Eminem Tops the Charts and Tours with Jay-Z!

Eminem’s first single “Not Afraid” from his soon to be released new album “Recovery” is already topping the charts at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The rapper is the 16th artist in the chart’s history with a single that topped the chart in its debut week. 

Another great news for Eminem is that he will headline a couple of concerts together with Jay-Z in New York and Detroit. Both cities represent the hometowns of Jay-Z and Eminem. 

The dates which have been announced are September 2nd and September 13th. On September 2, Eminem will headline a show at Detroit's Comerica Park, joined by Jay-Z; on September 13, Jay-Z will headline at New York's Yankee Stadium. 

"This is a once in a lifetime set of shows and I know we're both really going to bring it to our home towns" says Eminem. "I've always hoped that hip-hop could play any stadium like other genres of music," says Jay-Z, who is currently touring in support of 2009 album Blueprint 3. "Fun and historic, a great combination all around the board." 

This won’t be the first time that these Rap Superstars will collaborate on stage. Eminem was featured on Jay-Z’s “Renegade”, of which he was also involved in producing parts of the track. They also collaborated on “Moments of Clarity”, “Izzo (H.OV.A.), and “My Name Is”. 

The tickets aren’t on sale yet, however further details should be announced shortly.

Beyonce and Jay-Z – Young Forever at Coachella

Jay-Z surprised his fans by introducing Beyonce to the stage during the Coachella Music & Arts Festival on Friday. The crowd went crazy when Beyonce came on stage, joining her husband Jay-Z.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I wanna introduce y’all to someone super-duper special,” announced Jay-Z, as Beyonce stepped on the stage. “I’m not even gonna say the name. I’m gonna let her speak for herself.”

The couple sang ‘Young Forever’ from Jay-z’s Blueprint 3 album. At the end of the song Jay-Z shouted “One word – Beyonce! Make some noise!”

During his own set, Jay-Z sang popular hits such as ‘Izzo (H.O.V.A.),’ ‘Hard Knock Life,’ ‘I Just Wanna Love You (Give It To Me),’ and ‘Empire State of Mind.’

Beyonce, Jay-Z, Swizz Beats Perform With Alicia Keys!

Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Swizz Beats joined Alicia Keys last night at her concert in New York at Madison Square Garden. Beyonce sang “Put It In A Love Song”, Jay-Z and joined Alicia as she started singing “Empire State of Mind”, and her main man Swizz Beats performed “On To The Next One”.

It was the first time that Beyonce and Alicia Keys performed together in a concert, you can only imagine people’s excitement when they saw B going down the stairs. The video for “Put It In A Love Song” was supposed to be released yesterday, however it was delayed once again. Well Alicia did make up for it with this amazing concert! Enjoy the videos and pictures!

Jay-Z ABSOLUT Vodka NY-Z Documentary

ABSOLUT Vodka has released a behind the scenes documentary of Jay-Z titled “NY-Z”. It shows what it truly means for an artist to play at Madison Square Garden. ABSOLUT Vodka worked with famed photographer Danny Clinch to capture never before seen footage of Jay-Z and John Mayer as they prepared for Jay’s benefit concert at MSG on September 11, 2009.

To see the official release of “NY-Z”, become a fan of Facebook.com/ABSOLUT, the documentary will be shown to fans only on March 22nd.

Watch the trailer of the documentary below, and find out what Jay-Z’s first musical recollection is:

Jay-Z Covers Interview Magazine

Jay-Z is on the cover of the February 2010 issue of Interview magazine and  discusses his love of music and how it has changed since he dropped his first album “Reasonable Doubt” 14 years ago, and the Kanye West and Taylor Swift incident at last year’s VMAs.

Read the article and watch more pictures here

Jay-Z insists he isn’t biased to his wife, but truly believed that Kanye was right, Beyonce should have received Video of the Year for "Single Ladies".

He says, [Kanye] believed that "Single Ladies" was a better video. I believed that. I think a lot of people believed that. You can’t give someone Video of the Year if they don’t win Best Female Video. I thought Best Female Video was something you won on the way to Video of the Year.”

He also loves Kanye’s ideas and impulse. “He’s an extraordinary person. He has these ideas and these things that he wants to do and places he wants to go, and he’s really passionate about them. He’s very sincere.”

Releasing his first album at 26 also gave him the maturity he needed to make it work. “Well, when I did my first album, I was 26, so I was a little more mature than a lot of other guys—you know, to a lot of the rappers’ credit, they’re making albums when they’re 17. I can’t imagine [the things] I would’ve said when I was 17. I can’t even tell you how reckless my thinking was at that age… "

New Jay-Z Video – On To The Next One

 
“On To The Next One” is Jay-Z’s newest single and video, released last night, very fitting for the switch to the new year and decade. The song was produced by Swizz-Beats and was officially released on Carson Daly’s New Year’s Countdown.

The black and white video has a dark theme, some scary images, but all in all could be considered to be an artistic video. After all, 2009 showed that shocking out of the ordinary videos do work.

Check it out for yourselves, and don’t hesitate to leave your comments.

Jay-Z remakes “Forever Young”

 
Jay-Z and his protege Mr. Hudson collaborated on his latest single “Forever Young” from “The Blueprint 3”. The song comes originally from popular 80s band Alphaville. Mr. Hudson’s voice does come in very close to the original band’s lead singer.

There’s a lot more coming from Jay-Z right on time for New Year’s eve. “On to the Next One” feat. Swizz Beatz is set to be released as his new single at NBC’s “New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly”. The video will also first be shown there. Jay-Z is set to perform with Rihanna on Carson Daly.

On other Jay-Z news, he is reportedly going to take his wife’s name. He will soon be called Shawn Knowles-Carter.

“They want to keep Knowles because Beyonce’s parents didn’t have any sons and they’re keen to keep the name going strong, especially if they don’t produce any children themselves,” a source said.

I must say that’s a very classy move from Jay-Z!

Jay Z's Blueprint 3 Tour - Official Dates

Jay-Z is set to embark on a tour across North America and Canada to promote his upcoming studio album "The Blueprint 3". The gig will be kicked off on October 9 at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park.

There hasn't been any supporting acts attached for this roadshow. Tickets for the concerts have been made available for purchase. As of press time, the gig is scheduled to be wrapped up on November 22 at Frank Erwin Center Arena in Austin. Words are, additional dates will be announced later.

"The Blueprint 3" will be released on September 11 (U.S. release). It is aimed to follow up its predecessors "The Blueprint" (2001) and "The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse" (2002).

Jay-Z's North American and Canadian dates for "Blueprint 3" tour:

•October 09 - Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State University in University Park, PA
•October 10 - Bank of Kentucky Center in Highland Heights, KY
•October 13 - Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB
•October 14 - Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, AB
•October 15 - Prospera Place in Kelowna, BC
•October 16 - General Motors Place in Vancouver, BC
•October 17 - KeyArena in Seattle, WA
•October 21 - Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, MI
•October 24 - Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI
•October 25 - Mullins Center in Amherst, MA
•October 27 - 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD
•October 28 - Value City Arena Ohio State University in Columbus, OH
•October 29 - John Labatt Centre in London, ON
•October 30 - Bell Centre in Montreal, QC
•October 31 - Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON
•November 01 - Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, ON
•November 12 - University of Illinois in Champaign, IL
•November 19 - Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, NM
•November 20 - University of Texas El Paso / Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX
•November 22 - Frank Erwin Center Arena in Austin, TX

Jay-Z and Ciara Summer Tour

Jay-Z and Ciara are planning a summer tour, Ciara announced the news herself this Monday on Twitter.

“I will say it because the information has been leaked. Me and Jay-Z will be doing a 10-city tour run together! More details coming soon!”

So far, stops are scheduled for July 3 and 4 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, July 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut, and July 12 in Atlanta.