http://www.mail.com/people/12714-jay-z.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/12714-jay-z.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2159002-with-samsung-jay-zs-business-continues-to-boom.html NEW YORK (AP) — He really is more than a businessman. Jay-Z's partnership with Samsung for his new album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," is another sign of how musicians are finding new ways to push, sell and promote their music, and how the multiplatinum performer — who famously rapped "I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" — continues to leverage his e... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2159002-with-samsung-jay-zs-business-continues-to-boom.html 2013-06-18T16:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2143126-kanye-west-album-all-giving.html NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West says his new album is all about giving. The multiplatinum rapper held a listening for "Yeezus" late Monday in New York City, where Jay-Z and wife Beyonce were among the few hundred attendees. West said his sixth effort will showcase his growth over the last two years and that he "had to learn about giving ... this whole process ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:51:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2143126-kanye-west-album-all-giving.html 2013-06-11T12:51:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2134902-rodriguez-to-monitor-mlb-drug-investigation.html NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez says he plans to keep tabs on developments in Major League Baseball's latest drug investigation — the one where his name keeps popping up along with several other stars. And New York Yankees teammate Derek Jeter says he'll comment on the scandal after A-Rod does. Rodriguez, an All-Star third baseman, was among several high-p... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:53:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2134902-rodriguez-to-monitor-mlb-drug-investigation.html 2013-06-06T20:53:46Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2125256-surprises-raps-class-take-summer-jam-xx.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York City radio station Hot 97 celebrated its 20th annual Summer Jam concert with young rappers who are dominating the charts, a respected veteran hip-hop group and a slew of surprises. Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey and Lil Kim were among the guest stars of Sunday's show at the MetLife Stadium in East Rut... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:03:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2125256-surprises-raps-class-take-summer-jam-xx.html 2013-06-03T19:03:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2107572-kid-rock-rolling-stones-scalping-summer-tours.html NEW YORK (AP) — Kid Rock is a scalper. The 42-year-old Grammy winner, who is launching a summer tour where most tickets are priced at $20, said he's holding about 1,000 tickets from each show and reselling them on ticketsnow.com — owned by Ticketmaster — to make up for the cheaper regular price he's offering. "I'm in the scalping busin... Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2107572-kid-rock-rolling-stones-scalping-summer-tours.html 2013-05-24T18:28:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2098942-we-wunderkinds-drop-high-school.html NEW YORK (AP) — It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we've got David Karp, who doesn't even have a high school diploma. Karp, 26, founded Tumblr, the online blogging forum, and sold it to Yahoo for $1.1 billion. Which raises the question: When is i... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:13:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2098942-we-wunderkinds-drop-high-school.html 2013-05-21T18:13:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087150-dicaprios-gatsby-brings-1920s-glamor-to-cannes.html CANNES, France (AP) — Like millions of others, Leonardo DiCaprio read and loved "The Great Gatsby" as a teenager. But he says he only recently began to understand it. The star of Baz Luhrmann's kaleidoscopic screen adaptation, said reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's book again, he came to believe that it was not the tale of tragic romance he had once believed.... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:27:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087150-dicaprios-gatsby-brings-1920s-glamor-to-cannes.html 2013-05-15T14:27:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2080186-gatsby-iron-man-3-money.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office. Leonard DiCaprio's "The Great Gatsby" partied like it was the Roaring '20s with a $51.1 million debut that made it a surprisingly strong runner-up to comic-book blockbuster "Iron Man 3." Studio estimates Sunday put "Gatsby" at No. 2 behind Robert Downey Jr.'s superhe... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:32:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2080186-gatsby-iron-man-3-money.html 2013-05-12T18:32:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2076650-newspaper-strike-hits-flamboyant-nigeria-publisher.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Known for bringing in celebrities and smiling in photographs next to former Western leaders, a flamboyant Nigerian newspaper publisher now faces a challenge from his most vocal critics — his own employees. Workers have barricaded the front of ThisDay newspapers in Lagos, hoping to force publisher Nduka Obaigbena into paying them as m... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:52:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2076650-newspaper-strike-hits-flamboyant-nigeria-publisher.html 2013-05-10T15:52:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2066014-justin-timberlake-brings-smooth-moves-to-nyc.html NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake brought his smooth moves to the Roseland Ballroom on Sunday night. The nattily dressed crooner performed for nearly two hours with his band, also dressed in suits — and some in ties — for some 3,000 fans. He started his set by strumming the guitar to "Like I Love You," and his falsetto kicked in on "My Love." ... Mon, 06 May 2013 14:21:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2066014-justin-timberlake-brings-smooth-moves-to-nyc.html 2013-05-06T14:21:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2059120-jay-z-joins-pitch-to-redevelop-suburban-ny-arena.html MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Jay-Z is part of a group trying to renovate Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum outside New York City. The rapper and music mogul attended a meeting Thursday on Long Island, where the media was briefed on four proposals to renovate the arena and surrounding property. Nassau County officials have been trying to come up with a plan to red... Thu, 02 May 2013 18:47:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2059120-jay-z-joins-pitch-to-redevelop-suburban-ny-arena.html 2013-05-02T18:47:39Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049604-higher-expectations-digital-media-newfronts.html NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, the inaugural Digital NewFronts didn't skimp on the hype. Google, Hulu, Yahoo and others made brash, glitzy presentations to advertisers trumpeting their ascendancy in a rapidly changing media landscape. Even Jay-Z dropped by. There will be plenty of the same this week in New York at the second Digital NewFronts, the digital wor... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:17:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049604-higher-expectations-digital-media-newfronts.html 2013-04-28T13:17:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2045218-ny-court-artist-richard-prince-fairly-used-photos.html NEW YORK (AP) — Painter and photographer Richard Prince, whose works have sold for millions of dollars, did not violate copyrights with most of the paintings and collages he based on a photographer's published works, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a case closely watched within the art community. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhatta... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:39:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2045218-ny-court-artist-richard-prince-fairly-used-photos.html 2013-04-25T23:39:16Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2023398-spotifys-top-10-streamed-tracks.html The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, April 15, to Sunday, April 21: UNITED STATES 1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us" (Macklemore) 2. Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive" (Interscope Records) 3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, "Thrif... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:18:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2023398-spotifys-top-10-streamed-tracks.html 2013-04-23T16:18:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2034280-nets-crush-bulls-playoff-game-brooklyn.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn blackout was a blowout. Ripping apart the vaunted Chicago Bulls defense during an impressive second quarter, the Nets punctuated their return to the postseason with a 106-89 victory on Saturday night. Deron Williams scored 22 points, Brook Lopez had 21 and the Nets made 16 of 20 shots in the second period on their way to 60 pe... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:53:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2034280-nets-crush-bulls-playoff-game-brooklyn.html 2013-04-21T03:53:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2018730-rubio-beyonce-trip-to-cuba-hypocritical.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio says entertainers Beyonce and Jay-Z missed a chance while in Cuba to see firsthand the effects of political oppression. The Republican lawmaker from Florida calls their recent trip "hypocritical" and he takes issue with the U.S. government's approval of the visit as a cultural mission. Beyonce and Jay-Z marked their wedd... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:15:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2018730-rubio-beyonce-trip-to-cuba-hypocritical.html 2013-04-14T16:15:44Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2012186-jay-z-sells-nets-losing-minor-owner-big.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are losing one of their biggest names as they prepare for the playoffs. Jay-Z owned just a little piece of the team, but was a large presence when the franchise changed homes and identities this season. The rap mogul is selling his stake in the Nets so he can become certified as a player agent, possibly before the end of ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:08:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2012186-jay-z-sells-nets-losing-minor-owner-big.html 2013-04-11T02:08:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2010960-beyonce-to-perform-jay-zs-festival-philly.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z's right-hand woman will perform at the festival the rapper has curated in Philadelphia. The festival announced Wednesday on Spotify that Beyonce will perform at the "Budweiser Made in America" music festival on Labor Day weekend. Nine Inch Nails will also headline. A wide range of acts will hit the stage on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, inclu... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:13:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2010960-beyonce-to-perform-jay-zs-festival-philly.html 2013-04-10T18:13:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2009544-treasury-beyonce-jay-z-cuba-trip-licensed.html MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Treasury officials say the trip by Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say) and Jay-Z to Cuba was licensed as an educational exchange. Assistant Treasury Secretary Alastair Fitzpayne wrote in a letter Tuesday to congressional representatives that the famous hip-hop couple traveled to Cuba with a group authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control to ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:03:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2009544-treasury-beyonce-jay-z-cuba-trip-licensed.html 2013-04-10T03:03:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2005918-cuban-american-politicians-decry-beyonce-cuba-trip.html MIAMI (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z's trip to Cuba has angered two Cuban-American politicians who are demanding information on whether the couple's visit to the communist island was licensed. U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida have written to the U.S. Department of Treasury expressing concern about the trip. In the letter, both sai... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:34:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2005918-cuban-american-politicians-decry-beyonce-cuba-trip.html 2013-04-08T20:34:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2006122-jay-z-announces-festival-returning-to-philadelphia.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jay-Z is bringing the "Made in America" music festival back to Philadelphia. The rapper posted a teaser video on his "Life and Times" website Monday that showed footage from last year. It says this year's festival will again take place on Labor Day weekend — Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. The lineup will be revealed at noon W... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:34:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2006122-jay-z-announces-festival-returning-to-philadelphia.html 2013-04-08T19:34:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1998536-beyonce-jay-z-turn-heads-havana.html HAVANA (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z caused a big stir in Havana as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary Thursday. R&B's power couple was mobbed by dozens of well-wishers at the renowned restaurant La Guarida on Wednesday night, and police had to step in to keep the crowds at bay. La Guarida staffers showed The Associated Press pictures of the two dinin... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:57:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1998536-beyonce-jay-z-turn-heads-havana.html 2013-04-04T21:57:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1993380-cano-switches-agents-to-jay-z-company-boras.html NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper and recording producer Jay-Z is expanding into sports representation and has signed New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano away from Scott Boras to be a client. Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, and his Roc Nation company have partnered with CAA Sports to form Roc Nation Sports. Cano changed his listed agent with the Major L... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:48:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1993380-cano-switches-agents-to-jay-z-company-boras.html 2013-04-02T22:48:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1978298-mtvs-vmas-taking-road-trip-to-brooklyn-2013.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Video Music Awards are taking a road trip to Brooklyn. MTV's showcase awards show is traditionally held in Los Angeles or Manhattan. This year the show will be held Aug. 25 at the new Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets and the site of recent Rolling Stones and Jay-Z multi-night concerts. M... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:13:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1978298-mtvs-vmas-taking-road-trip-to-brooklyn-2013.html 2013-03-25T22:13:33Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1970064-beyonce-stars-hm-summer-ad-campaign.html NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce, who seems to be everywhere as she prepares for her upcoming world tour, is going to be seen in even more places. The 31-year-old singer is featured in H&M's new ad campaign, announced by the retailer Thursday. Mrs. Carter, as she's called in the ads, is seen lounging on a beach wearing a sundress, short shorts, a bikini and other ... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:19:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1970064-beyonce-stars-hm-summer-ad-campaign.html 2013-03-21T15:19:01Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1949310-pursuit-hackers-who-took-credit-reports-expands.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The pursuit of hackers who audaciously stole and published credit reports for Michelle Obama, the attorney general, FBI director and other U.S. politicians and celebrities crisscrossed continents and included a San Francisco-based Internet company, Cloudflare, The Associated Press has learned. The sensational crime caught the attention o... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:49:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1949310-pursuit-hackers-who-took-credit-reports-expands.html 2013-03-13T21:49:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1947398-financial-info-celebs-officials-leaked-online.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities and celebrities were grappling with how to respond to a website that posted what appears to be private financial information about top government officials and stars such as Jay-Z and Mel Gibson. The Justice Department said Monday the FBI was investigating how the Social Security number, address and a credit report of FBI Di... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:30:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1947398-financial-info-celebs-officials-leaked-online.html 2013-03-12T05:30:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934868-senator-ends-long-floor-speech-blocking-cia-pick.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A tea party senator from Kentucky used an old-style filibuster lasting nearly 13 hours to block Senate confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director. Sen. Rand Paul ended his filibuster shortly after midnight, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, also a Kentucky Republican, said he would continue to oppose Brennan's... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:55:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934868-senator-ends-long-floor-speech-blocking-cia-pick.html 2013-03-07T06:55:26Z