Beyoncé has shared two new iterations of her recent single “Break My Soul.” The first spotlights the track’s pulsating instrumentals, while the other isolates the singer’s powerful vocals in an a capella version. Listen here. The two tracks showcase her anthemic single, released in June, in a fresh way. The …
Read More »Kanye West, Jay-Z Reunite on New 'Donda' Song
Kanye West debuted his upcoming album, Donda, at an event streamed via Apple Music on Thursday night. The listening party took place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. At the end of the event, West played a collaboration featuring Jay-Z. The album will arrive on Friday. West appeared in the middle …
Read More »Jay-Z and The-Dream's 'Holy Grail' Demo Sounds Better Than the Official Version
“Holy Grail,” the opening salvo of Jay-Z’s 2013 album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, was always an ostentatious affair. Justin Timberlake sings what seems to be a sexual innuendo where a reproductive body part is compared to a “holy grail.” Jay-Z delivers part of Nirvana’s “Smell Like Teen Spirit” in a …
Read More »Judge Orders Jay-Z to Testify About Rocawear Sale
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subpoenaed Jay-Z on Thursday, ordering him to testify in court about the accounting practices of Iconix Brand Group Inc., Reuters reports. Iconix bought Jay-Z‘s Rocawear brand in 2007 for $200 million; the SEC has been investigating Iconix since 2015 for allegedly violating federal securities …
Read More »Jay-Z Talks Infidelity, Music as Therapy in New Interview
Jay-Z opened up about his marriage to Beyoncé, his infidelity and how using music as therapy led to them working on music together in a new interview with T Magazine. In his discussion with New York Times‘ executive editor Dean Baquet, the rapper spoke about how the painful subject of …
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