Jay Z News

Recently, French Horn Rebellion revealed their new song with GRAMMY winning, pop/R&B pioneer Jody Watley called 'Cold Enough'. The song is perfectly fit for the cold Christmas season as explained by Jody Watley. You can hear the track via the exclusive premiere at EW.com HERE and you can download it HERE. French Horn Rebellion will also be playing with an 8-piece funk band at Brooklyn Bowl tonight, January 18, 2013.

'The Livingston Town Proper: A Concert to Benefit the Fighters of the Pine Creek Fire,' a special musical event organized and hosted by performing artist John Mayer, has raised more than $100,000 to help firefighters who battled summer 2012's devastating Pine Creek Fire, which destroyed more than 8500 acres of forest and farmland in and around the town of Livingston, outside of Bozeman, Montana.

Elektra recording artist Ed Sheeran has announced plans for his biggest U.S. headline tour to date. The 2013 trek gets underway tonight, January 17th at Houston's House of Blues and then continues through mid-February (see itinerary below). Among the tour's highlights are shows at some of America's most renowned venues, including Sheeran's debut performance on the Great Stage of New York's world famous Radio City Music Hall, set for January 30th.

R&B superstar Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child fame has joined the cast of 'Fela!' The musical, produced by Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and Stephen and Ruth Hendel, is filled with the exuberant music of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and will be presented from April 26 through May 5, 2013.

Hip-hop artist and producer Diioia Beats has released the 'Tequila Straight and Protein Shakes' mixtape. The 15 track project, presented by Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Promotion, is now available for download. The mixtape features Diioia Beats with appearances by S Dot, B. West, Louie Nova, Black, Caitlin Izabel, Mike Withz, and John Mayer.

Recently, French Horn Rebellion revealed their new song with GRAMMY winning, pop/R&B pioneer Jody Watley called 'Cold Enough'. The song is perfectly fit for the cold Christmas season as explained by Jody Watley. You can hear the track via the exclusive premiere at EW.com HERE and you can download it HERE. French Horn Rebellion will also be playing with an 8-piece funk band at Brooklyn Bowl this Friday, January 18, 2013.

Elektra recording artist Ed Sheeran is shaping up as the first true star of the new year as his GRAMMY-nominated single, 'The A Team,' ascends to #10 at CHR/Top 40 radio outlets across the country. What's more, the track -- featured on the British singer/songwriter's acclaimed debut album, '+' -- is a multi-format favorite, currently up to #6 at Hot AC outlets (where the song has remained on the chart for a format-leading 38 weeks), as well as a top 20 smash on Billboard's all-encompassing 'Hot 100.'

Black Ensemble Theater presents the world premiere of From Doo Wop to Hip Hop, written and directed by Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor and Associate Director Rueben Echoles and produced by Jackie Taylor. From Doo Wop to Hip Hop will be presented at the new Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago, February 15 - April 24, 2013. The official press opening is scheduled for Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 3:00PM.

Grammy Award and Emmy Award-winning artist, Justin Timberlake , today released his long-awaited new single, 'Suit & Tie featuring JAY Z.'

Grammy Award and Emmy Award-winning artist, Justin Timberlake , today released his long-awaited new single, 'Suit & Tie featuring JAY Z.'

After ten years of being 'bumped,' Academy Award winner Matt Damon will at long-last appear on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Damon and Kimmel will face off THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 at 11:35 p.m., ET/PT, when Damon makes his first official guest appearance on the show.

Current GRAMMY nominees the Black Keys, FUN., Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift are the first performers announced for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast. Two-time GRAMMY winnerLL COOL J returns as host of Music's Biggest Night. The Black Keys and FUN. will perform on the GRAMMY telecast for the first time, while Mumford & Sons, Rihanna and Swift are returning to the GRAMMY stage. The music industry's premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 10, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Dial Global, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon. For GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.

Current GRAMMY AWARDS nominees The Black Keys, FUN., Mumford & Sons, Rihanna and Taylor Swift are the first performers announced for THE 55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS broadcast.

Kimmel recently spoke about his new, more competitive time slot, his all-time idol David Letterman and why he holds a grudge against 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno.

Hip-hop artist and producer Diioia Beats has released the single "The Greatest" featuring clips of Muhammad Ali. The project, presented by Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Promotion, is now available for download.

Producers Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith and Ruth & Stephen Hendel have announced that Grammy Award-winning recording artist and former member of Destiny's Child Michelle Williams will join the national tour of the hit Award-winning Broadway musical Fela! when it opens at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, DC on January 29. Fela! received three 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Choreography.

The Film Stage has confirmed that Jay-Z will score Baz Luhrmann's movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

On Monday, December 31, Coldplay will round off a memorable year by performing a very special co-headline show with JAY Z at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

U.S. adults would most like to be neighbors with country music power couple Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton in 2013, according to the sixth annual Zillow Celebrity Neighbor Survey[i]. The cast of the reality TV show 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' was among the least desirable neighbors of 2012.

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE is on the move! Starting January 8, the show shifts from midnight to 11:35 p.m., ET /10:35 p.m., CT. To help christen the new time slot, 'JKL' has a star-studded guest list, including Jennifer Aniston, Ryan Gosling, Sofía Vergara, Ellen DeGeneres, Rob Lowe, Jamie Foxx, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Brenneman, Nicki Minaj, Mindy Kaling, Julie Bowen, Naomi Watts, Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, No Doubt, Brad Paisley, Bruno Mars, LeAnn Rimes and more.