music, while taking pride in showcasing up and coming talent, festival organizers are excited to announce the 2010 lineup.
Headlining the main stage June 11 will be Jay-Z, followed by The Strokes on June 12, and concluding with Pink June 13. Also making a special appearance on Saturday, June 12 is Blondie
“Ever since I heard the first Strokes album, I’ve wanted them for the Isle of Wight,” explains Festival promoter John Giddings. “Jay-Z and Pink are two of the best live acts I have ever seen and the Blondie hits speak for themselves.”
Not to be forgotten, The Big Top kicks things off on Thursday, June 10 with Squeeze performing a campers only show. Saturday then sees the Top play host to electronic tandem Orbital.
Tickets go on sale Friday, December 4. For more ticket info and all things Isle of Wight, head to their site here.
Video: Jay-Z Joins U2 For “Sunday Bloody Sunday” In Berlin
November 9th, 2009 |
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U2 & Jay-Z Perform “Sunday Bloody Sunday” at MTV Europe Awards
At last night’s MTV Europe Awards, Jay-Z joined U2 for a new look at the classic “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” Performed at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, it was an historic event on several levels. Watch the vid here:
Jay-Z recently announced a major 2010 tour, details here.
JAY-Z: BP3 2010 Tour
November 6th, 2009 |
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JAY-Z BP3 CONFIRMS 2010 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
TICKETS GO ON SALE STARTING NOVEMBER 13TH
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In the midst of his first college tour, promoting his latest #1 album The Blueprint 3 and his recently released video game sensation “DJ Hero: Renegade Edition,” the unstoppable JAY-Z confirms North American tour dates for 2010′s BP3 tour. The second leg of the Live Nation-produced tour will begin on February 22 in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center with more dates to be announced soon. JAY-Z will be joined by Grammy-nominated rapper Young Jeezy who will open all dates on the tour. Tickets go on sale beginning November 13 at LiveNation.com in select markets.
JAY-Z’s BP3 North American tour will make a cross-country trek in 2010 stopping at arenas in major markets including Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Greensboro, Washington, Boston, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Indianapolis, Denver, San Jose, Los Angeles and more. Additional day of show and on sale information will be announced shortly for stops in East Rutherford, Uniondale, Atlantic City and Detroit.
“JAY-Z is the greatest rapper alive. Anyone who was in attendance at his sold out KeyArena concert Saturday night can attest to that fact. Hova, Young Hov, Jigga, Hovito, whatever you call him Shawn Carter is on top of the rap game and there were no signs of him stepping down any time soon during his career-spanning two-hour show.”
-Seattle Post Intelligencer (KeyArena Review), October 19, 2009
JAY-Z TOUR DATES
11/07/09 Sat Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
11/08/09 Sun Pauley Pavillion Los Angeles, CA
11/10/09 Tue Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
11/12/09 Thu Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
11/13/09 Fri Vanderbilt University, Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/22/10 Mon Toyota Center Houston, TX
02/23/10 Tue American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
02/25/10 Thu New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
02/27/10 Sat Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
02/28/10 Sun Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
03/03/10 Wed Verizon Center Washington, DC
03/07/10 Sun Scope Arena Norfolk, VA
03/11/10 Thu TD BankNorth Garden Boston, MA
03/16/10 Tue Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA
03/19/10 Fri The Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
03/20/10 Sat Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
03/22/10 Mon Pepsi Center Denver, CO
03/24/10 Wed HP Pavilion San Jose, CA
03/26/10 Fri Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
Jay-Z announces concert to mark eighth 9/11 anniversary
September 2nd, 2009 |
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Jay-Z will mark the eighth anniversary of 9/11 with a concert this month.
The hip-hop star joined Beyonce at Madison Square Garden on Monday to make an announcement in this regard.
The proceeds of the ‘Answer the Call’ show will benefit the families of New York’’s Finest and Bravest who perished that tragic day, reports [...]
Jennifer Donahue: Jay-Z: “Every Step You Take, They Remind You, You Ghetto”
July 25th, 2009 |
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The problem isn’t so much what happened with Crowley and Gates. A greater problem is the divide between famous and easily identifiable people of color and those with no defense.
Jay-Z Subs for Beasties at APW
July 23rd, 2009 |
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JAY-Z CONFIRMED AS FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER OF ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
SHOW TO MARK HIP-HOP SUPERSTAR’S U.S. FESTIVAL DEBUT
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ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL organizers have just confirmed the U.S. festival debut of Jay-Z. The hip-hop superstar and pop culture icon will sub for the Beastie Boys who had to cancel all tour dates due to Adam “MCA” Yauch’s cancer diagnosis. Jay-Z will take over the headlining slot for the opening night (Friday, July 31) of the critically acclaimed annual event.
This show will mark the U.S. festival debut of Jay-Z, who last year performed at a variety of overseas festivals including the U.K.’s Glastonbury, Denmark’s Roskilde Festival, Norway’s Hove Festival and the O2 Wireless Festival in London. In a review of a recent show, the LOS ANGELES TIMES‘ Ann Powers said, “Jay-Z shows are fun because the rapper is so adept at spinning liquid gold; his mouth is one of the most nimble in the genre’s history, and he uses it to present thoughts that are sharp, funny and resonant.” (July 4, 2009)
Grammy winner Jay-Z joins Tool (Saturday) and Coldplay (Sunday) as headliners of the three-day, multi-stage music and arts festival. ALL POINTS WEST will also feature performances from Echo & The Bunnymen, My Bloody Valentine, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, MSTRKRFT, Gogol Bordello, The Black Keys, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys and more than 65 artists appearing throughout the 80-acre historic location that has panoramic views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Manhattan skyline.
ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL organizers would also like to extend their best wishes to Beastie Boy Adam Yauch as he undergoes treatment for throat cancer. For those requesting refunds based on this news, ticket refunds are available at point of purchase for Friday single day tickets only.
Complete lineup, tickets and more info available at www.apwfestival.com.
Check our coverage of APW 2008 here.