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Alicia Keys surprised fans by bringing out  Beyonce, Jay-Z and her new boyfriend Swizz Beatz at her concert at Madison Square Garden in NYC on Wednesday (March 17) during her Freedom Tour.

Alicia opened the show with some of her old and new tracks before inviting Beyonce on stage to perform a duet of their new single, Put It In A Love Song.

Also joining her on stage at MSG were her rapper boyfriend and Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z who performed Empire State Of Mind.  It was like a double date.

 
On March 3, the 29-year-old musician kicked off the U.S. portion of her The Freedom Tour in Chicago, it runs through April 9th ending in Las Vegas. The European leg of her tour commences in late April.

Beyonce supported hubby Jay-Z at the Barclays Center Groundbreaking Ceremony this Thursday (March 12th) at the Atlantic Yards in New York.

Jay-Z joined politicians and officials for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Barclays Center, it will eventually be the new home of the New Jersey Nets. 

“What I stand here and represent is hope for Brooklyn, New York City. I’m a son of Brooklyn, I’m from Marcy projects,” Jay said. “I think about growing up in Brooklyn in the Marcy projects and shooting jump shots, thinking I can make it to the NBA. Now I stand here as an owner of a team that’s coming back to Brooklyn. The pride in that, and bringing that dream so much closer for people, brings me so much pride I get a little nervous about it. But I’m very happy, very excited about this day. And we did it again, Brooklyn — shout-out to [Notorious] B.I.G.”

If you aren’t playing for the NBA – then owning the team is a great alternative (lol). 

Jay-Z played to a sold-out crowd during his Blueprint 3 tour stop at NYC’s Madison Square Garden, Tuesday night (March 2).  After the concert, Beyonce, wearing a Gucci one-of-a-kind mesh metal halter tank, attended the after-party to celebrate with her rapper husband, held at his NYC 40/40 nightclub. 

Jay-Z will be the subject of a new behind-the-scenes documentary titled NY-Z, which showcases what it truly means for an artist to play at the MSG.  NY-Z , which was produced by Absolut Vodka and directed by Danny Clinch, captures never before seen footage of Jay-Z and John Mayer as they prepare for  their performance during the Answer the Call benefit concert. 

NY-Z will be available on March 22 at Facebook.com/absolut.  In the meantime check out the trail below.

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys brought the house down at Yankee Stadium many hours before the Yankees beat the Phillies in game 2 of the MLB’s World Series.

The lyrics to Jay’z “Empire State of Mind” were cleaned up for the performance at the World Series.

Check out the video below:

MediaTakeOut.com just got wind of some EXPLOSIVE NEWS!!!! Apparently Kanye’s outburst during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech has caused more trouble than he could have imagined.

According to one of MediaTakeOut.com’s entertainment industry insiders, it caused a HUGE BLOW UP between Jay Z and Beyonce.

The insider, who asked to remain anonymous, told MediaTakeOut.com that soon after Kanye’s outburst – MTV network execs were furious. They asked Kanye to go out on stage and apologize – which he refused. Instead, our insider explained, Kanye chose to leave the event.

But here’s where things get interesting. While all this was happening backstage, MediaTakeOut.com learned that Jay Z was right there with Kanye. According to our insider, “Jay Z was upset with the way [MTV] treated Kanye … so when he saw Beyonce do what she did with Taylor – he saw it as a very disloyal move.”

And that disloyalty wouldn’t go without being punished. According to our insider, Jay LEFT THE EVENT without Beyonce. He reportedly called up Rihanna – who did not attend the Awards show – and attended at least 2 of the VMA afterparties with her instead.

Do you think there is any truth to this story?? Is so what do you think about these guys??

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Beyonce and Jay-Z were seen at a press conference for the “Answer the Call” charity concert at Madison Square Garden today (August 31).

Joined by Executive Vice President of Warner Music Group Kevin Liles and Governor Patterson, Jay-Z fielded questions and posed for pictures ahead of the September 11th concert to benefit the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.   Tickets go on sale September 8, 2009.

Check out the just released, Run This Town music video from Rihanna, Kanye West and Jay-Z.  This is the first single from Jay-Z’s upcoming, The Blueprint III.

“The song is about evolution and the progress,” Jay has said. “You start out as a new artist and you make your way into the game. You climb that mountain and you get to the top and you put your flag down. This is us putting our flag down. This is Roc Nation. Pledge your allegiance. You’ve got to put your flag at the top of the mountain and say we run this town.”

The trio will perform Run This Town  on NBC’s The Jay Leno Show on September 14. They are also rumored to perform a day before at the 2009 MTV Video Music.

The 2009 BET Awards hosted by Jamie Foxx will be honoring Michael Jackson, who passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

Rumor has it that Justin Timberlake and Usher are trying to make last minute flights to L.A. to attend so they too can be there to honor Michael Jackson.

Foxx is at the top of his game as an Oscar-winning actor and box office champ; chart-topping, platinum-selling R&B artist; and world-class comedian.   Anything can happen when the “Unpredictable” entertainer takes over.

Alicia Keys and Wyclef Jean, two of the industry’s most talented musicians and generous philanthropists will both receive this year’s Humanitarian Award for their respective charitable work.

Presenters for the evening include Solange Knowles, Queen Latifah and Sherri Shepherd.  Performances by Soulja Boy, Beyonce and Jay-Z are also expected.  The show begins tonight at 8PM Eastern Time.