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JAY-Z says things “are cool” with Solange Knowles following that lift row at 2014’s Met Gala. As part of a Rap Radar podcast, he addresses the incident saying it was just a one-off. “We had one disagreement ever,” he says. “Before and after we’ve been cool.” The footage appears to show Solange trying to kick […]

Beyoncé will perform at this year’s Grammys complete with that twin baby bump, according to her dad Mathew. In an interview with a US TV show, he said the star sounds “tired” because she’s been working on the performance. He also said he was “shocked” to hear her pregnancy news and only found out after […]

Jay Z is selling a stake in his Tidal music streaming business to the telecoms company, Sprint. Jay Z bought Tidal three years ago and his wife Beyoncé and other artists own equity in the company. Aiming to challenge larger rivals such as Spotify, Tidal offers artists on its platform more control over their music. […]

David Bowie, Skepta and Craig David are up for some of the biggest prizes at the 2017 Brit Awards. Bowie received posthumous nominations for best British male and best album, for his haunting swansong Blackstar. After a row over diversity at last year’s ceremony, the rest of the best male category comprises artists from BAME […]

Beyoncé tops the nominations for this year’s NME Awards. She’s up for five prizes including best international female, album, video, music moment of the year and hero of the year. The 1975, Bastille, Christine And The Queens and Skepta all have four nominations while Wolf Alice, Kanye West and Adele have three each. The winners […]

Producer and songwriter Naughty Boy is working with George Michael on the star’s new album. Naughty Boy, who has scored hits with Beyoncé  and Emeli Sande,  revealed the news on Monday. “I can’t wait. I don’t know what to expect. And, to be honest, he’s more mysterious than anyone else so I’m actually excited.” The […]

Rihanna will receive MTV’s lifetime achievement award at the Video Music Awards later this month. It’s MTV’s highest honour and is known as the Michael Jackson video vanguard award. Last year Kanye West won the trophy, with Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears previously getting it. “[The award] reflects an artist’s impact not just on […]

For years, Beyoncé was a hit-machine, defiantly, almost psychotically, churning out chart topping singles. So how, and why, did she become focussed exclusively on the album format? And what does that mean in the age of streaming? “I might get your song played on the radio station,” boasts Beyoncé on Formation, the agenda-setting single she […]