Jay-Z, Gucci Align For Pre Grammy Brunch

Hip Hop royalty Jay-Z and Beyonce entertained a host of guests earlier today as part of high end fashion line Gucci's Pre Grammy brunch. Mr and Mrs. Carter weren't the only star power to fill the exclusive event at the Soho House West in Los Angeles.

Other A-list celebs included Rihanna, Adrian Brody, Charlize Theron and Hov's Hollywood business partner Will Smith. The RocNation/Gucci event was an upbeat one as partygoers bounced to the tunes of Beyonce's younger sister Solange while her young son watched cheering on his mom.

Other Grammy nominated artists such as Florence Welch of Florence And The Machine was in the building for the ritzy affair.

Jay-Z And Eminem Concert Yankee Stadium Last Date

Jay-Z And Eminem Concert Yankee Stadium Last Date – Jay-Z recently delivered a solid performance at the fourth and final show starring himself, along with Eminem and other big-name rappers. The Home and Home shows took place in Detroit and the Bronx, with two concerts at each venue.

Jay-Z performed a 90 minute set that generated a major crowd reaction, especially when rapper Kanye West jumped on stage with Jay-Z two songs into his set. West did a mini-set of his own, rapping with Jay on “Power” and “Monster”.

Jay-Z, Wireless Festival, Hyde Park, London

Jay-Z is not a humble man, nor should he be. A colossus of modern urban music, he has achieved a level of popularity in the industry and with all walks of the public unrivalled by his contemporaries. What was clear from his performance at London's Wireless festival was that he didn't scale these heights through charm alone.
The rapper was a distant paragon, with an on stage demeanour that remained cool and aloof, and left a previously clamouring crowd slightly disinterested. There was nothing tangible to be annoyed with, however, with a comprehensive setlist that spanned Jay-Z's impressive back catalogue and incorporated a nice 15 years of high-calibre hip-pop.
Opening with current hit "Run This Town", Jay-Z launched into a set that was, of course, biased toward his latest album and which started about ten minutes late. In the annals of megastar divadom this is no big deal, but the 10-minute countdown which flashed up seemed to put people's backs up – a reaction that Jay-Z likely wasn't expecting. Wireless isn't actually the venue for nerve-tautening pyrotechnics or flashiness; people just wanted to sing along.
When an artist's back catalogue encompasses so many immediately recognisable numbers, you don't expect to stand through many indulgent moments, but Jay-Z remained impassive behind sunglasses throughout, and played quickly through curtailed versions of "99 Problems" and "Izzo" while lingering on more esoteric album tracks from the currently released The Blueprint 3. It seemed the perfect set up for a gig aimed at die hard fans, but less well suited to the rather more diffuse crowd at a city festival.
That said, Jay-Z's performative bravado and righteous hubris are integral to his status, as is the coterie of artists that he has nurtured into superstardom – protégés Memphis Bleek and J Cole joined him on stage in Hyde Park, and added a sense of occasion previously lacking. From the opening strains of "Empire State of Mind" all was forgiven, though Jay-Z still didn't much look like he had warmed to us. Maybe he was homesick for his own "concrete jungle"; there was certainly none of the pro-London patter that American artists usually like to shower Brit crowds with – which, patronising though it may be, makes for a certain entente cordiale.

Glastonbury At 40: From Avalon to Jay-Z Review

There are more festivals in Britain these days than there are people with England shirts, but for all the pretenders, Glastonbury is still the unquestioned no1. If you don’t agree then you probably haven’t been, becuase not many people come away from Pilton Farm with anything negative to say that is non-rain related.

For anyone who has ever fallen over in the mud of the Other Stage, watched the sun come up at the stone circle or got lost in the Dance Village, Glastonbury at 40 is an absolute MUST.

Celebrating a rich history of music and alternative culture in Somerset, this A to Jay Z of the last four decades is packed with the most memorable performances (just too many to mention), tributes to some of the people who made the festival great (did you know Winston Churchill’s granddaughter created the Kidz Field?) and some utterly golden behind-the-scenes footage of Glastonbury’s inner workings.

But on top of all this talk of headliners, fences and mud, there are some wonderful tangents which true believers will absolutely wallow in (pardon the pun). Seeing footage of the first ever festival in 1970 which was attended by less than 1,500 people (around 150,000 tickets were sold this year) is probably just as strange and interesting as watching future mayor of London Boris Johnson arrive at Shepton Mallet in 2000. The clumsy toff mis-pronounces the name of the festival (“Glarrstonbury”), hangs out with some nudists and brands the place a ‘hot-bed of capitalism’. For all his chat about ‘lefties’, even he seems to be loving it…

Jay-Z and Tinchy Stryder team up on Takeover Roc Nation

US rap giant Jay Z has joined forces with British hip-hop star Tinchy Stryder to launch a music company to break new talent.

Takeover Roc Nation is a joint venture between Jay-Z's firm Roc Nation and Stryder's management company Takeover.

It will handle the stars' merchandise and tours as well as signing new acts.

Stryder said: "Jay Z is my music and business inspiration and to go into business with him is a dream come true."

Writing on his blog, he said: "It's taken nearly a year to get the deal right so I'm excited to start signing artists to the label side of the joint venture deal."

Stryder also asked for demos from budding stars. The MC has two UK number one singles to his name and also runs his own clothing label, Star in the Hood.

He will continue to release his own music through Island Records in the UK, while Jay-Z currently has a UK record deal with Atlantic.

Beyonce and Jay-Z Named Top-Earning Couple

Congratulations to Beyonce and Jay Z, who were named the top-earning couple of the year….again! Forbes has the duo at the top of their list for raking in $122 million last year alone. And if you think that’s a lot, they made $40 million more than that the year prior! A combination of hit songs, fashion lines, and endorsement deals secured them the number one spot.

And believe it or not, Beyonce is the bread winner of the family—she made $87 million last year, while Jay-Z pulled in $35 million. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are third on Forbes’ list with a net of $55 million. But we’re sure they’re only lower on the scale because they give so much money to charity.

Also making the top ten are Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and their pals David Beckham and Victoria Beckham. Here’s a list of the top 15 earning couples:

Jay-Z: 'I'd love to work with Liam Gallagher'

Jay Z has said that he wants to work with Oasis' Liam Gallagher.

The rapper explained that he first became interested in working with the singer after reading Snoop Dogg's recent admission to NME.COM that he would be interested in signing Noel Gallagher to Priority Records, of which he is creative director.

"I hear Snoop Dogg might be teaming up with Noel. If that's the case then I would love to work with Liam," Jay Z told The Sun. "Their [Oasis'] music is tight and I think we could blend our styles well."

The rapper said that hooking up with Gallagher could yield similar results as his collaboration with Linkin Park, with whom he released the joint album 'Collision Course' in 2004, as well as playing live with them.

"When I teamed up with Linkin Park nobody expected that to work but we made a massive success of it," he said. "The same could happen with Liam."He added that he wants the Oasis frontman to get in touch with him about the collaboration as he's confident the two could create "something brilliant" together. "When you have two artists like us in a room just throwing about ideas you come up with something brilliant fairly easily," he said. "I don't know what he is up to now but he can give me a call."