Last night, armed with a 36 piece orchestra and a heart full of a emotion, Jay Z performed ‘Glory’ live for the very first time,at New York’s Carnegie Hall.
Dedicated to his daughter ‘Blue Ivy’, his set followed these shots of his wife Beyonce that emerged from the same event, marking the first time the star had been seen in public since giving birth.
Jay’s moving performance below…
Jay-Z has been on the lips of many since the birth of his and Beyonce‘s daughter, Blue Ivy, two weeks ago. Attention which reached fever-pitch upon the release of the emotionally-charged ‘Glory’.
However, as expected, the fiercely private couple have been out of the spotlight throughout – that is until last night.
Jigga, beaming ear to ear, was snapped arriving at the re-opening of his 40/40 club in New York. Fans outside the venue reportedly expressed their congratulations to the 42 year old mogul, who simply responded ”thank you”. A statement Baby Blue will no doubt be making once she’s old enough to bask in record-breaking appearance on ‘Glory’.
Peep more pics of Papa Blue after the jump…
Review of the refreshed Billboard tally tomorrow will find ‘We Found Love’ back atop the Hot 100 after a brief dethrone by ‘Sexy And I Know It’ duo LMFAO. For what comes as the 9th non-consecutive week, Rihanna‘s faithful Navy have assisted her float back to rule over the singles chart – helping the songstress notch her longest reign yet on that front.
Elsewhere, gal pal Katy Perry was previously showing unstoppable signs of unseating LMFAO from the top spot, but ‘The One That Got Away’ is looking more like the one that won’t make it to #1 as it drops from 3-6. Despite an acclaimed remix featuring B.O.B. and discounting the song, the former Mrs. Brand has yet to land her record breaking 6th no. 1 single from parent album ‘Teenage Dream’.
Filling out the rest of the charts, Adele (who is currently number 1 on Billboard’s album tally) continues her double dominance of the top 10 with ‘Set Fire To The Rain’ at no. 4 and ‘Someone Like You’ slipping to number 10. And, while Jay Z/Kanye West and Flo Rida stay put with ‘Ni**as in Paris’ (#7) and ‘Good Feeling’ (#5) respectively, crooner Bruno Mars moves his ‘It Will Rain’ up to the no. 3 spot.
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Since Beyonce and Jay-Z‘s baby Blue Ivy arrived last week, the net has been filled with gag after gag surrounding the youngster’s “inevitable” success.
Fast forward few days and the punchlines are now fact. Aged just 4 days old, the youngest of the Carter clan has made Billboard history.
She may only be a day old, but it would seem New York native Blue Ivy is already well on her way to becoming almost as celebrated as her super star parents, Beyonce & Jay Z.
For today, in what will sure to have many fans the world over reaching for their nearest box of Kleenex’s, her father has released a surprisingly honest number named ‘Glory‘, which- quite interestingly- features the new born baby herself.
Get into it below…
‘A Star Is Born!’
Yes, moments ago it was confirmed that Pop Prima Beyonce successfully delivered her first child with husband Jay Z, a healthy baby girl -reportedly named Ivy Blue. Sources close to the couple confirm the birth was a C-Section.
From everyone here at That Grape Juice, congratulations!
More details as they they come in…
Stars have begun to send their well-wishes via Twitter.
Rihanna wrote:
“Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih.”
Diddy offered:
“Congrats to jay and B! God Bless 
! And many more!”
While Russell Simmons added:
“congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z.”
Though it is sometimes very easy to forget, Pop belter Rihanna is Rap mogul Jay Z‘s most successful female artist to date, surpassing the commercial feats scored by Teairra Mari, Foxy Brown and dare we say Melanie Fiona by a long shot.
So, as a way of saying thank you for her continued success of many a single’s chart, the entertainer’s management made quite the purchase for the Island Belle recently.
A black Jeep Wrangler to be exact.
More below…
‘Rolling In the Deep’ diva Adele’s ’21′ album is still rolling over competition on both album and single charts despite debuting almost a year ago. Already crowned 2011′s best selling album and spending 43 of its 44 week shelf-life in Billboard’s top 5, the songstress moved back to #1 after moving an additional 144k albums this week. Such feat ties her with fellow female powerhouse vocalist Whitney Houston’s 1986 self-titled debut for a 14 week run atop Billboard’s album charts. The only other female (or female led) albums to know such reign would be ‘The Bodyguard’ soundtrack (20 weeks from 1992-1993) and Carole King‘s ‘Tapestry’ (15 weeks in 1971).
On the singles front, the British beauty is commanding the lower half of the chart’s top 10 with ‘Someone Like You’ and ‘Set Fire To the Rain’ at no.8 and no.9 respectively. At the chart’s higher end, ‘Party Rock Anthem‘ duo extend their top 10 reign at #1 and #6 respectively with their party favorites ‘Sexy and I Know It’ and ‘Party Rock’. Filling out the top five, gal pals Rihanna and Katy Perry can be found at #2 and #3 respectively with ‘We Found Love’ and “The One That Got Away”.
Finally, while the ladies have run this motha- for quite sometime, the men are finally getting in on some of the action. Bruno Mars makes a splash with ‘It Will Rain’ at #4, Flo Rida makes good at #5 with ‘Good Feeling’, and Jay Z/Kanye settle at #7 with ‘Ni**as In Paris’.
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Still proving that girls really do run this motha-, gal pals Katy Perry and Rihanna‘s reigns on singles charts just won’t let up. The latter, finding herself atop Billboard Hot 100 for the 7th week with monster hit ‘We Found Love’ and the former getting one step closer to the top with ‘The One That Got Away’ (jumping from 9-4). By no means unfamiliar territory, the Bajan beauty’s previous efforts ‘Umbrella’ and ‘The Way You Lie’ both dominated the Hot 100 for 7 weeks with the help of hip-hop heavyweights Jay Z and Eminem respectively . However, if Ms. Fenty manages to stay atop the chart for two more weeks she will best herself and tie fellow-talentless mannequin Ke$ha‘s ‘Tik Tok’ for the longest #1 run of the noughties.
And, while Perry’s ascension was undoubtedly assisted by the availability of her single for .69 cent purchase recently, the newly announced forthcoming B.O.B. remix to the song may give it that push it needs to notch her 6th #1 single. If such happens, she will be the first artist in history to nab 6 #1 singles from one album (presently tying both Michael Jackson‘s 5 #1s and nearing Janet Jackson‘s 7 top ten singles from one album record).
Elsewhere on the singles charts, Adele and Christina/Maroon 5 move into the #7 and #8 spots respectively, Flo Rida‘s ‘Good Feeling’ makes good with #5, ‘Watch the Throne’ co-stars Jay Z and Kanye West watch the #6 spot, and T-Pain‘s ’5 O’Clock’ crashes in at #10. The album charts sees jazz crooner Michael Buble reasserting his domination as his holiday set moved an impressive 450-500k after nearly two months of release. (source)
Peep this shot of Pop royals Beyonce and Jay Z posing it up with the cast of Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas last night.
Their appearance at the show arrives weeks before the pair are expected to welcome their first child to the world, months after they announced they were expecting at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.
As 2011 draws to close, a number of publications have began to reveal their respective ‘Best Of..’ lists.
Today ,Time and Rolling Stone get in on the action with the surfacing of their ‘Best Albums Of 2011′ lists.
Without further adieu, find out who made the cut below…
Party responsible for the careers of Rihanna, Willow Smith and Kanye West, Rap Svengali Jay Z has proven that he most certainly knows what he is doing when it comes to recruiting new performers.
Now, in what will be sure to excite fans of the X Factor franchise, he has reportedly signed one of the show’s contestants in a bid to expand his already successful label- Roc Nation.
Find out who below…
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