Andy Narell has spent most of his life pushing the physical, geographical and musical limits of the pan. That work recently brought the US-born pannist, composer and arranger another kind of ...

One of the three men charged in the killing of hip-hop icon Jam Master Jay changed his plea to guilty in court on Monday. Jam Master Jay, whose real name was Jason Mizell, was killed in 2002 inside a ...

Jay Bryant negotiating plea deal in New York death of Run-DMC star, over which one conviction has been overturned One of the three men charged in the killing of Jam Master Jay plans to plead guilty, ...

The rapper discussed his 2024 sexual assault lawsuit and the Kendrick-Drake beef in a new GQ cover story Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Jay-Z has spoken ...

Hov sits down for his first cover story in nearly a decade. By Michael Saponara Jay-Z has broken his silence. The Brooklyn rap legend sat down with GQ on Tuesday (March 24) and graced the cover of the ...

Jay-Z discovered the work of Chicago-born artist Rashid Johnson—whose paintings, installations, and photographs often represent Black intellectual life—about a decade ago, says Johnson, when the ...

The 56-year-old 'Empire State of Mind' rapper has changed his stage name multiple times throughout his career Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Jay-Z has reintroduced the umlaut over the “Y” in his name, ...

Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is reintroducing himself as JAŸ-Z. The 56-year-old rapper quietly revised the spelling of his stage name to include an umlaut over the “Y,” in an announcement that he would perform ...

Jay-Z is making his grand return to the stage for the first time in nearly a year with a headlining performance alongside the Roots at the Roots Picnic 2026. The rapper, who recently changed the ...

It was odd. 20-year-old Jay Lee always called his mother, Stephanie, on her birthday to sing to her. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content ...

Spoiler alert! The following post discusses the finale of the dramedy “Jay Kelly” (streaming now on Netflix) so beware if you haven’t seen it yet. Call it a Cloon-ception. Director Noah Baumbach’s new ...

In the most revealing scene in Jay Kelly, the handsome, salt-and-pepper-haired titular movie star (George Clooney) stands in the cramped toilet of a moving train, staring into a mirror. Hesitates the ...