Sugababes - Jay-Z Drops Sugababes

Jay Z has reportedly dropped Sugababes from his Roc-A-Fella record label - but plans to sign their former member Keisha Buchanan.

Jay Z has reportedly dropped the Sugababes from his record label.

The music mogul signed the British girl group up last year for a three-album deal but now the trio - Amelle Berrebah, Heidi Range, and Jade Ewen - have been removed from Roc-A-Fella's artist roster and company website, sparking speculation their contract has been terminated.
However, the '99 Problems' rapper is now said to be in talks with former Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan - who was replaced in the group by Jade last September and was still a member when they signed with Roc-A-Fella - and plans to launch her career in the US.

A source told The Daily Mirror newspaper: "Keisha is flying out to Los Angeles this week to record her solo album.

"Jay is serious about getting her on board. They hit it off at the BRITs afterparty in London."
Despite her good fortune, the insider insists Keisha will not be feeling pleased about how things have turned out.

The source added: "Keisha will be gutted that things have not worked out so well for the band she helped create."

Jay-Z hints at Arsenal investment as rap superstar admits he fell Crazy in Love with Gunners thanks to

Jay Z has revealed he may be interested in investing some of his estimated $500million (£333m) fortune in Arsenal.
The American rapper, married to fellow superstar Beyonce, insisted he fell Crazy in Love with the Gunners during ex-Emirates favourite Thierry Henry's spell in North London, and has remained a fan ever since.
The multiple Grammy winner - real name Shawn Carter - already part-owns NBA side New Jersey Nets and revealed his Blueprint for investment opportunities when he said: 'I don't know a lot about the business of soccer, but in the future if the right opportunity presented itself, then who knows? I am a businessman, and I will always look at an opportunity, and if it feels right, great.'
Jay Z made his fortune after selling over 40million records worldwide, coupled with other business interests that include several record labels, nightclubs and clothing line Rocawear.

Jay-Z: 'Record labels needs to be smarter to survive'

Jay Z has spoken out about the music industry, saying that record labels need to be "smarter" in order to survive.

The rapper, who recently scooped the award for Best International Male at the Brits, explained in an interview with BBC Newsbeat that less is more when it comes to succeeding.

"Records are not selling as many as they were before and you've still got to go out and pay the Bentley bill," he explained. "People have to be smarter about how they A&R, and what they put out, record companies need to catch up to that, someone needs to send them the memo."
He added: "I remember the first year I was at Def Jam we put out 56 artists. There's not 56 great artists in the world, and this is one company. One company operating for like, 80 artists in a year. That's just too many."

Meanwhile, Jay Z has announced two UK arena shows in Manchester and Birmingham in June, and will headline this year's Wireless festival.

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