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Jay-Z’s Dropped Hyphen Takes To Craigslist In Search Of New Job
The rapper/entrepeneur formerly known as Jay-Z officially dropped the hyphen in his name last week. There's no word on what motivated the move, but we have now learned that the. Continue reading
“Summer Of Hip Hop” Continues On This Week’s Sales Charts
“The ‘Summer of Hip-Hop’ continues this week with the newly hyphen-less Jay Z topping the charts for a second straight week with Magna Carta… Holy Grail," writes NARM President Jim Donio,. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Free $20 Traktor DJ App & More Ahead of Apple App Store's 5th Anniversary Holy Magna Carta, Jay-Z! Samsung Album App Crashes, Gets Leaked, Hacked and Way Too Personal Watch. Continue reading
Jay-Z Takes To Twitter For 5 Hours: The Highlights
Jay-Z took to Twitter last night for five hours. After a high profile week of album release and Sansung app blowback, he seemed ready to set the record straight. And. Continue reading
Holy Magna Carta, Jay-Z! Samsung Album App Crashes, Gets Leaked, Hacked and Way Too Personal
Jay-Z's exclusive app release has gotten a lot of news as a marketing move. As an actual app it hasn't fared as well. The overreaching app permissions have been widely. Continue reading
Thanks To Jay-Z, RIAA Gold & Platinum Awards Join The Digital Age
Crawling a little further into the digital age, the RIAA has just updated the rules for Gold and Platinum Awards. Sales of digital albums will now be eligible for certification on their release and. Continue reading
Kanye West Debuts At #1 As Weekly Sales Rebound
(UPDATED) Kanye West should be smiling. This week he led a trio of rappers to the top of the Nielsen SoundScan sales chart published by Billboard. His new album, Yeezus,. Continue reading
Samsung Buys 1 Million Copies Of Jay-Z New Album “Magna Carta Holy Grail” [VIDEO]
UPDATED: Billboard has decided that these downloads don't count as sales for thier charts, but the Samsung app for "Magna Carta Holy Grail" is available now here. In a deal. Continue reading
