Jay-Z returned to his hometown of New York City on Sept. 27 to celebrate a milestone: the 100th birthday of his grandmother, Hattie White. The private gathering drew an A-list crowd, including Beyoncé, her mother Tina Knowles, Megan Thee Stallion and NBA champion Klay Thompson, Nas, and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. Music legend Stevie Wonder […]
A high-profile bid to build a Caesars Palace casino in the heart of Times Square, backed by SL Green, Caesars Entertainment, Roc Nation and Live Nation, was voted down by a state community advisory committee on Sept. 17, dealing a major blow to one of Manhattan’s most closely watched gambling proposals. The plan envisioned converting […]
Rymir Satterthwaite, the Philadelphia man who has spent over a decade trying to prove he is the son of music mogul Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, has announced he is withdrawing his civil case, but insists the legal retreat is not a sign of surrender. In a video message posted on social media this past Saturday (July […]
Nicki Minaj has escalated her public dispute with JAY-Z, claiming the hip-hop mogul owes her up to $200 million related to her equity in the music streaming service Tidal. Minaj, who was among 15 artists awarded a three percent stake in Tidal at its launch in 2015, alleges she was offered only $1 million for […]
The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment at LIU-Brooklyn, backed by Jay-Z’s entertainment company, is under investigation following allegations that students were left with unexpected and burdensome debt. On May 5, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) confirmed it had launched a probe into the music program. The […]
