Jay Z.Pop: Last News

Jay-Z‘s Made In America festival has been cancelled for 2023 due to “severe circumstances”.The annual festival was due to be held next month (September 2-3) in Philadelphia and headlined by SZA and Lizzo.In their statement announcing the cancellation, festival organisers said the decision was made “due to severe circumstances outside of production control.”They added: “This decision has been difficult and has not been made lightly nor without immense deliberation.“Made in America has a legacy of delivering exceptional experiences for music fans and concert goers, and it is our commitment to always deliver a top-tier festival experience. We look forward to returning to Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the great city of Philadelphia in 2024.”pic.twitter.com/gt9PqKCINR— Made In America Festival (@MIAFestival) August 8, 2023It has not been revealed whether the cancellation is related to festival headliner Lizzo’s recent legal troubles.

Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish have taken to social to declare their favourite artists were respectively “robbed” at the 2025 Grammys last night (February 2).Both are no strangers to Grammy gold, with ‘The Tortured Poet’s Department’ hit-maker having a career total of 14 wins with 58 nominations, while Eilish has 9 wins and 31 nominations.Both were up for Record of the Year – Swift for ‘Fortnight’ and Eilish for ‘Birds of a Feather’ – but the category was ultimately won by Kendrick Lamar. The rapper walked away as the biggest winner of the night, clinching five awards including Record of The Year and Song Of The Year for ‘Not Like Us’.

Jay-Z and Beyoncé made a surprise appearance together at the Mufasa premiere in Los Angeles last night (December 9) amid the rapper being accused of rape in a new lawsuit.The couple’s 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, voices lion Kiara in the forthcoming Disney film. Bey plays Nala alongside Donald Glover’s Simba, with the pair reprising their roles from 2019’s The Lion King.As Billboard reports, Blue Ivy posed on the red carpet yesterday alongside her parents.

Beyoncé has rewritten Dolly Parton‘s ‘Jolene’ lyrics, seemingly to reference the Jay-Z cheating scandal.Queen Bey has just dropped her new ‘Cowboy Carter‘ album today (March 29), which was reported to include a cover of Parton’s iconic hit. However, fans have discovered Beyoncé has actually rewritten ‘Jolene’ and its lyrics to address Jay-Z cheating on her.‘Jolene’ now refers to someone trying to “come between a family and a happy man”, with Beyoncé singing in the chorus: “Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / I’m warnin’ you, don’t come for my man / Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / Don’t take the chance because you think you can”.Beyoncé’s ‘Jolene’ cover also sees her reaffirm her love with her husband, with whom she tied the knot in 2008, after having dated since roughly 2002: “We’ve been deep in love for twenty years / I raised that man, I raised his kids / I know my man better than he knows himself”.In the original song, Dolly Parton thought she “can’t compete” with ‘Jolene’.

Jay-Z has revealed that he’s open to headlining a Super Bowl halftime show in the future.In 2019, Jay-Z and Roc Nation became the NFL’s live music entertainment strategists and have since helped produce the coveted Super Bowl halftime performances. On Sunday (January 7), the Brooklynite was at the red carpet premiere of the upcoming film The Book Of Clarence – which he also helped produce.

Jay-Z is reportedly interested in buying Tottenham Hotspur FC.According to Football365, British billionaire Joe Lewis – whose family trust owns the football club – was granted bail by a judge in New York after pleading not guilty to charges of giving insider trading tips. The 86-year-old is also facing 16 counts of security fraud and three counts of conspiracy.

Ed Sheeran has revealed that Jay-Z “respectfully passed” on featuring on the singer’s massive hit single ‘Shape Of You’.‘Shape Of You’ was released at the start of 2017 and went five times platinum in its first year, becoming one of the biggest UK singles of all time on streaming services.Speaking to Rolling Stone for a new interview, Sheeran said that he was “in touch” with the legendary New York rapper’s team about a collaboration, but that it was turned down on Jay-Z’s side.“We were in touch,” Sheeran said. “I sent him the song, and he said, ‘I don’t think the song needs a rap verse.’ He was probably right.

DJ Khaled‘s 13th studio album, ‘God Did’, has arrived. The follow-up to last year’s ‘Khaled Khaled’ is a predictably star-studded affair that features a veritable who’s who providing guest appearances.Contributors on the new album include Drake, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Future, Migos‘ Quavo and Takeoff, SZA, Travis Scott, Gunna, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Lil Baby, Jadakiss, a posthumous appearance from Juice Wrld (on a track titled ‘Juice Wrld Did’) and more.Among the 18 tracks on the album is a remix of Kanye West‘s ‘Use This Gospel’, which originally appeared on Ye’s 2019 album ‘Jesus Is King’.

Beyoncé‘s upcoming seventh album ‘RENAISSANCE’ have been revealed.As Uproxx notes, the full list of contributors on the record can be seen by viewing the page source of its listing on Apple Music. The information was also shared on the Twitter fansite @BeyLegion.The acts listed include Nile Rodgers (on ‘Cuff It’), Pharrell Williams and Skrillex (both on ‘Energy’), Drake (‘Heated’), A.G. Cook (‘All Up In Your Mind’) and BloodPop (‘All Up In Your Mind’ and ‘Pure/Honey’).Additionally, Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z is credited as S.

Mariah Carey has strongly denied recent reports that she has been embroiled in a bitter feud with Jay-Z.It was reported yesterday that the singer had ended her deal with Jay-Z’s entertainment and management company after four years following an “explosive” argument over her future.Now, however, the singer has spoken out to deny those claims.