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The BEYONCE and her late '90s MARIAH ensemble were jpeged enjoying a second night outing post-child birth. The pair rocked up for night two of the Zzzz's intimate show at New York City town's Carnegie Hall.

MA: Nas, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z: Side A (The performers themselves, predictably) claim Carnegie Hall means a supreme moment for Hip-Hop. Side B (My brain) tells me this is a non-moment for Hip-Hop. Irrelevant, not true, nutso. What do you think? Like a strange physics law, that as soon as you see something it changes, it is not the same as when you did not see it. As soon as hip-hop climbs a stage reserved for classical art, it stops being hip-hop. ? Or does it not? [...]

Jay-Z played Carnegie Hall last night to rave reviews. Stereogum has photos up from the show along with some videos. Billboard has the setlist. He also performed "Glory" and showed the true emotion of the song to the entire audience: "I didn't think I was going to make it through that one," he said, sounding [...]

I am kicking myself right now, wishing I had copped a ticket to see Jay-Z perform at Carnegie Hall. Now that I have missed out on the first night, and I most certainly will not be able to cough up several hundred bucks to see him tonight, the best we can do is catch some of the footage. Here is a short clip of Hov performing " Glory ", the song he recently dedicated to his new daughter. The event was met with all sorts of special guests, including ?uestlove and Young Guru as part of the orchestra, and Alicia Keys [...]

Jay-Z played a special show at New York City's Carnegie Hall last night. According to MTV , the set included over 30 songs, guest appearances by Nas and Alicia Keys, as well as Hov going into the balcony to finish his set. From all the tweets and talk, I'm sure this was a really dope concert. Check out a little footage below. Get More: Music News

Last night, Jay-Z played a benefit for United Way of New York City and The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation at NYC's Carnegie Hall - he plays again tonight - and though most of the public was priced out by ticket prices in the hundreds and thousands, there were still enough Elliott Wilson s and Jon Caramanicas there to give the rest of us heavy FOMO. Amongst the highlights: Jay-Z and Nas doing Illmatic 's "N.Y. State Of Mind," Jay rapping a medley of Reasonable Doubt classics from the balcony during the encore [...]

Jay-Z w/ orchesta, Alicia Keys & Nas @ Carnegie Hall - 2/6 Fans of disposable income -- earning it, spending it, rapping about it, listening to someone rap about it -- had much to cheer about during this concert, the highest-profile hip-hop show ever at Carnegie Hall. And there was also the matter of the income disposal, or in this case, donation: this concert was the first of a pair (the second is Tuesday night) benefitting the United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation, the charity [...]

Jay-Z performed a charity show at New York's Carnegie Hall last night, featuring a 30-piece orchestra (which included The Roots) and guest appearances from the likes of Nas. You can watch a few of the tracks he performed below, like 'N.Y. State Of Mind' which he performed with Nas, and the first ever live performance of 'Glory' (which he wrote for/about his daughter Blue Ivy Carter). If you're lucky enough to be going to the second of [...]

Jay-Z performed "Glory" for the first time live at Carnegie Hall last night in NYC. Read the full Jay-Z Glory Lyrics here. He also brought out Nas and Alicia Keys for a performance to support his SC scholarship foundation. Check out the Nas performance after the jump. It look EPIC! Spotted: HHNM Post from: KillerHipHop Jay-Z Performs Glory And Brings Out Nas At Carnegie Hall, NYC

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Norah Jones at LPR w/ Doveman in 2011 ( more by Vincent Cornelli ) Stones Fest 2012 , a tribute to the Rolling Stones similar to Petty Fest and Dylan Fest , is going down on February 22 at Webster Hall . Billed as "A Night To Get Drunk And Celebrate The Music Of The Rolling Stones," the fest will feature appearances by most of the same people who usually play these events, Norah Jones , Adam Green , Jesse Malin , [...]

The flashy young virtuoso makes a deep impression in her vivid tribute to Vladimir Horowitz on his very own Steinway.

Last month we told you about a star-studded tribute to The Rolling Stones which will take place at NYC's Carnegie Hall on March 13. Today, the organizers of the Michael Dorf-produced event have announced another batch of artists who will perform at the Hot Rocks 1964-1971 concert . HT faves Jackie Greene, Taj Mahal and TV on the Radio have been added to the bill as well as Marc Cohn, Peaches and Jovanotti. Each act will perform a Stones cover from the 1964-1971 period. These acts join the list [...]

Big week for Hov, with regards to milestones; not only did he topple Lil Wayne's Billboard record for "Most Top 10 Singles By A Rapper" with 18 ("Niggas In Paris"), he announced that he'll play a pair of benefit shows at one of NYC's most sacred rooms, Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, on 2/6 and 2/7. Also, he stoked some hype flames by quickly addressing recording plans for 2012: "It depends on how this thing finishes up," Jay said in reference to his and Kanye's current Watch the Throne Tour. "We — I say 'we' because [...]

Jay-Z , who is in the middle of his Watch the Throne tour> with Kanye West , announced via a press conference (video below) that he will perform at NYC's Carnegie Hall on February 6 and 7 to benefit the United Way of New York City to help expand the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation, and that tickets will be sold privately on December 12 with a limited amount of public tickets going on sale January 30 at 11 AM. Private tickets will range from $500 to $2500. Jay also spoke to [...]

Our look at the best releases of the year kicks off today with an annual traditional around these parts that we don't see elsewhere – a list of the best live archival releases from the past 12 months. These are all albums which feature music pulled from the artists' archives that had never been officially released until 2011. All in all 2011 was an exceptional year for archival releases as more acts and labels are realizing the benefits of opening their vaults. For this list we focused on straight live archival releases, [...]

During a Shawn Carter Foundation press conference this morning, Jay-Z announced that he will be performing two shows at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall. The two shows will be on February 6th and 7th, with all proceeds going to charity. Limited tickets will be sold privately starting December 12th, while general public tickets will go on sale starting January 30th at 11:00am EST. Here's what Hova had to say about the chance to perform at Carnegie Hall (via RapRadar ): Its every artists dream to play a venue as legendary [...]

Time to break out your Rocawear tuxedo.

Two of New York City's most famed institutions - Jay-Z and Carnegie Hall - will finally meet early next year. According to RapRadar , the rapper will play a pair of charity shows at the venue on February 6th and 7th. Tickets will be sold privately on December 12th, with a limited number of tickets then going on sale to the general public on January 30th at 11:00AM ET. Says Hov in an issued statement: "Its every artists dream to play a venue as legendary as Carnegie Hall. The fact that I can use the arts and [...]

Jay-Z is apparently set to become the first solo hip hop artist to perform at Manhattan's Carnegie Hall. RapRadar.com reported this morning that the "N**as In Paris" MC will stage two concerts at the historic venue early next year, on February 6 and 7, as part of his philanthropic efforts with United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation. "It's every artists dream to play a venue as legendary as Carnegie Hall," Jay-Z said, as quoted by RapRadar.com. "The fact that I can use the [...]