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Piers Morgan has issued an on-air apology to Jay-Z and Beyoncé for broadcasting false allegations against the couple on his show Piers Morgan Uncensored. The apology was related to appearance by singer Jaguar Wright, who claimed on the show last week that Jay-Z and Beyoncé were similar to Sean “Diddy” …

Breaking into the music business, crafting insanely addictive earworm hits, recognizing genre boundaries, starting a streetwear fashion line, wearing properly sized ranger hats — Pharrell Williams has never done anything by the book. The kid from Virginia Beach, Virginia, had always felt like someone who saw (and heard) the world …

The auction for Dame Dash’s shares of Roc-A-Fella Inc. is currently at a legal stalemate. Last week, the New York Department of Social Services (NYCDSS) filed a motion with U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger asking for a pre-motion hearing to assess Roc-A-Fella’s internal records and long-term outlook. The department’s …

Kendrick Lamar doesn’t want to be a savior, but he’s certainly a spokesman on his latest track, released guerilla style just days after his Super Bowl LIX announcement. The song, where Kendrick raps that it’s time to “let the party die,” doesn’t find him expressing much joy at being the …

Jay-Z and Nas’ earliest collaboration has finally gotten an official release on the reissue of — seriously — Shaquille O’Neal’s 1996 album, You Can’t Stop the Reign. The song is called “No Love Lost,” and it features Shaq alongside Jay, Nas, and fellow New York City MC Lord Tariq. But …

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys joined forces to perform “Empire State of Mind” live at the 2024 Tony Awards on Sunday. The track — from the rapper’s 11th studio album, 2009’s The Blueprint 3 — is also featured in the Tony-nominated musical Hell’s Kitchen, which is vying for 13 awards at …

On 2002’s “Hovi Baby,” Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter shouted out the Roc-A-Fella Records braintrust, calling it, “’The Dynasty,’ no not Ming but Shawn’s / Dame, Kareem, nigga it’s the gangsta team.” The trio of Carter, and executives Dame Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke are the big three behind Roc-A-Fella Records, one …

I t’s midday at the dawn of the 21st century — Wednesday, June 18, 2003 — in New York City’s Flatiron District, the gateway between uptown wealth and downtown cool. We’re on the west side of Madison Square, and 33-year-old Shawn Carter is busy. Several hours from now, he’ll host …

Beyoncé tapped several notable guest vocalists for Cowboy Carter, including Willie Nelson and Post Malone, but perhaps the most notable is her own daughter, Rumi Carter. On album cut “Protector,” six-year-old Rumi can be heard saying, “Mom, can I hear the lullaby please?” The query leads into an emotional acoustic …

Remember when the Grammys used to suck every year? These days, nobody does. The Grammy ceremony has been on a historic roll ever since 2021, when they finally figured out how to stop doing a normal award show, and turn it into (as host Trevor Noah said) “a concert where …