JAY-Z

JAY-Z + Beyoncé Are Yacht Goals In New Boat Pics

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Music icons JAY-Z and Beyoncé are sailing toward greatness. The powerful pair have blessed social media with a stash of new pics. The snapshots feature the Carters living their best lives aboard a massive yacht. Queen Bey has come through with the slideshow of pics. While most of them feature Beyoncé shining bright by herself, […]

Jay-Z’s Drake Feature Earns His First Top-10 Hit Since Beyonce’s ‘Drunk In Love’

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Drake’s new album Certified Lover Boy, which unsurprisingly debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200, also holds the historical distinction of making him the first artist to have nine top-ten songs on the Hot 100 chart in the same week. However, Drake isn’t the only one to benefit from this achievement; Billboard also reports that Jay-Z, who appears on “Love All,” also collects another career milestone: His 22nd career top-10 hit.

Jay-Z and Mariah Carey — who were both recently the subjects of a (refuted) rumor about them falling out — now share the distinction of being the only artists with top 10 hits in the ’90s, ’00s, ’10s, and ’20s. it’s also Jay’s first top-10 since appearing on his wife Beyonce’s 2013 hit “Drunk In Love,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100. Incidentally, he actually would have had his 23rd top-10 hit had his feature on Kanye West’s Donda been credited as such — since his name doesn’t appear on the official tracklisting for “Jail,” he apparently had to wait a week for his latest feature to count. Jay was among an array of artists who appeared on both albums, drawing a fair amount of attention and prompting a Twitter trending topic thanks to his close proximity to both.

Jay-Z’s Music Is Now Available In Instagram Stories Thanks To Angie Martinez

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In recent years, music licensing issues have received greater spotlight due to the use of popular music on social content creation platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Twitch. Usually, it’s in the form of takedown requests, which can affect recorded streams and recently knocked out thousands of TikTok videos using a lofi song that sampled the Steven Universe theme song, but occasionally, users complain that they simply can’t find music from certain artists in the first place. Jay-Z was one of those artists until recently — and apparently, we have longtime radio personality/hip-hop journalist Angie Martinez to thank.

It would have been easy to miss the inclusion of Jay’s back catalog for use on Instagram Stories — and even less likely anyone would have know who to thank — without No Skips host Brandon “Jinx Jenkins, who posted a tweet notifying his followers about the change over the weekend. “fyi: we can use jigga’s music on instagram stories now,” he wrote. “thank @angiemartinez for that!” Martinez herself responded a few hours later, confirming her involvement. “haaa! not really sure how u knew that,” she marveled. “too many great ig stories to be had. you’re all welcome.”

Jay’s music has long been the subject of copyright snags thanks to his former ownership of Tidal. It was only relatively recently that Jay made his music available outside of Tidal, and he still keeps some content Tidal exclusive. However, it looks like even Jay won’t stand in the way of progress for too long, giving fans another avenue to enjoy — and discover, for those younger fans who weren’t around for his mid-2000s rap reign — his classic cuts.

21 Savage Targets JAY-Z As His Next Life Goal

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Atlanta rapper 21 Savage really wants to share the microphone with greatness. The hip-hop star has shared his interest in having at least one song in the record books with music icon JAY-Z. 21 Savage Wants JAY-Z Collaboration Sav hit up his Twitter page to share his admiration for Young Hov. He specifically admitted his […]

JAY-Z + Beyoncé Put Up $2 Million For HBCU Schools

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Music moguls JAY-Z and Beyoncé have Historically Black Colleges and Universities on their minds. The power couple’s new Tiffany & Co. campaign reportedly has direct ties to helping get students the financial aid needed in the arts and creative fields. JAY-Z + Beyoncé Put Up $2 Million For HBCU Schools According to reports, the Carters […]