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*In a recent interview, Alicia Keys said she hopes Rihanna is surrounded by “good people,” so that she won’t fall victim to exploitation within the music industry. Asked her opinion of the young pop star in an interview with the London Evening Standard, Keys said she admires Rihanna’s “style” and the fact she is “so [...]
*Roc Nation Records, home to J. Cole, Rita Ora, Jay Electronica and Bridget Kelly, has named Jason Iley as its president, reports Deadline.com. He comes to the newly minted position from his most recent post as president of Mercury Records in the U.K. “Jason has a vision that extends beyond the status quo,” says Roc [...]
*Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is taking it way back and has decided to change the team’s name to the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan said at a Tuesday press conference he has informed the league of his decision and is optimistic the NBA board of governors will approve the name change when they convene in July. [...]
*Hoops star Skylar Diggins, the third high-profile signee for Jay-Z’s Roc Nation sports management arm following the New York Yankees’ Robinson Canoe and the New York Giants’ Victor Cruz, got a brand new Mercedes Benz as a gift from Jay-Z after graduating from Notre Dame this weekend. The former standout guard for the Fighting Irish [...]
*Days after the launch of a new sports agency arm of Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s company has announced a worldwide deal with the Universal Music Group for its record releases, reports the New York Times. The deal, described as a multiyear partnership, will bring Roc Nation’s record label under Universal’s umbrella, moving it from Sony Music, [...]
*Jay-Z has extended his empire into sports management. The rap mogul’s entertainment company Roc Nation today announced the launch of Roc Nation Sports, a full-service sports management company led by Jay-Z (a.k.a. Shawn Carter) and partnering with Creative Artists Agency. The group also announced the signing of Roc Nation Sports’ first client, New York Yankees [...]
*Since it was a Roc Nation shin-dig, it was expected that boss Jay-Z would attend, but club goers were pleasantly surprised when Mrs. Beyonce Knowles-Carter showed up for Roc Nation’s Brunch. The room was bubbling over, literally, when Beyonce showed up, accompanied by her big (and attractive body-guard), hubby and sister Solange. Rocking a fitted, [...]
*Aww, time is nobody’s friend. Free spirit, Willow Smith is just too old now to play the role of ‘Annie’ in the upcoming “Annie” musical. According to Deadline.com, the singer was supposed to play the orphan, but now the producers of the show are saying Willow aged out. Pre-production started three years ago and Willow [...]
*Music producer and artist Timbaland is now a member of Roc Nation, the multi-faceted music conglomerate founded by fellow artist-producer Jay-Z in 2008. Posts on both Roc Nation’s website and Jay-Z’s Life + Times blog confirm the signing, with a photo of both artists sitting in a recording studio with the caption: “Roc Nation Welcomes [...]
*Among the films premiering at this month’s Toronto International Film Festival [TIFF] was a documentary about political activist, author and scholar Angela Davis that was produced to coincide with the 40th anniversary of her famous acquittal. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] In August 1970, the then UCLA professor was charged with the aggravated kidnapping and [...]
*Roc Nation on Friday released the video for Willow Smith’s latest single “Fireball.” Featuring Nicki Minaj, the track has Will and Jada’s 11-year-old emerging from a fireball and dancing down a vacant block, declaring “I’m the fireball of the party.” The choreography is just as eclectic and quirky as Willow’s numerous outfits. Meanwhile, Minaj – [...]
*Popular former “X Factor” contestant, Astro is very much well loved by his fans and the general public. Despite being kicked off the show, he scooped up a nice contract with Roc Nation. He stopped by 106 and Park to show off a bit of his skills and share his plans for music. And he [...]
*He may have been booted off the ‘X-Factor’ show this past week, but the “Astronomical Kid” (Brian ‘Astro’ Bradley) still came up winning. Media outlets are reporting that the brash 15-year-old from Brooklyn just got signed to Jay-Z’s record label, Roc-Nation. “I first heard about this exciting new talent and decided to watch some of [...]
*Mary J. Blige is raising money for her charity by offering fans the chance to get up close and personal with music superstars Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga. Blige has called on her celebrity homies to help raise funds for her Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now (Ffawn) organization, which provides scholarships for [...]
*A rising British rapper tipped as the next star of Jay Z’s Roc Nation record label has been charged with attempted murder over a shooting in London. K. Koke – real name Kevin Georgiou – signed to the company earlier this year after gaining a huge following in the U.K., was arrested and charged with [...]
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