Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s new album just dropped on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon

The Carters/YouTube Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s new album “Everything is Love” just dropped on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon. “Everything is Love” was a surprise release on Tidal on Saturday. Tidal’s short exclusive window raises questions about Jay-Z’s plans for the company. Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s new album “Everything is Love” is now available to stream on Spotify Premium and Apple Music, […]

The guys who helped build Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal are raising money to follow your every move

Unacast Two of the founders of Jay-Z’s fledgling music service Tidal are building a startup focused on mobile location data. The two executives, Thomas Walle and Kjartan Slette, have raised $ 17.5 million to expand Unacast, which supplies data from hundreds of mobile apps to ad targeting companies. The plan is to build out the company’s […]

Watch: Jay-Z’s ‘Family Feud’ Music Video, Directed by Ava DuVernay

We recently wrote about Never Let Me Go director Mark Romanek’s foray back into the world of music videos with his video for Justin Timberlake’s new single “Filthy,” but he’s not alone: Selma and A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay has a new music video of her own, featuring none other than Jay-Z and Beyonce. As you […]

You Can Now Stream JAY-Z’s ‘4:44’ on Not-Tidal (and Not-Spotify)

When 4:44 was released last week, it came in the form of the Tidal exclusive — the type of major release (like that of Kanye’s The Life of Pablo — whose Tidal exclusivity Kanye now seems to regret) so enticing as to bring new subscribers to JAY-Z’s/Sprint’s service with the promise of, say, a mere week of listening to […]

Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’: A Tribute to the Power of the Completely Affectless Lyric

Jay-Z has never been one for overthinking things, so it’s perhaps not surprising that the title of his new album 4:44 — “surprise” released overnight on Tidal (of course) because megarich artists don’t need release schedules — refers to the fact that its title track was written at 4:44am. As per Pitchfork, the rapper explains: “I […]

JAY-Z’s mother came out as lesbian on his new album ‘4:44’

Wikimedia Commons JAY-Z’s mother, Gloria Carter, came out as lesbian in an appearance on the song “Smile” from her son’s new album, “4:44.”  On the song, Jay and his mother both candidly address her sexuality for the first time in public, according to The Huffington Post.  “Mama had four kids, but she’s a lesbian / Had to […]