• TIDAL X 1020 Live Review: Beyonce, Jay Z, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj Take Over Brooklyn

    Jay Z's streaming service TIDAL put on its biggest live performance yet when it took over Barclays Center with just about every act that has signed to its list of artist owner roster and more. Flexing their muscle and influence over the music industry, Jay Z and co were able to get Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Usher, Nas, Nick Jonas, Fabolous and plenty more.

  • Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne & Prince Headline Tidal X Concert, Ticket Prices Soar

    Jay-Z's newly launched global streaming service, Tidal, hit 1 million subscribers last month. Now, the rapper will be celebrating the milestone with a massive charity concert called Tidal X on October 20 at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn. In true Jay-Z fashion, the concert will include an entourage of the biggest artists in the world including Jay-Z's wife Beyoncé, Prince, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, T.I., Damien Marley, Fabulous, Thomas Rhett, Indochina, DJ Cipha Sounds and DJ Reflex. Tickets to Tidal X, which went on sale to the general public on September 30, have skyrocketed well over the face-value price.

  • Jay Z & Timbaland 'Big Pimpin'' Sample Lawsuit, Back To Court After 8 Years

    After the original lawsuit was thrown out in 2007, Jay Z is under fire once again for the sample he used in his hit song "Big Pimpin'." The estate of composer Baligh Hamdi has sued the rapper/businessman for $5 million for his use of the song "Khosara Khosara" in his popular 2000 track. Joining him in court will be producer Timbaland, whose production was central to the track's success.

  • DJ Khaled 'I Changed A Lot' Tracklist: Future, Jay Z, Chris Brown, Rick Ross Featured

    DJ Khaled had a very busy Columbus Day. In addition to revealing the release date to his new album I Changed A Lot, he also took over the airwaves with exclusive premieres and new music videos for "You Mine" and "Gold Slugs." The album pre-order was made available at midnight and with that comes the tracklist, which predictably comes along with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and r&b including Jay Z, Rick Ross, Future, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, John Legend and many more.

  • Beyoncé & Jay-Z Lease 'The Big Lebowski' Mansion for $150,000 a Month

    The "Queen of Pop" is known for many things; her wide-ranging voice, her former career with Destiny's Child, her role as a feminist and much more. Now, Beyoncé can be put down as 'The Big Lebowski' super fan. As if sampling a French dub of Maude Lebowski's feminist monologue in her successful track "Partition" wasn't enough, the 34-year-old singer, along with Jay-Z, leased the $45 million mansion that was home to the movie's fictional character, Jeffrey Lebowski. Reportedly, they are paying around $150,000 a month for the property.

  • Arcade Fire's Win Butler Blames Major Labels for "Ruining" Tidal's Business

    Arcade Fire's Win Butler, and his wife and co-band leader Régine Chassagne, took part in the highly criticized celebrity launch of Jay Z's Tidal music streaming service, and while he's still a supporter, the indie artist admitted in an interview that the launch event was botched and the major labels are largely to blame for the faltering business model.
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