Pharrell Williams says Jay-Z is "secretive" about his music.

Jay-Z collaborates with Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Pharrell Williams on one track.

Kim Kardashian allegedly wishes Kanye West would accommodate her more.

Folk-rockers Mumford & Sons and five other artists are up for top Grammy accolades.

Rihanna leads the 2012 MTV European Music Awards (EMA) nominations with six nods.

Nas wanted to create an "old bluesman vibe" on his new album.

A new track featuring previously unreleased vocals by Amy Winehouse has surfaced.

The '99 problems' rapper Jay-Z only released his 'Watch the Throne' album with Kanye West last month, but producer No I.D. has said he has already started work on his next studio album.

Alicia Keys married her fiance Swizz Beatz yesterday.

Dr Dre has confirmed his comeback single will be released in the next few weeks.

Hip-hop stars Kelis and Nas have reportedly reconciled.

Kelis has given birth to a boy, it has been announced.

Hip-hop supercouple Nas and Kelis are to divorce just months before the birth of their first child together.

Hip hop couple Nas and Kelis are expecting their first child together.

Hip-hop star Kanye West is to give his fans another chance to experience his recent Glow In The Dark tour - he will document the gigs in a new multi-media book.

R&B singer Kelis is expecting her first child with her hip-hop star husband Nas, according to tabloid reports.

Eminem has been voted the 'Best Rapper Alive' in a new poll by American magazine 'Vibe'.

Singer Kelis has been acquitted of all charges in an incident in the US where she was accused of disrupting a police operation by allegedly rushing toward the officers while screaming racial profanities at them.

Hip-hop couple Nas and Kelis have scrapped plans for a new reality TV show - because they're too boring.

Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z has defended Nas' decision to name his new album 'N**ger', but insists the naming of the record is "misguided".

R&B star Kelis has been dropped by her record label.

A New York politician is demanding the state withdraws an $84m (€58.3m) state pension fund invested in Universal Music Group unless rapper Nas changes the title of his new album, 'Nigger'.

Rapper Nas has slammed US talk show titan Bill O'Reilly as a "racist" for criticising his appearance at a Virginia Tech memorial concert as insulting to the victims of the April massacre.

Penelope Cruz received a special treat when she checked out Prince's intimate Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel concert on Saturday - the pop star performed one song just for her.

Singer Kelis was charged today with trying to disrupt an undercover police operation by screaming racial slurs and rushing towards two female officers posing as prostitutes in Miami Beach, Florida, authorities said.

Rapper Eminem has put his reported retirement plans on hold to flood the streets with a new mixtape.

Rap mogul Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter considered challenging NAS to a boxing match in a bid to end their long running feud.

Heavyweight rappers Jay-Z and Nas ended their long-running feud last year in a bid to bring peace and love to the hip-hop world.

Rapper Nas says he can't understand why he has so many enemies.

Rapper 50 Cent is rushing his album Massacre to stores five days early, after it was leaked onto the internet on Monday.

Rap stars including 50 Cent, P Diddy and Busta Rhymes have been under secret surveillance by police in the United States, it emerged today.

Simon Cowell and Kylie Minogue will present awards at the MTV Video Music Awards.

It's been a long time since Jennifer Lopez was merely a dancer in a Janet Jackson video. These days she's a bigger star than her fellow singer, dominating the music and movie worlds with apparent ease.

Jennifer Lopez says she plans to record a duet with Elton John.