Perez Hilton:
Beyowulf's got Jay Z wrapped around her little finger!While attending the Victoria's Secret after-party at M2 on Thursday night, the rapper refused to walk the red carpet and take any photos with the Vickie's Secret models "out of respect" for Beyonce! According to the source, Victoria's Secret "begged" Jay-Z to take photos (Read More)
The Guardian:
Great animation dominates this week's web videos – including what happens when pigeons get the bombGet ready for amazing animations this week on the viral video chart. In fact, with Spacious Thought, Pigeon:Impossible and Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No, there are three real beauties in our top 10 – and honestly I don't know whi (Read More)
Perez Hilton:
Well deserved and rather overdue!Jay-Z and New York City have a lot to be proud of this week. Jay and his song Empire State of Mind have hit the big time: #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100!!!Remarkably, this is the first time this has ever happened in Jay-Z's musical career. (He came close with his hit Run This Town, which r (Read More)
Perez Hilton:
As they begin production on their sophomore album, the Ting Tings will be getting some very influential help! The British indie band just signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation record label, in which the famed rapper will make their follow-up to We Started Nothing something to talk about! "Jay is hoping to lend his production skills (Read More)
Gawker:
There's an entire Sunday Styles item on Jay-Z's nu-New York anthem, which has now been performed at the VMAs, the World Series, City Hall, your son's bris, and everywhere else. Should Hova step off, or should Sinatra step over? Penned by one Mr. Ben Sisario—whose writing is typically quite wonderful—the song is broken down (Read More)
Perez Hilton:
She's not the brightest bulb, is she?Miley Cyrus openly admitted that she's actually never heard a Jay-Z song, referencing her current Top 40 hit, Party in the USA, adding that she doesn't listen to "pop music."We wouldn't quite classify Jay as pop, but she's just bein' Miley!She continues to basically bash the song, furthe (Read More)
Kotaku:
Activision gave Rolling Stone first dibs on the Renegade Edition tracklist for DJ Hero, featuring 12 cuts each from Jay-Z and Eminem - who recently endorsed the game by saying "the s—t is dope." Jay-Z's set is said to be the first best-of compilation of his career, Rolling Stone reports, although another is said to be on th (Read More)
The Guardian:
Perez Hilton's failure to turn his celebrity into a musical cash cow proved one thing: if you want to mix pop and branding, you've got to know your fansCelebrity is not the same as popularity: that was the lesson Perez Hilton should have learned, but almost certainly didn't, last week. Maybe he thought his name would be eno (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Music special to give World Cup in South Africa a Live 8 feel• No repeat of incidents such as that Diana Ross penalty missAs part of an attempt to banish memories of Diana Ross fluffing a penalty and flag- waving parades, Fifa has contracted Kevin Wall, the man behind live music spectaculars for Madonna, Jay-Z and Michael (Read More)