Beyonce bags £500,000 gig
Beyonce Knowles is set to receive £500,000 for a one-off performance.
The 'Crazy in Love' singer - who recently married rapper Jay-Z - is set to receive £250,000 for an appearance at the Bermuda music festival, with a further £250,000 to cover her expenses.
Beyonce will join Alicia Keys and UB40 as headliners of the festival, which will also feature a performance by Beyonce's sister Solange and a host of other acts and co read more | Jay-Z Scores 10th No. 1 Album, Ties With Elvis
Jay-Z is now hip-hop's answer to Elvis. In this week's Billboard charts, Jigga nabbed the No.1 spot for the tenth time with American Gangster, tying him with The King for the most No. 1 albums behind The Beatles.
American Gangster, the hustler's diary inspired by the movie of the same name, sold 425,000 in its first go-around according to Nielsen's SoundScan.
read more | Jay-Z looks to start family
Jay-Z wants to start a family.
The '99 Problems' rapper - who married his long-term girlfriend Beyonce Knowles earlier this year - is looking forward to becoming a father.
He said: "Most people dream of having a family someday. So I'm just a regular American boy."
Jay-Z was recently honoured at the UN Global Leadership Awards Gala in New York for his work bringing clean water to young people during a recent trip to Africa. He admits the trip had a huge affect on read more |