Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of raping girl (13) in US lawsuit
Both rappers deny allegations against them, with Jay-Z calling the lawsuit filed on Sunday part of a ‘blackmail attempt’
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Caelan Doris v Ardie Savea: Who will come out on top at the Aviva?
Ireland’s inspirational captain will have to be at the peak of his powers to outperform the All Blacks’ brilliant 2023 World Player of the Year
MTV Video Music Awards 2024: Taylor Swift wins seven categories at ceremony dominated by women artists
Swift is now the most decorated solo artist at the VMAs of all time, surpassing Beyoncé's record
Tony Awards 2024: Daniel Radcliffe and Irish lighting designer Jane Cox among the winners
Cox, who is based in the United States, won the award for her work on Appropriate
Beyoncé country: How a shy girl from Texas became a cultural icon
The singer’s pivot into country music, via her hit Texas Hold ‘Em and her new album, Cowboy Carter, is the latest smart move in a glittering career
Rapper’s Delight, Gold Digger, Super Bass: The story of hip hop in 20 songs
Rap is 50 this year. These groundbreaking tracks are a history of the world-conquering genre
Irish high-flyer who sold Beyoncé and Jay-Z their Bel Air mansion moves to ‘pinnacle’ real-estate agency
Tyrone McKillen, a son of the veteran Irish property developer Paddy McKillen, has been appointed founding broker of Official’s California office
Kanye West: A creative giant falls to earth, brought down by his own monstrous statements
Ye, the hip-hop and fashion colossus, was until recently living proof that, if you’re famous and rich enough, ‘cancel culture’ does not apply
Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Mary J Blige headline Super Bowl halftime as Eminem takes knee
The most bleeped halftime show ever saw hip-hop and rap superstars take centre stage
Gordon D’Arcy: Time for IRFU to be bold and secure futures of prized assets
Now is not the time to be slashing the salaries of their most valuable products
Stranger Things Season 3: Here’s what to expect
The stars of Netflix’s coming-of-age series on where they’ve been and where they’re going
Prince: The hits he gave away to Sinéad O’Connor, The Bangles and Kenny Rogers
The 15 demos for songs on Prince: Originals are a rough draft of pop genius
Jay-Z named world’s first billionaire rapper by Forbes magazine
Forbes ‘conservatively’ values the rapper and business mogul’s empire at $1bn
Woodstock 50: Anniversary festival in doubt after backer pulls out
Woodstock 50’s backer says the festival is off. Its promoter is holding out hope
Beyoncé’s Lemonade finally lands on Spotify and Apple Music
Grammy-winning album appears three years to the day after Tidal-only release
Grammy Awards: struggling to stay relevant, can the show please anyone?
The Grammys have been plagued by a slew of issues such as race and gender – and, oh yes, the music
Beyoncé and Jay-Z: Weird, woozy peek at a superstar marriage
The Carters review: Everything Is Love brings to a close their state-of-the-marital-union trilogy
Beyoncé and Jay-Z release surprise album Everything Is Love
A new video was also released featuring the couple at the Louvre in Paris
Prince’s music catalogue set for release on streaming services
Return of albums to digital sites to coincide with Grammy Awards this Sunday
Beyoncé announces she is pregnant with twins
‘We have been blessed two times over’: pop star Beyoncé posts picture and message on Instagram
Jay Z: he’s got 99 problems but getting investors onboard ain’t one
US wireless carrier Sprint to buy a third of rapper’s music streaming service Tidal
Prince’s label sues Jay Z’s firm for copyright infringement
NPG Records claims Roc Nation illegally streamed the musician’s hits on Tidal
Prince’s music soars to top of US Billboard chart
Nielsen Music tracked 2.3 million song and more than 579,000 album sales since death
Beyonce releases surprise ‘Lemonade’ album and videos
Beyonce appears to address rumours of trouble in her marriage with rapper Jay Z
99 problems: Jay Z to sue Tidal’s previous owners
Hip hop mogul spent $56m on music-streaming service, suit claims sellers overstated subscriber numbers
Spotify valued at £8.2bn as TeliaSonera buys 1.4% stake
Swedish telecom operator to pay $115m for batch of newly-issued shares
Marshawn Lynch’s silence speaks volumes in Superbowl promotion circus
Seahawks running back’s refusal to answer media questions has highlighted just how much nonsense, how much silliness, precedes big sports events
Trainers are the new work uniform
At least if you work in a cool, young and creative industry. It’s all Zuckerberg’s fault
The parody exception to copyright law is going to be fun
The proposed change may, if we’re lucky, prompt a courtroom farce or two
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