Jay Z won't admit it, but it looks like he fired another warning shot at Spotify following his big Tidal announcement. If fans of the Jigga Man want to go on Spotify to listen to his first album, 'Reasonable Doubt,' they won't be able to from this point forward because it was mysteriously removed. Right now the rest of Jay Z's albums are there, but time will tell if 'Magna Carta Holy Grail,' 'Blueprint,' 'Watch the Throne' and the 'Black Album' are on their way out, too. Read More »
The hip hop power couple that is Beyoncé and Jay Z will embark on a twenty venue stadium tour this summer. A source told Page Six that the tour is planning to kick off in late June and will run throughout the summer. A possible July 4 date has also been speculated and may take place in New York City. Read More »
Move over Drake, Shady's back. Yes, Eminem's new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and the "Rap God's" latest album has marked the second best sales week of 2013, leaving that previous record holder, Drake's Nothing Was The Same in the dust. Read More »
Drake had better prepare himself for a big week. His new album "Nothing Was The Same" was released yesterday (Sept. 24), and the sales numbers for the album are projected to be huge. Read More »
It’s been a month and a half since Jay Z released his hugely anticipated album “Magna Carta Holy Grail” and a few weeks since the first single for the album, the Justin Timberlake-assisted “Holy Grail” hit radio. Now, Jay Z has finally released the official music video for the lead single, premiering first on Facebook: a first for the social networking site. Read More »
Luke Bryan has crashed the Billboard party for a second week in a row. The country crooner's fourth studio album, "Crash My Party" sits atop the Billboard 200 for the second week, besting new releases from John Mayer, Jimmy Buffet and Earl Sweatshirt. Read More »
It's a down home week for the album chart this week. In a huge debut, country artist Luke Bryan's fourth studio album "Crash My Party" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week and ended up having one of the best week's worth of sales for the year. Read More »
Though they may be on an "indefinite hiatus," that does not mean The Civil Wars are indefinitely unsuccessful. The "One That Got Away" band's second studio album, the self-titled "The Civil Wars" has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Read More »
"Blurred Lines" the song isn't the only No. 1 Robin Thicke can count for the summer of 2013. His new album of the same name debuted on top of the Billboard 200 this week (Aug. 7). Read More »
Queen Bey wrapped up the first leg of her U.S. Mrs. Carter Show World Tour Monday night bringing hit back to her hubby's hometown at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. After completing 61 shows of her 43 city stop tour, Bey celebrated with a joint performance with her Grammy Award winning hubby Jay-Z who hit the stage to perform "Tom Ford" off his platinum album Magna Carta Holy Grail. Read More »
As with all things in life, the #NewRules don't apply to everybody. That's what Billboard editorial director Bill Werde said on Twitter, anyway. Lady Gaga's in-app sales will count toward her ARTPOP sales total unlike Jay-Z, whose Magna Carta Holy Grail was released via a free app and paid for by Samsung. The key difference lies in the fact that Gaga fans will still have to purchase the album in-app, even if Mother Monster's experimental app itself is free. Read More »
Selena Gomez has had a big week. The pop star turned 21, threw a massive birthday party attended by ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber and, of course, released her debut solo album Stars Dance on July 23. Now, to finish off an epic July for the "Come & Get It" singer, Stars Dance has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Read More »
Rapper Jay Z and singer/ Civil Rights activist Harry Belafonte have been feuding for over a year at this point and it seems like the "Banana Boat" singer is finally ready to put an end to this beef. In an interview with MSNBC, HBF extended the olive branch to HOV and Beyonce. Read More »