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Berlin, world leaders celebrate the anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall...that the country is still living with. The guests this week may be higher-profile than usual - they include Hillary Clinton, Nicolas Sarkozy, U2, Mikhail Gorbachev and Jay-Z - but the problem remains. Indeed, many Germans feel that the pomp... In this article: Berlin, Angela Merkel, Germany, Mikhail Gorbachev, Brandenburg Gate, Communism, Hillary Clinton, Lech Walesa, and Reichstag |
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NME News | November 05, 2009
U2 and Jay-Z play show at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
...Gate Acts team up to mark 20th anniversary of German reunification U2 and Jay-Z have played a show at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin this evening (November 5). Taking to the stage on the eastern side of the old divide, the band played...
In this article: U2, Berlin, Bono, Beautiful Day, Vertigo, The Edge, Bob Marley, Please, and Germany
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Pink is the New Blog | November 06, 2009
The 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Are Handed Out
...up in organized pyrotechnics. Lady Gaga took best new act though she was not in person, having had to stay in New York and Eminem took best male, beating out Kanye West, Mika, Robbie Williams and Jay-Z for award. Turkey's maNga took home the...
In this article: Berlin, MTV, U2, Single Ladies, Halo, Beyonce, Green Day, Turkey, and R&B
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Yahoo! News | November 03, 2009
Berlin holds MTV awards, 20 years after fall of Wall (Reuters)
...Sarah Marsh - 15 mins ago BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin hosts the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, where German pop rock band Tokio Hotel will perform alongside U.S. rapper Jay-Z and Latin pop star Shakira. The event is one of pop's...
In this article: MTV, Berlin, United States, Eminem, Shakira, Kings of Leon, Green Day, and 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
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New Kerala | November 06, 2009
Jay-Z Jets Home To New York To Celebrate Yankees' Win
...Win JAY-Z jetted back to the U.S. from Germany in the early hours of Friday (06Nov09) so he could celebrate his beloved New York Yankees' World Series win at the championship parade and toast them with a special performance. The Big...
In this article: New York Yankees, World Series, Big Pimpin', Derek Jeter, Nick Swisher, Philadelphia Phillies, New York, and Joanna Garcia
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Stuff | November 05, 2009
U2, Jay-Z, Beyonce win MTV awards
...performs during the MTV Europe Awards ceremony in Berlin. STAR POWER: Bono from U2 and rapper Jay-Z perform during a free concert in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. HELLO GERMANY: David Hasselhoff at the MTV Europe Awards.
In this article: Berlin, Beyonce, U2, MTV, Katy Perry, United States, Bono, Leona Lewis, and Kings of Leon
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The LoHud Yankees Blog | November 06, 2009
The Jay-Z is one busy man
...far, far away. Maybe the U2 performance was taped another night and only aired Thursday - I'm hardly an expert on Mtv Europe - but Jay-Z was certainly in Germany not too long and still made it to the Yankees parade on Friday. That's kind of...
In this article: Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, Berlin, Germany, Doc Gooden, MLB, and Adam Sandler
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PR Newswire | November 04, 2009
Music Superstar Beyonce Completes 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Performer Lineup
...at #1 on Germany's airplay-based club charts. Beyonce rounds up a glittering lineup of EMA performers including Foo Fighters, Green Day, Jay-Z, Leona Lewis, Shakira, Tokio Hotel and U2. The MTV Europe Music Awards will be hosted by Katy...
In this article: Beyonce, MTV Networks International, MTV, Sony Ericsson, The Beatles: Rock Band, R&B, Single Ladies, Harmonix Music Systems, and NYSE
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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. He co-owns The 40/40 Club and the New Jersey Nets. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having sold over 26 million units in the United States and 50 million worldwide. His critically acclaimed album, The Blueprint, was written in only two days. After announcing his retirement from recording music in 2003, he returned in late 2006 with the album Kingdom Come which sold 680,000 copies in its first week, Jay-Z's highest-selling album in a one-week period. The New York Times announced that Jay-Z is on the verge of a partnership with Live Nation for $150 million—among the most expensive contracts ever awarded to a musician. Carter married Beyoncé Knowles on April 4, 2008.
- Name At Birth:
- Shawn Corey Carter
- Birth Date:
- December 04, 1969
- Birthplace:
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Spouse:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Occupation:
- Rapper, songwriter, record executive
- Record Label:
- Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Universal
- Years Active:
- 1994- present
- Associated With:
- Jaz-O, Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Amil, Beyoncé, Linkin Park, Kanye West, R. Kelly, T.I., UGK, Jim Jones, Freeway, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Foxy Brown, Rihanna
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