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Jay-Z's Modest New Album: Magna Carta Holy Grail

He announces it during Samsung commercial

(Newser) - If you thought Kanye West's latest album title, Yeezus , was perhaps a bit pretentious, well ... here comes Jay-Z with Magna Carta Holy Grail. He announced the upcoming album during a 3-minute Samsung commercial that aired during last night's NBA Finals Game 5, Rolling Stone reports. The album—his...

8 Celebs Who&#39;ve Been Booed
 8 Celebs Who've Been Booed 
May 25, 2013 2:22 PM CDT

8 Celebs Who've Been Booed

Justin Bieber's not the only one

(Newser) - Justin Bieber didn't take it so well when he got booed at the Billboard Music Awards last weekend—but he's not the only celebrity who's had to deal with derision. E! rounds up seven more:
  • Anne Hathaway: Not only did she show up late to the 2013
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18 Male Celebrity Divas
 18 Male Celebrity Divas 
May 19, 2013 12:50 PM CDT

18 Male Celebrity Divas

Jay-Z will only eat fancy PB&J, thank you very much

(Newser) - You certainly don't have to be female to be a diva, as these 18 men rounded up by Radar prove:
  • While performing, Kanye West will only use $400 Versace towels to wipe his face.
  • Tom Cruise recently demanded a Montenegro restaurant clear out so he could eat there alone.
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More Evidence Beyonce Is Pregnant

'Dehydration and exhaustion' lead to canceled concert

(Newser) - For weeks, speculation has been swirling that Beyonce is pregnant again, and now TMZ thinks it has near-definitive proof in the form of "breaking news." Bey just canceled a Belgium concert due to "dehydration and exhaustion," or, as TMZ puts it, "What you tell the...

Carney on Jay-Z Lyric: 'I Guess Nothing Rhymes With Treasury'

White House shoots down song's line about Obama blessing Cuba trip

(Newser) - The flap over Jay-Z and Beyonce's trip to Cuba resulted in what has to be one of the odder exchanges in Jay Carney's tenure as White House spokesman. In this afternoon's news briefing, Donovan Slack of Politico noted that Jay-Z released a rap today in which he...

Rubio Joins Brouhaha Over Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba Trip

US Treasury authorized 'people-to-people' visit: report

(Newser) - Now Marco Rubio is questioning Beyonce and Jay-Z's recent anniversary trip to Havana , a trip which an insider tells Reuters was licensed by the US Treasury department. Traveling to Cuba is normally forbidden for US citizens, with a potential punishment of 10 years in prison and $250,000 in...

Beyonce, Jay-Z in Hot Water Over Vacation

Florida lawmakers unhappy with the destination: Cuba

(Newser) - Two Florida lawmakers want to know why Beyonce and Jay-Z were celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in Cuba—where most Americans are still forbidden to travel, CNN reports. "Numerous press reports described the couple’s trip as tourism, and the Castro regime touted it as such in its propaganda,...

Jay-Z Has a Surprising New Job

Starts sports agency, signs Robinson Cano

(Newser) - Jay-Z is now a rapper and a sports agent, ESPN reports. Roc Nation, the entertainment company Jay-Z founded, announced today that it is partnering with Creative Artists Agency to create Roc Nation Sports. Its first client: Robinson Cano, the New York Yankees second baseman who is in the final season...

12 Celebs Have Finances Hacked and Posted

Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian among the exposed

(Newser) - A website has hacked and posted the private financial data of a dozen A-list celebrities and political figures, including Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, and Hillary Clinton. TMZ won't name the site, but says the FBI launched an investigation after credit card info, social security numbers, mortgages, and other data were...

Kanye Disses Jay-Z, 'Suit & Tie'

Apropos of nothing, rapper isn't a fan of Timberlake collaboration

(Newser) - Kanye, we're gonna let you finish in a minute , but ... oh never mind, go ahead and open mouth, insert foot again. The rapper went on one of his signature and petulant rants at a concert in London last night, reports TMZ , slamming everything from "business people" to the...

Beyonce Documentary Is More Like 'Infomercial'

HBO piece doesn't deliver on its promise, say critics

(Newser) - Beyonce promises to provide an authentic look at her real self in the HBO documentary Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream that debuts tomorrow night. Critics say she doesn't even come close, and they've got a common complaint:
  • "It’s an infomercial, not just about Beyonce’s
...

Taylor Swift Opens the Grammys
 Top Grammy Wins 
 for Mumford, fun., Gotye 
grammys 2013
Feb 11, 2013 12:17 AM CST

Top Grammy Wins for Mumford, fun., Gotye

Plus, awards for Adele, Carrie Underwood, Jay-Z

(Newser) - It's the Grammy Awards, which, as we all know, are more about performances than actual awards—so the show opened, not at all surprisingly, with a performance by Taylor Swift. The music world's darling gave what appeared to be a circus/carnival/Alice in Wonderland-themed performance of "We Are...

Shocking Celeb Hookups
 Shocking Celeb Hookups 
Feb 10, 2013 2:15 PM CST

Shocking Celeb Hookups

'Really? They dated?'

(Newser) - Chances are you were not shocked when Rihanna and Chris Brown got back together . But you may be surprised to hear that Marlee Matlin dated John Stamos back in the '80s. Such is the nature of the 161 (yes, really) surprising celebrity hookups rounded up by ET Online :
  • Before
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Timberlake Releases Single, Confirms Coming Album

'Suit & Tie' features Jay-Z

(Newser) - As promised in a much-hyped announcement last week , Justin Timberlake released his first new music since 2006 this morning. "Suit & Tie" features Jay-Z and can be purchased from iTunes , but the bigger news is that it's part of an upcoming new album. In an open letter posted...

9 Ridiculous Celeb Baby Gifts
 9 Ridiculous 
 Celeb Baby Gifts 
Jan 12, 2013 12:06 PM CST

9 Ridiculous Celeb Baby Gifts

These kids aren't getting Barbies and Legos...

(Newser) - Ahh, the perks of being a celebrity baby: Instead of onesies and extra diapers, you get showered with gifts like pricey artwork and $1,000 strollers. The Huffington Post rounds up nine especially extravagant presents for stars' little ones:
  • Gwyneth Paltrow bought the aforementioned Bugaboo stroller—which costs $1,029,
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6 Artists Tie for Most Grammy Nods

Nominees announced during live CBS special

(Newser) - The Grammy Awards celebrated the diversity of music as six different artists tied for lead nominee: Kanye West, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, and fun. Auerbach received five nominations as a member of the Keys and also is up for producer of the...

NYC Subway Redeemed by This Lady, Jay-Z

We could all use a better story, and Ellen Grossman provides it

(Newser) - After this week's NYC subway tragedy , we could all use a sweeter story related to the city's underground, and here it is: Jay-Z famously took the subway to his final Brooklyn concert in October, and while he was on it, he had a nice chat with a lovely...

De Niro, Jay-Z Fight in the Middle of Celeb Party

Happy birthday, Leonardo DiCaprio

(Newser) - It doesn't get much more epic than this: Robert De Niro and Jay-Z had a verbal throwdown at Leonardo DiCaprio's celebrity-filled birthday party, sources tell the New York Post . Sources say the rapper approached the actor at his table to say hello, and De Niro was having none...

14 Crazy Celeb Appearance Fees
 14 Crazy Celeb 
 Appearance Fees 
$8m to do what?!
Oct 21, 2012 9:54 AM CDT

14 Crazy Celeb Appearance Fees

Rihanna gets paid how much to turn on Christmas lights?

(Newser) - Another reminder that you're not a celebrity : You don't get paid $8 million to switch on your Christmas lights. But that is how much Rihanna is reportedly getting paid to do just that at a London mall this holiday season. To be fair, she's giving a concert,...

ScarJo, Longoria Release Incensed Pro-Obama Ad


 Now Jay-Z Does 
 Pro-Obama Ad 
Oct 16, 2012 8:36 AM CDT

Now Jay-Z Does Pro-Obama Ad

Plus: ScarJo, Eva, Kerry are quite unhappy with Romney's politics

(Newser) - President Obama brought in the big guns for his latest video: Jay-Z. The rapper appears in a new, nearly 2-minute video for the Obama campaign that's basically a mutual lovefest. "When the president got into office initially, what he represented to a nation of kids was hope,"...

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