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".

Hip-hop mogul Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter has laughed off reports of hostility between himself and Def Jam chairman Antonio 'LA' Reid, insisting the former colleagues are still close pals.

R&B heart-throb Usher wed his pregnant fiancée Tameka Foster in his native Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, according to US reports.

Lawyers acting for Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit against MySpace parent company News Corp yesterday, after Shawn 'Jay -Z' Carter's comeback album Kingdom Come was leaked on the networking website last week.