Jay-Z gives fans a preview of his new CD
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Jay-Z went back to Brooklyn to give fans an early listen to some of the music on his upcoming album, "American Gangster."
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Blog: The musician seems to be acknowledging the demise of the old CD-focused business model by giving his new album away with a U.K. newspaper before releasing it to the rest of the world.
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After an unusual three-year turn in the corporate suite, Jay-Z, the rap superstar, said Monday that he would step down from his post as president of Def Jam Recordings.
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The cancelled concert series featuring R. Kelly and Jay-Z leaves a lot of concert-goers cold. NEW YORK (CNN) - Fans looking forward to &quot;The Best of Both Worlds&quot; concert featuring R&amp;B singer R. Kelly and hip
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A New York rapper will be one of the headliners at the Glastonbury Festival in England this summer.
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For someone who is supposed to be retired, Jay-Z hasn&#39;t slowed down much. There&#39;s a new movie, a novel mash-up album and even a top executive offer to deal with.
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Jay-Z, the rap superstar and president of Def Jam Records, has quietly returned to the studio to record an album of new songs inspired by the forthcoming movie âAmerican Gangster.â
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Jay-Z has been named  president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, home of such acts as  Grammy frontrunner Kanye West and rap veteran LL Cool j.
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After a brief European holiday last  month, "You're Beautiful" singer/songwriter James Blunt has  emerged with a half-dozen or so new tracks and ideas for the  follow-up release to his worldwide smash debut album "Back to  Bedlam."
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Vivendi&#39;s unit plans to buy out the rap star and his partners from Roc-A-Fella Records, report says. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Universal Music Group is close to a deal to buy out the rapper and producer Jay-Z
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An album featuring 15 new songs by rapper O.D.B. is slated to hit stores in January, less than two months after his death.
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A traveling teeny-bopper tour produced one of the yearâs definitive hip-hop moments: T. I., Jay-Z, Mr. West, Diddy and 50 Cent, all sharing the stage on Wednesday.
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Thatâs apparently the approach being taken by Jay-Z. He says what was âThe Best of Both Worldsâ tour will now be called âJay-Z and Friends.
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Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z has been named as the new president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings. Billboard reports that Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, will take up his new position on 3 January; he will also continue to run his record label Roc-a-Fella.
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Fan input will help shape the songs  that will make the cut for &quot;Dylan,&quot; a three-disc Bob Dylan  retrospective and companion greatest hits disc due October 1  via Columbia.
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R. Kelly is ready to bury the hatchet and perform again with Jay-Z - despite the fact that Jay-Z&#39;s entourage blasted him with pepper spray.
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The Verve and the Kings of Leon will join Jay-Z as the headliners of the Glastonbury festival this summer.