May 15, 2012 - Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z will curate and headline the first-ever Budweiser Made in America Music Festival, which will take place over Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia.
March 9, 2012 - Jay-Z and Lionel Ritchie are the latest big-named acts added to the 26th annual South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Conference, which kicks off in Austin, TX, today (3/9).
February 12, 2012 - Grammys were awarded in 78 categories during Sunday night's (2/12) ceremonies at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here is the full list of winners.
February 10, 2012 - Although Blue Ivy Carter is barely a month old, the tiny spawn of celebrity parents Beyonce and Jay-Z might soon have a trademarked name and maybe even her own line of designer brand.
December 9, 2011 - Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Jay-Z is holding a pair of benefit concerts at Carnegie Hall in February to raise money for college scholarships and a United Way program aimed at reducing the dropout rate among New York City teenagers.
September 26, 2011 - Jay-Z will be the first musical performer at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, which will be the new home of the NBA's New Jersey Nets.
August 11, 2011 - In olden times, supergroups tended to be a guy (or two if you were lucky) you had kind of heard of, plus some other guys who were in bands you sort of remembered, plus maybe the drummer for Grand Funk Railroad for good measure. This is possibly the reason the entire notion of "supergroup" is not held in great esteem: nobody really wants to see the drummer for Grand Funk Railroad do anything except be the drummer for Grand Funk Railroad.
July 28, 2011 - Kanye West and Jay-Z's new joint project "The Throne" has delayed its first round of ticket presales to allow tour organizers to re-route the run.
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