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Beyonce Buys $1M &#39;Mom Van&#39;
 Beyonce Buys $1M 'Mom Van' 
Oct 21, 2011 10:59 AM CDT

Beyonce Buys $1M 'Mom Van'

And more tales from an extravagant pregnancy

(Newser) - Beyonce and Jay-Z are sparing no expense when it comes to their baby: The couple is planning a 2,200-square-foot nursery inside their TriBeCa apartment, the Daily Mail reports, citing Us. One amusing quote from an insider: “Some people are like, 'Won't you be scared to leave...

10 Celebrities Turned Fashion Designers

Melissa McCarthy is the latest to make the leap

(Newser) - Melissa McCarthy is on top of the world, and now that she's won an Emmy and won over SNL viewers , what's next? The Bridesmaids star, who wanted to be a fashion designer before she ended up in comedy, is launching her own plus-size fashion line. "Trying to...

Did Beyonce Fake Her Baby Bump?

A source says she wasn't showing ... so she got a little prosthetic help

(Newser) - In what it's describing as a "WORLD EXCLUSIVE" (this is big news, people), MediaTakeOut is reporting that the rounded belly Beyonce debuted to the world at the MTV VMAs may have in fact been a fake. Oh, the singer is definitely pregnant, but according to a "TOP...

Beyonce Reveals Baby Bump at MTV Awards

Rep confirms first child for singer and hubby Jay-Z

(Newser) - To quote MTV's tweet tonight : "OMG Beyonce just made a huge announcement on the #vma carpet! #baby!!!!!" In pre-Twitter English: Beyonce made waves by showing up at the MTV Music Video Awards cradling her brand new baby bump, reports the Huffington Post . Beyonce's rep says she...

Beyonce, Jay-Z to Rock Royal Reception
 Beyonce, Jay-Z to 
 Rock Royal Reception 
rumor mill
Apr 25, 2011 10:51 AM CDT

Beyonce, Jay-Z to Rock Royal Reception

Wills, Kate have extended an invitation, says source

(Newser) - The countdown is on: Prince William and Kate Middleton marry on Friday, and performing at their reception will be ... Beyonce and Jay-Z. Wills and Kate are "massive fans," a source tells the Daily Star , and have asked the musical couple to perform Beyonce's "Crazy in Love"...

Celeb Guys Who Took Their Wives' Names

Of course, none of them started actually going by it...

(Newser) - Katy Perry is taking new hubby Russell Brand’s last name —but in Hollywood, does it ever go the other way? Kate Torgovnick discovered that yes, it does. She lists four famous men who took their wives’ names, on The Frisky :
  • Jay Mohr: Added wife Nikki Cox’s last
...

Eminem Snags 10 Grammy Noms

Lady Gaga also does well—but where's Song of the Year nod?

(Newser) - Eminem raked in the Grammy nominations last night, leading the ranks with 10 nods including Album of the Year, Best Rap Album, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. Next up were Bruno Mars with seven, and Lady Gaga , Lady Antebellum , and Jay-Z with six each. Of...

Jay-Z: I Shot My Brother at Age 12

Rapper, publicizing new memoir, talks about rough childhood

(Newser) - Jay-Z has sold more than 50 million albums, won 10 Grammys, and is the head of an über-successful business empire. But his childhood was a rough one—and he discusses it at length with the Guardian , speaking publicly for the first time about an incident when, at just 12,...

Obama's Secret 2012 Weapon: Jay-Z

Rapper will campaign for the president, insiders say

(Newser) - With President Obama struggling to maintain his hold over young voters, whatever can he do to ramp up his 2012 campaign? Team up with Jay-Z, of course. The rapper and huge Obama fan will stump for the prez, and strategists think he’ll lend new spark to the “hope”...

Beyonce Pregnant? Sources Claim Knowles, Jay-Z Expecting
 Beyoncé Is Pregnant ... Maybe 
Oct 20, 2010 10:28 AM CDT

Beyoncé Is Pregnant ... Maybe

Just another rumor? Only time will tell...

(Newser) - Here we go again : Is Beyoncé Knowles expecting a baby with hubby Jay-Z? Us Weekly is convinced she really is pregnant, citing a source who, amusingly, recalls that “B was shocked” to get the news. Even though she “wasn’t ready to be a mother just yet,...

9 Celebs in Serious Debt
 9 Celebs in 
 Serious Debt 
Jun 28, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

9 Celebs in Serious Debt

LiLo might want to consider a cheaper place to live

(Newser) - Mariah Carey’s $38,000 veterinary bill inspired The Frisky to round up a few more celebs who owe lots of dough:
  • Rihanna: By working out with a $1,500-a-day private trainer for a month, she racked up a nearly $30,000 bill—which her trainer said hasn't been paid.
...

Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z Juice Bonnaroo

Show closes tonight with DMB

(Newser) - Stevie Wonder galvanized Bonnaroo last night with a sweaty, irresistible nighttime performance, an act that headliner Jay-Z followed with torrid, flawless bombast, writes the AP. The two took the Bonnaroo main stage in succession, pumping the festival crowd—some 75,000 in total—full of energy. The day's acts also...

Betty White: Jay-Z Patted Me...
 Betty White: 
 Jay-Z Patted Me... 
NOT ON THE SHOULDER
May 13, 2010 9:44 AM CDT

Betty White: Jay-Z Patted Me...

Golden Girl dishes on 'SNL' gig on 'Tonight Show'

(Newser) - Fresh off her Saturday Night Live gig, America's favorite Golden Girl dropped by Jay Leno's set last night where she again killed. Greeted with a standing ovation, Gawker reports, Betty White dished on how "desperate" Jay-Z patted her ass, and on partying down with the cast til 3am. She...

Jay-Z, Eminem to Christen Yankee Stadium
 Jay-Z, Eminem to 
 Christen Yankee Stadium 
SEPTEMBER CONCERT
May 13, 2010 9:29 AM CDT

Jay-Z, Eminem to Christen Yankee Stadium

Pair to perform at ballpark in September

(Newser) - Native New Yorker Jay-Z gets the honor of playing the first concert at the new Yankee Stadium, but he'll be sharing the stage with fellow rapper Eminem, the AP reports. The show is scheduled for Sept. 13, but that won't be their first concert together—on Sept. 2, the two...

Is Sarah Palin a Bigger Diva Than Mariah?
 Is Sarah Palin a Bigger Diva Than Mariah?
contract analysis
Apr 18, 2010 4:25 PM CDT

Is Sarah Palin a Bigger Diva Than Mariah?

Or JLo? Or Jay-Z?

(Newser) - Amid all the uproar over how Sarah Palin's contract with a Cal State school was acquired (theft? harmless dumpster diving?), let's not lose sight of the real question: Is she a bigger diva than Mariah Carey...or JLo, Barbra Streisand, and other celebs with big demands? The Week investigates.
  • Mariah
...

Beyonce, Jay-Z (Maybe) Expecting
 Beyonce, Jay-Z 
 (Maybe) Expecting 
internet buzz
Mar 26, 2010 6:06 AM CDT

Beyonce, Jay-Z (Maybe) Expecting

Website report unconfirmed, but getting picked up

(Newser) - The latest mystery buzzing around the Internet: Is Beyonce pregnant? Media Take Out reports that she is, citing a “ROCK SOLID source” and adding that she’s healthy and hubby Jay-Z is very excited. The Huffington Post , the Daily Mail , and the New York Post were convinced enough by...

Jay-Z, Beyoncé Hit White House Situation Room

Hip-hop's first couple get tour, meet Obama

(Newser) - Hip-hop’s first couple got a look at the DC digs of the nation’s first family this week, with Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé getting cozy in the White House Situation Room as they waited to meet President Obama. The rapper, who’s bragged in lyrics about close relations with...

Lady Gaga Wins Big at Brit Awards
 Lady Gaga 
 Wins Big at 
 Brit Awards 
PLUS: HER MCQUEEN TRIBUTE
Feb 16, 2010 10:02 PM CST

Lady Gaga Wins Big at Brit Awards

She wins three awards, dedicates opener to late designer

(Newser) - Lady Gaga scored three awards at tonight’s Brit Awards—the across-the-pond version of the Grammys—and won over the London audience by dedicating her show-opening performance to a late friend and favorite fashion designer. “This is for Alexander McQueen,” Gaga said before launching into an acoustic version...

Beyonc&eacute;, Taylor Swift Share Spotlight
 Beyoncé, Taylor 
 Swift Share 
 Spotlight 
grammy awards
Jan 31, 2010 11:03 PM CST

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift Share Spotlight

Beyoncé sets record with 6 Grammys; Swift captures album of the year

(Newser) - Beyoncé won six Grammy Awards tonight in Los Angeles, setting a record for a female performer, but was foiled in two high-profile categories. The R&B superstar captured song of the year for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it)," while Taylor Swift took home album of the...

My New Vid's Not Satanic: Jay-Z

Rapper, director deny On To The Next One contains occult images

(Newser) - With the conspiracy-theory corners of the Internet gnawing through the idea that Jay-Z’s latest video, for the single On To The Next One, is chock-full of Satanic imagery and the symbols of Freemasonry, the rapper and the vid’s director are laughing it all off. “That’s crazy...

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