With Samsung, Jay-Z continues to boom

He really is more than a businessman. Jay-Z’s partnership with Samsung for his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, is another sign of how musicians are finding new ways to push, sell and promote their music, and how the multiplatinum performer – who famously rapped “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man” – continues to leverage his enduring popularity into a successful brand.

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Billboard awards: epic jump-kick fail

Taylor Swift won all the awards, Justin Bieber got all the boos and actress Jennifer Morrison’s see-through dress had all the cameras snapping but R&B singer Miguel provided the most memorable moment of Billboard Music Awards. Billboard fashion: red carpet glamour Miguel’s jump-kick from one part of the stage to the other during his performance of Adorn was a masterclass in #epic fail

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