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Jay Z Signs $200M Touring
John Legend Wants To Give Inmates Business Opportunities
Nas Has New Deal With Sony
Deal With Live Nation
John Legend has launched a new initiative aimed at pro- viding prison inmates with business opportunities.
The “Ordinary People” singer announced plans for his Unlocked Futures investment fund at Town & Country mag- azine’s annual philanthropy summit in New York City last week. John explained how he had partnered with social in- novation charity New Fund and Bank of America to start the fund for ex-prisoners.
“We are doing this project, which is a social venture fund, with New Profit and Bank of America, and its purpose is in- vesting in business and non- profit ideas for people who have been incarcerated,” he told U. S. Senator Cory Booker, who interviewed him for the publication.
The 38-year-old told the
Jay Z is really, really good at making money.
Everyone knows this.
He’s got numerous business ventures: a venture capital firm, a start-up incubator, Tidal, and Roc Nation.
So many, in fact, that it’s easy to forget that Jay Z, as well as being a businessman, is a musician.
Today, the entrepreneur and investor gave us 200 million reasons to remember that he’s also a rapper.
Variety reports that Jay Z has signed a $200 million dol- lar, 10-year touring deal with Live Nation.
Carter is already signed with the company, and they will continue to produce and promote all of his live concert events.
Although Jay Z doesn’t have a new album coming out any- time soon (that we know of,
Jay Z is $200M richer.
anyway), he has a robust tour schedule, and will be perform- ing several shows this fall.
Forbes announced last week that Jay Z is the second rich- est rapper, coming in just $10 million less than Diddy. This new deal will undoubtedly help to put him at the top of the list next year.
Iconic rapper, Nas has part- nered with Sony.
John Legend announces his Unlocked Futures investment fund.
politician that he felt those with criminal records strug- gled to find employment and that he wanted to provide funding for them to start busi- nesses and community proj- ects.
Rap star Nas continues to expand his business portfolio, thanks to a new partnership with Sony.
Nas has a new partnership with the corporate giant’s li- censing and merchandising creative agency, The Thread Shop.
Nas will work with The Thread Shop’s Vice President Francis T. Wong to create fashion forward, on trend col- lections for the Nas, as well as other strategic collaborations.
The work Thread Shop is doing now is incredible,” said Nas to WWD. “They are the experts when it comes to strategic artist collaborations and were the obvious choice when I was looking to work with a full service creative agency.
The Thread Shop will also work hand-in-hand with Nas to develop a revamped web store with new merch from the rapper.
‘Scandal’ Will End After Next Season
Brandy’s Got A New Man
It seems as if Shonda Rhimes run with Scandal is set to conclude.
TV Line is reporting that the show's seventh season, set to air in 2017-18, will be its last.
ABC is expected to make an official network announce- ment next week at upfronts.
In an interview with NPR a while back, Rhimes said, "I feel like there is a finite amount of Scandal to be told. So I know what the end of Scandal will be, and I feel re- ally good about that. And I can see where the end point is. And I don’t think I’m going to change that.”
A cultural phenom- enon, Scandal arguably was
Brandy has a new man!
The singer took to Insta- gram to reveal the identity of the new man in her life, and it’s Chicago hip hop/R&B artist Sir the Baptist (William James Stokes).
They made their relation- ship public as they both posted the photo below on their IG pages. Brandy captioned one of the photos:
“Straight off the #Heaven- Copter with #HIM @sirthe- baptists,” while Sir The Baptist captioned his, “Landing Helicopters on letters. My Girl @4ever- brandy.”
Sir the Baptist re- leased“Raise Hell” and “Wake
Brandy and her boyfriend, Sir the Baptist.
new
Kerry Washington as Scan- dal’s Olivia Pope.
the first show to spawn live- tweeting on Black Twitter.
Up” back in 2015.” He’s is set to release his debut album this year.
Suspect Identified In Shooting Death Of Cash Money Artist, BTY Youngn
Jennifer Hudson Signs On As A Judge For ‘The Voice’
The shooting death of rising New Orleans rapper BTY Youngn last month sent shock waves throughout the region with many scrambling to make sense of the killing. City police have identified a suspect in the murder of the 27-year-old Rich Gang affiliate and are currently on the look- out.
BTY Youngn, born Desmone Jerome, was shot several times and killed while at a gas station on the night of April 29 in the Hollygrove sec- tion of town. NOPD are on the hunt for 31-year-old Daryl Bannister, Jr. and are look- ing to charge the man with sec- ond-degree murder when located, reports the Times- Picayune.
Newly signed Cash Money artisit, BTY Youngn was fatally shot at a gas station in New Or- leans.
According to the court records obtained by The Advo- cate, Bannister admitted to an unrelated shooting during an investigation which re- sulted in a guilty plea to a state racketeering case involving a Pigeon Town street gang known as ‘The Taliban’.
Alicia is out, Jennifer is
in.
Since Alicia Keys an-
nounced she’s stepping down as judge for season 13 of “The Voice,” The Hollywood Re- porter announces Jennifer Hudson will take her place in the big red chair next sea- son.
Hudson recently wrapped up her tenure as judge on “The Voice UK” where she and her singing hopeful Mo Adeniran won the competi- tion.
Now on this side of the pond, Hudson will join Miley Cyrus, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and host Carson Daly.
Ironically, Hudson’s tenure on “The Voice” will be
Former ‘American Idol’ contestant, Jennifer Hudson will be a judge for ‘The Voice’.
competing with the resurrec- tion of “American Idol” which was picked up by ABC after being cancelled after 15 sea- sons from FOX.
Hudson was booted from American Idol’s third season.
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