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Tiffany solicits help of Beyoncé and Jay-Z to draw younger buyers – will it backfire?

The musician sports a 128.54-carat stone in a new ad campaign – the jewelry company’s latest attempt to rebrand itself

Priya Elan

24, Aug, 2021 @2:45 PM

Sorry, Rihanna. I can’t celebrate another billionaire – even if they are Black | Akin Olla

The last thing we need right now is another billionaire, regardless of their skin color

Akin Olla

07, Aug, 2021 @10:21 AM

‘This is a full-circle moment’: inside Kanye West’s Donda listening party

The rapper delivered snippets of his new album to a confused stadium of attendees in Atlanta, teasing a possible return to form after recent controversies

Mike Jordan

23, Jul, 2021 @5:30 PM

Beyoncé’s 4 at 10: the album that set the stage for her cultural domination

Her first album since she split from her manager father, 4 marked the beginning of Beyoncé’s artistic freedom, creative control and business empire

Sydney Urbanek

23, Jun, 2021 @11:00 AM

The greatest ever songs of the summer – ranked!

From Don Henley to Drake, we rate the hottest sounds of the season

Michael Cragg

10, Jun, 2021 @1:07 PM

Swizz Beatz: ‘DMX was a hero. He would give clothes off his back to the homeless’

The superproducer is married to Alicia Keys and has made hits for Jay-Z and Beyoncé – but his current role is custodian of DMX’s legacy. He explains the particular power of the late rapper

Dean Van Nguyen

01, Jun, 2021 @3:49 PM

DMX: Exodus review – a bold and bleak posthumous finale

The New York rapper, who died in April, is strong and unsettling over grimy, atonal production, with guest turns from Alicia Keys, Jay-Z and Bono

Alexis Petridis

27, May, 2021 @12:24 PM

Jay-Z sells majority stake in Tidal music streaming service to Jack Dorsey's Square

$297m deal hands control to Twitter co-founder, with Beyoncé, Madonna, Rihanna and other Tidal co-owners retaining stakes

Mark Sweney

04, Mar, 2021 @5:49 PM

Britney Spears: another pop princess trapped in a man-made fairytale

One contributor is notably absent from the new film about Britney: herself. But from Rihanna to Beyoncé to Taylor Swift, female stars have always struggled to tell their stories

Grace Medford

19, Feb, 2021 @8:00 AM

Anna Wintour in sweatpants, Harry Styles in lace: the people who defined fashion in 2020

Style was as weird as you would expect in a year that saw most of us locked down. Hazmat suits, feral scruffiness and gender twists led to some memorable looks

Hannah Marriott, Priya Elan, Jess Cartner-Morley and Morwenna Ferrier

17, Dec, 2020 @6:01 AM

Lady Gaga attacks Trump's 'grab' remarks at Joe Biden rally

Pop star continues war of words with Trump, with president claiming ‘I know a lot of stories’ about her, as he also criticises LeBron James, Jay-Z and others

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

03, Nov, 2020 @9:07 AM

Alicia Keys: 'I was supposed to end up a prostitute or addicted to drugs'

With the release of a new album, the singer picks favourite tracks from her back catalogue and talks about the magic of working with Kanye West, surviving the tough streets of New York and her struggles with self-worth