May 25, 2013

Prince to get Royal Treatment with Carnegie Hall Tribute

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*Prince will be honored with a March 7th benefit concert to be held at Carnegie Hall and double as a fundraiser for music education programs, reports the New York Times. Scheduled acts for the show include Talib Kweli, the Blind Boys of Alabama and the Roots. The event will mark the ninth year that City [...]




Beyonce Makes First Post-Pregnancy Outing to Jay-Z Show

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*Beyonce showed up at her hubby Jay-Z’s first gig at Carnegie Hall on Monday night, turning heads just by walking into the show in her first public appearance since the birth of Blue Ivy Carter last month. She sported a form-fitting Alice Temperly dress, four-inch Christian Louboutin heels and held a gold Alexander McQueen clutch. [...]




Jay-Z Auctions Tix to his Carnegie Hall Gig for Charity

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*Jay Z is auctioning off front-row tickets to one of his upcoming New York concerts and after party to benefit the United Way of New York City and his own Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation, which assists students from low-income families. The rap mogul has offered up the chance to meet him privately before he headlines [...]




Jay-Z Targets Big Spenders for Carnegie Hall Charity Gigs

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*Rap mogul Jay-Z said today he will perform two concerts at Carnegie Hall in February to raise money for his scholarship foundation and United Way of New York City – and he’s set the ticket prices from $500 to $2,500 in a deliberate attempt to woo wealthy individuals, such as hedge-fund executives and others tied [...]




Herbie Hancock Celebration Part of NYC Jazz Festival

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*Herbie Hancock will be honored at a belated 70th birthday party at Carnegie Hall this spring that will double as the revival of a major summer jazz festival in the Big Apple. The pianist, who turns 70 on April 12, will be joined by comedian Bill Cosby, saxophonist Joe Lovano, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and saxophonist [...]