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Rubio Joins Brouhaha Over Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba Trip

US Treasury authorized 'people-to-people' visit: report

(Newser) - Now Marco Rubio is questioning Beyonce and Jay-Z's recent anniversary trip to Havana , a trip which an insider tells Reuters was licensed by the US Treasury department. Traveling to Cuba is normally forbidden for US citizens, with a potential punishment of 10 years in prison and $250,000 in...

Beyonce, Jay-Z in Hot Water Over Vacation

Florida lawmakers unhappy with the destination: Cuba

(Newser) - Two Florida lawmakers want to know why Beyonce and Jay-Z were celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in Cuba—where most Americans are still forbidden to travel, CNN reports. "Numerous press reports described the couple’s trip as tourism, and the Castro regime touted it as such in its propaganda,...

Jay-Z Has a Surprising New Job

Starts sports agency, signs Robinson Cano

(Newser) - Jay-Z is now a rapper and a sports agent, ESPN reports. Roc Nation, the entertainment company Jay-Z founded, announced today that it is partnering with Creative Artists Agency to create Roc Nation Sports. Its first client: Robinson Cano, the New York Yankees second baseman who is in the final season...

12 Celebs Have Finances Hacked and Posted

Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian among the exposed

(Newser) - A website has hacked and posted the private financial data of a dozen A-list celebrities and political figures, including Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, and Hillary Clinton. TMZ won't name the site, but says the FBI launched an investigation after credit card info, social security numbers, mortgages, and other data were...

Kanye Disses Jay-Z, 'Suit & Tie'

Apropos of nothing, rapper isn't a fan of Timberlake collaboration

(Newser) - Kanye, we're gonna let you finish in a minute , but ... oh never mind, go ahead and open mouth, insert foot again. The rapper went on one of his signature and petulant rants at a concert in London last night, reports TMZ , slamming everything from "business people" to the...

Beyonce Documentary Is More Like 'Infomercial'

HBO piece doesn't deliver on its promise, say critics

(Newser) - Beyonce promises to provide an authentic look at her real self in the HBO documentary Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream that debuts tomorrow night. Critics say she doesn't even come close, and they've got a common complaint:
  • "It’s an infomercial, not just about Beyonce’s
...

Taylor Swift Opens the Grammys
 Top Grammy Wins 
 for Mumford, fun., Gotye 
grammys 2013
Feb 11, 2013 12:17 AM CST

Top Grammy Wins for Mumford, fun., Gotye

Plus, awards for Adele, Carrie Underwood, Jay-Z

(Newser) - It's the Grammy Awards, which, as we all know, are more about performances than actual awards—so the show opened, not at all surprisingly, with a performance by Taylor Swift. The music world's darling gave what appeared to be a circus/carnival/Alice in Wonderland-themed performance of "We Are...

Shocking Celeb Hookups
 Shocking Celeb Hookups 
Feb 10, 2013 2:15 PM CST

Shocking Celeb Hookups

'Really? They dated?'

(Newser) - Chances are you were not shocked when Rihanna and Chris Brown got back together . But you may be surprised to hear that Marlee Matlin dated John Stamos back in the '80s. Such is the nature of the 161 (yes, really) surprising celebrity hookups rounded up by ET Online :
  • Before
...

Timberlake Releases Single, Confirms Coming Album

'Suit & Tie' features Jay-Z

(Newser) - As promised in a much-hyped announcement last week , Justin Timberlake released his first new music since 2006 this morning. "Suit & Tie" features Jay-Z and can be purchased from iTunes , but the bigger news is that it's part of an upcoming new album. In an open letter posted...

9 Ridiculous Celeb Baby Gifts
 9 Ridiculous 
 Celeb Baby Gifts 
Jan 12, 2013 12:06 PM CST

9 Ridiculous Celeb Baby Gifts

These kids aren't getting Barbies and Legos...

(Newser) - Ahh, the perks of being a celebrity baby: Instead of onesies and extra diapers, you get showered with gifts like pricey artwork and $1,000 strollers. The Huffington Post rounds up nine especially extravagant presents for stars' little ones:
  • Gwyneth Paltrow bought the aforementioned Bugaboo stroller—which costs $1,029,
...

6 Artists Tie for Most Grammy Nods

Nominees announced during live CBS special

(Newser) - The Grammy Awards celebrated the diversity of music as six different artists tied for lead nominee: Kanye West, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, and fun. Auerbach received five nominations as a member of the Keys and also is up for producer of the...

NYC Subway Redeemed by This Lady, Jay-Z

We could all use a better story, and Ellen Grossman provides it

(Newser) - After this week's NYC subway tragedy , we could all use a sweeter story related to the city's underground, and here it is: Jay-Z famously took the subway to his final Brooklyn concert in October, and while he was on it, he had a nice chat with a lovely...

De Niro, Jay-Z Fight in the Middle of Celeb Party

Happy birthday, Leonardo DiCaprio

(Newser) - It doesn't get much more epic than this: Robert De Niro and Jay-Z had a verbal throwdown at Leonardo DiCaprio's celebrity-filled birthday party, sources tell the New York Post . Sources say the rapper approached the actor at his table to say hello, and De Niro was having none...

14 Crazy Celeb Appearance Fees
 14 Crazy Celeb 
 Appearance Fees 
$8m to do what?!
Oct 21, 2012 9:54 AM CDT

14 Crazy Celeb Appearance Fees

Rihanna gets paid how much to turn on Christmas lights?

(Newser) - Another reminder that you're not a celebrity : You don't get paid $8 million to switch on your Christmas lights. But that is how much Rihanna is reportedly getting paid to do just that at a London mall this holiday season. To be fair, she's giving a concert,...

ScarJo, Longoria Release Incensed Pro-Obama Ad


 Now Jay-Z Does 
 Pro-Obama Ad 
Oct 16, 2012 8:36 AM CDT

Now Jay-Z Does Pro-Obama Ad

Plus: ScarJo, Eva, Kerry are quite unhappy with Romney's politics

(Newser) - President Obama brought in the big guns for his latest video: Jay-Z. The rapper appears in a new, nearly 2-minute video for the Obama campaign that's basically a mutual lovefest. "When the president got into office initially, what he represented to a nation of kids was hope,"...

12 Most Influential Celeb Baby Names

Because not all celebrity baby names are terrible

(Newser) - Maybe you don't want to name your child Moroccan or Zuzu —but some celebrity baby names do indeed give regular, real-life parents inspiration. The Stir rounds up the 12 most influential baby names of the stars:
  • Ivy, for Blue Ivy Carter
  • Hattie, for Tori Spelling's daughter
  • Emery,
...

Obama: What Jay-Z and I Have in Common

President touts friendship with 'J and B' at fundraiser

(Newser) - At a fundraiser hosted by Jay-Z and Beyonce last night, President Obama noted that he and the rapper have a lot in common. What, they're both fans of 18-foot champagne towers ? Not exactly. "We both have daughters and our wives are more popular than we are,"...

At Jay-Z's Obama Soiree: $280K Champagne Tower

350 of the $800 bottles are stacked in 'breathtaking' piece

(Newser) - President Obama will raise $4 million tonight in true "Big Pimpin'" fashion. Yes, Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé are hosting a New York fundraiser for the prez tonight, and it will feature a modest little 18-foot tower of champagne. Specifically, Armand de Brignac champagne, the $800-a-bottle, gold-labeled brand served...

Beyonce Gives Kim Kardashian the Cold Shoulder

Their men are friends, but the ladies? Not so much

(Newser) - It seems a star on the Walk of Fame isn't the only status symbol out of Kim Kardashian's reach. The reality TV star has apparently been trying to snatch a new, high-profile friend—namely, Beyonce. And that quest hasn't been going so well. Though it may seem...

18 Stars Who've Attempted to Trademark Catchphrases

Ryan Lochte is far from the first...

(Newser) - Ryan Lochte is trying to trademark his catchphrase, "Jeah!"—but he may have some problems, because TMZ reports that '90s rapper MC Eiht claims he's been using the word since 1988, and plans to send the Olympic swimmer a cease and desist letter. Maybe Lochte...

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