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Damon Dash Sues Ex-wife Rachel Roy Over Outstanding Business Payments
Jay Z's one-time business partner claims Roy, who he divorced in 2009, needs to pay up amid accusations of breach of contract and interference with cash distributions due to him from their firms...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 April 2015
Blue Ivy Prompted Her Grandmother, Tina Knowles, To Consider Marriage To Richard Lawson
Tina Knowles, the mother of Beyoncé Knowles, has revealed how her granddaughter helped her down the aisle. 61-year-old Tina revealed how Blue Ivy, Beyoncé's daughter with rapper Jay-Z, prompted Tina and her boyfriend, Richard Lawson,...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 April 2015
Jay Z's Tidal Hailed A Flop
The rapper staged a high-profile unveiling for the company last month (Mar15) after buying the brand for around $56 million (£35 million), enlisting the help of stars including his wife Beyonce, Madonna, Rihanna,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 April 2015
Kanye West Deletes All Tweets Mentioning Tidal
Less than a month after its star-studded New York re-launch, the subscription-only streaming service Tidal is showing early signs that it’s struggling. It’s already tanked on the app store, falling out of the top 700...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 23 April 2015
Beyoncé Was Banned From Performing
Beyoncé's mother banned her from performing at her recent wedding.Tina Knowles, who tied the knot with 'Poltergeist' actor Richard Lawson on a yacht in Newport Beach, California last week, admits she didn't want the 'Pretty...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 April 2015
Kanye West: 'Musicians Are Not Illuminati'
The Stronger hitmaker is among an elite group of powerful public figures who conspiracy theorists believe are in cahoots with a shadowy secret society pushing a 'New World Order'. However, West is...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 April 2015
Damon Dash Loses Custody Battle
Jay Z's former business partner filed documents earlier this month (Apr15) demanding full custody of 15-year-old Ava and six-year-old Tallulah following his divorce from the fashion designer in 2009. Both parties have...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 20 April 2015
Marcus Mumford Venturing Into Hip-hop
The British folk star is branching out into a new genre by heading into the studio with producer/rapper 88-Keys, the man behind several popular hip-hop stars, including West, Jay Z, Mos Def and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 April 2015
Mumford & Sons Blast Jay Z's 'Tidal'
Folk-rock superstars Mumford & Sons might have just started some beef with Jay Z after they criticised his new streaming service Tidal as being for the benefit of “new school f***ing plutocrats”.In a new interview...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2015
Mumford And Sons Slam Jay Z's Tidal Music Streaming Service
Mumford & Sons ''don't really care'' if fans don't pay for their music.The 'I Will Wait' hitmakers have slammed Jay Z's new music streaming service Tidal and the artists supporting it, insisting they have absolutely...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2015
Beyonce's Mother Weds - Report
The pop star's 61-year-old mum was spotted boarding a luxury yacht in Newport Beach, California on Sunday afternoon (12Apr15). All the guests, including Tina's daughters Beyonce and Solange Knowles, as well as...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2015
Jay Z Hosting Post-fight Party
Jay Z is hosting a post-fight party for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.The 45-year-old singer is reportedly set to hold his event at the Marquee nightclub in the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas, with VIP tables...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 11 April 2015
Jay Z Removes 'Reasonable Doubt' Album From Spotify, Places It On Tidal
The much discussed Tidal revolution seems to already be taking effect. Having purchased the new streaming service as part of a joint venture and re-launching it as an “artist friendly” business model, Jay Z has...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 08 April 2015
Frank Ocean To Release New Album
Frank Ocean will be releasing a new album and magazine in July 2015.The 27-year-old hip hop star is simultaneously bringing out his third LP and a magazine this summer, his representative has confirmed.Ocean's album was...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 April 2015
Erykah Badu Debuts Western On Jay Z's Tidal
Beyonce and Rihanna dropped exclusives on Tidal over the Easter weekend (03-05Apr15), and Badu quietly debuted her short film They Die By Dawn on the streaming site on Saturday (04Apr15). The 50-minute...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 April 2015
Rihanna Backs Jay Z With New Track "American Oxygen"
Rihanna has dropped a brand new track, the poetically titled American Oxygen, and in the process, declared her allegiance for Jay Z's new streaming service, Tidal. The track is Rihanna's take on the "American dream,"...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 06 April 2015
After Her March Madness Performance, Rihanna Releases Her 'American Oxygen' Exclusively On Tidal
On Saturday night Rihanna debuted her new song ‘American Oxygen’ at the March Madness Music Festival in Indianapolis. But no sooner than fans could scourer the internet for a clip of Ri-Ri performing the track,...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 06 April 2015
Beyonce Drops New Video. Sorry, World, Only Available On "Tidal".
Well, if anybody was going to support Jay Z’s new streaming service Tidal (loads of artists already have), it was going to be Beyonce. And, this being Beyonce, you can already guess how she did...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 05 April 2015
Beyonce Debuts New Song On Jay Z's Streaming Service
The Drunk in Love hitmaker dedicated Die With You to her husband to mark the special occasion on Saturday (04Apr15). The track includes the lines, "I don't have a reason to be...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 April 2015
Damon Dash Seeking Full Custody Of Kids
Jay Z's former business partner has filed documents demanding full custody of 15 year old Ava and six year old Tallulah following his divorce from the fashion designer in 2009. In the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 April 2015
Jay Z Warns Of Music Being 'Devalued'
Jay Z thinks people are ''devaluing'' music.The 45-year-old star, who's married to pop icon Beyonce, has launched his own music streaming service Tidal alongside Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, and says it was an important landmark...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2015
Lily Allen And Madonna Offer Their Opinions On Jay Z's Tidal Streaming Service
The biggest music news of the last few days has been the launch of the subscription-only streaming service Tidal, and the stars have been lining up to give their differing opinions on the controversial business...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 31 March 2015
Lily Allen Fears Tidal Will Cripple The Music Industry
On Monday (30Mar15), the hip-hop mogul relaunched the company as the world's first artist-owned subscription music service, which promises to be a "better experience for both fans and artists", with the backing of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 31 March 2015
Jay Z Launches Tidal Streaming Service
Jay Z has launched his own music streaming service alongside Rihanna and Nicki Minaj.The 'Holy Grail' hitmaker acquired Tidal earlier this month and confirmed at yesterday's (30.03.15) launch party that it will be the home...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 31 March 2015
Madonna & Deadmau5 United At Tidal Launch
The two stars briefly embraced and stood next to each other onstage at the James Farley Post Office event in New York on Monday (30Mar15), and the moment suggested they'd put the past...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 31 March 2015
Jay Z Recruits A-list Artists For New Tidal Venture
The hip-hop mogul recently purchased the platform from a Swedish company for $56 million (£35 million), and as part of the relaunch, he enlisted the help of his famous friends to pledge their...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 March 2015
Jay-z Gets Support Of Big Guns To Launch 'Tidal' Streaming Service
Jay-Z's rival to Spotify, the streaming service Tidal, got a major publicity boost over the weekend when Kanye West, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Madonna and Coldplay all changed their Twitter profile photos blue to raise...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 March 2015
Jay Z Launches "Artist-friendly" Streaming Service Tidal With Much Support From Fellow Musicians
After multiple artists have expressed gripes with streaming services like Spotify, it seems like Jay Z’s Tidal is offering an alternative. Big name performers like Madonna, Kanye West, Jack White, Rihanna and Cold Play are...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 30 March 2015
Taylor Swift Makes Some Music Available On Jay-z's Streaming Service, After Spurning Spotify Last Year
Spotify, you might want to cover your ears for this one as streaming’s most famous opponent Taylor Swift has found a new home for her music in Jay-Z’s ultra-premium service, Tidal. Yes after turning her...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 25 March 2015
Beyonce To Star In The Big Short?
Beyonce could be set to star in 'The Big Short'.The 'Drunk In Love' hitmaker is rumoured to have joined the star studded cast of the upcoming film adaptation of Michael Lewis' book of the same...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 March 2015
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