JAY-Z SAYS BEYONCE IS NOT PREGNANT
Jay-Z has set the record straight: Beyonce is not pregnant! This past weekend, E! News reported that several sources confirmed that the superstar was expecting her second child. Ebro Darden, the program director of NYC's Hot 97 and Jay's good friend has revealed that Jay-Z personally emailed him and said that the rumors were "not true."
Darden added that Jay-Z said that "the news" is becoming worse than blogs.
The streets are really anticipating J. Cole's sophomore project, Born Sinner -- so much that he's pushed the release up from June 25th to June 18th. One little detail -- that's the day Kanye West's album is rumored to be dropping.
A source tells the Hollywood Reporter, "J. has been working non-stop to put out his album a week earlier -- living in the studio, bringing in full orchestras and a choir." And J. says, "I wanted to come out earlier, but I kept hitting these creative zones where I couldn't finish. 'Cause I kept making more and more and more. It…was effortless, how I made this album."
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A female fan is OK after Miguel accidentally slammed her with a flying leg drop at last night's Billboard Awards. Miguel was performing his hit "Adorn" when he tried to jump from the the stage to a catwalk, but ended up crushing a fan in the audience.
After the performance, Miguel met with the fan, identified only as Khyati, backstage. He sheepishly told ABC, "Well, I think it's kind of clear what happened. But I'm very happy to [meet] my new friend, Khyati... Unfortunately, we did not meet under the best circumstances, but I think we're okay."
When asked what he was thinking when he attempted his leap, Miguel said, "The crazy thing is, when you're performing and you're just kind of into it, you never know where it's gonna go and where you're gonna go with it, and how that might turn out. So this is one of the less favorable moments."
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Janet Jackson's so-called retirement didn't last long -- she now says she's working on new music for the first time in more than five years.
Miss Jackson tells Billboard that fans shouldn't believe stories that she'd ditched her career and moved to the Middle East with new hubby Wissam Al Mana. She says, "I am working on a new project now. We are creating the concept and initial thoughts on the music. I am excited about the direction we are taking. I don't want to rush it… I don't want to put a time constraint on the creative process."
Janet's last album was 2008's Discipline, which debuted at number-one but sold a disappointing 449,000 copies overall.