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business

Puma marks ‘black power’

Puma is launching a campaign to mark the 50th anniversary of US sprinter Tommie Smith’s black-gloved salute at the 1968 Olympics. Rival Nike recently scored a hit with an ad featuring a current activist for racial equality.

general

Message is in the music, not social media, for Santigold

world

Stars step out for Jay Z's Grammy bash

celebrity

Rihanna drops Harris songs from new disc

general

Martin to give Alexa leg up into music biz

general

Solange 'out of it' during Jay Z attack

Former intern 'blackmailing' Jay Z over $30m recordings

Jay Z is at the centre of an extortion plot over old recordings.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2014

Jay Z hits back at Drake's 'corny' comment in new track

Jay Z has hit out at Drake in a new track.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2014

Rihanna avoids rival Rita

Rihanna refused to speak to Rita Ora at the Grammy Awards parties over the weekend.

Tue, 28 Jan, 2014

Kylie's new album called Kiss me Once

Kylie Minogue's new album will be called 'Kiss Me Once'.

Fri, 24 Jan, 2014

RiRi back in studio, with Perry duet on the cards

Rihanna is back in the studio working on her eighth album.

Mon, 06 Jan, 2014

Scene and Heard

GIG WISE: You may have missed the news released just before Christmas that Longitude will return to Marlay Park in Dublin on Jul 18-20, with confirmed acts including Disclosure and Ben Howard.

Fri, 03 Jan, 2014

Hip-hop mogul thanks drug-dealing days for business acumen

Jay Z learned his business skills from dealing drugs.

Tue, 01 Oct, 2013

Kylie set to judge 'The Voice UK'

Kylie Minogue is in "final talks" to be a coach on 'The Voice UK'.

Sun, 04 Aug, 2013

Jayz-us: rapper Jay Z sends note to press to remove hyphen from his name

Jay Z has dropped the hyphen from his name.

Fri, 19 Jul, 2013

Willow Smith makes comeback with new video. She's 12.

Willow Smith is making her comeback with new single 'Summer Fling'.

Tue, 09 Jul, 2013

Rapper Jay-Z nets $20m Samsung deal to promote acts

Jay-Z is signing a $20m deal with Samsung.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2013

Kylie: New management 'bringing out something different in me'

Kylie Minogue is doing "something different" with her new album.

Fri, 03 May, 2013

Rapper looking to build global management firm

Jay-Z is keen to expand his business empire.

Sat, 20 Apr, 2013

Kylie signs to Jay-Z's label

Kylie Minogue has signed to Roc Nation.

Thu, 07 Feb, 2013

Jay-Z keen on signing Arthur to label

Jay-Z wants to sign James Arthur to his management company Roc Nation.

Wed, 12 Dec, 2012

Ora not in it for the money

Rita Ora is "not bothered" about making money.

Mon, 27 Aug, 2012

Beyoncé leads Jay-Z to top of celebrity couple list

Jay-Z and Beyoncé Knowles have topped Forbes magazine’s world’s highest paid celebrity couples list for 2012 — and Beyoncé is the bigger earner.

Thu, 09 Aug, 2012

'Be yourself', queen bee Beyoncé tells pop princess Ora

Beyonce Knowles' best advice for Rita Ora was to "be yourself."

Sun, 08 Jul, 2012

Ora in awe of 'amazing' Beyonce

Rita Ora gets advice from Beyonce Knowles, who she says is an "amazing" multi-tasker.

Sun, 17 Jun, 2012

Brown spending time with Rihanna family

Chris Brown has been spending time with Rihanna's family.

Tue, 12 Jun, 2012

Ora: Jay Z is like family

Rita Ora says Jay-Z treats her like his "family".

Sun, 10 Jun, 2012

Rising star Ora hopes to draw on Kosovan roots

Rita Ora wants to work on Kosovan music.

Wed, 09 May, 2012

Will Smith's daughter makes recording debut

Willow Smith, nine-year-old daughter of Hollywood star Will Smith, is making her debut as a recording artist.

Thu, 09 Sep, 2010

Jay-Z: Obama exercises to my songs

Jay-Z has revealed US President Barack Obama exercises to his music.

Fri, 19 Feb, 2010

Jay-Z: Winehouse revitalised British music

Jay-Z thinks Amy Winehouse revitalised British music.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2010

Jay-Z signs Ting Tings onto record label

The Ting Tings are to work with Jay-Z on their new album.

Tue, 10 Nov, 2009

Jay-Z close to new deal

Rap superstar Jay-Z is close to inking a major label deal, just days after quitting his longterm partnership with Def Jam Records.

Fri, 29 May, 2009

Jay-Z confirms Def Jam departure

Jay-Z has confirmed reports he's parted ways with longtime label Def Jam Records, branding his time with the company as "a unique and fulfilling experience".

Sat, 23 May, 2009