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    • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
      FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
      This is nuts, there’s too much Spac-cash

      So why not park some there? Go on, live a little.

    • Friday, 5 March, 2021
      Due Diligence
      Jack and Jay-Z mix business with friendship Premium content

      The mechanics of their deal are foggy at best

    • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Square to buy majority stake in Jay-Z’s Tidal streaming platform

      Mobile payments group will pay nearly $300m in a mixture of cash and stock

    • Friday, 26 February, 2021
      John Gapper
      Jay-Z created a hip-hop path to luxury influence

      The musician and entrepreneur’s champagne deal with LVMH stems from his pioneering approach to business for 25 years

    • Monday, 22 February, 2021
      LVMH
      LVMH signs champagne deal with rap star Jay-Z

      Luxury house plans to help musician’s Armand de Brignac brand expand globally

    • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
      It’s a hard SPAC life, for us

      How to deal with social injustice via the magic of the capital markets, and Jay-Z.

    • Friday, 4 September, 2020
      FT CollectionsData rich: the numbers behind corporate news
      Celebrities compete to bottle success with premium beverages

      Hollywood actors and A-list stars battle for shot at developing next big drinks brand

    • Thursday, 23 April, 2020
      Arts
      Top 10 podcasts to listen to during lockdown

      From the super-rich to the soothing sounds of nature, we pick the best series for self-isolation

    • Saturday, 9 November, 2019
      Watches & Jewellery
      Rapper’s delight: hip-hop and horology’s enduring bond

      Stars of the genre revere watches as symbols of wealth – but what does this mean for brands?

    • Thursday, 14 February, 2019
      Personal & Household Goods
      Puma predicts pace of sales and profit increase will slow this year

      German sportswear group says it will struggle to keep its growth rate as high as 2018

    • Wednesday, 20 June, 2018
      ReviewLife & Arts
      The Carters: Everything Is Love — for richer and richer

      Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s album celebrates money as much as marriage

    • Thursday, 7 June, 2018
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Jay-Z and Beyoncé in Cardiff — wedding-vow renewal with spectacular production values

      A blockbuster expression of intimacy that mixed the power couple’s songs together with verve

    • Monday, 28 May, 2018
      Life of a Song
      Crazy In Love — Beyoncé’s hit began as a modest-selling 1970s soul single

      The anthem has attracted some surprising covers, including by Snow Patrol and Antony & The Johnsons

    • Friday, 5 January, 2018
      US politics & policy
      Netflix shares jump on Letterman talk-show debut date
    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2017
      FT AlphavilleKadhim Shubber
      The next frontier is… socks
    • Friday, 15 September, 2017
      Life & Arts
      Songs in the key of their times

      As the first compendium of the FT’s weekly Life of a Song column is published, its co-editor charts the history of songwriting

    • Wednesday, 5 July, 2017
      Media
      Jay-Z’s digital-only album goes platinum in under a week
    • Monday, 23 January, 2017
      LexUS & Canadian companies
      Sprint: zero hour

      US telecom laggard unafraid to acknowledge inferiority

    • Monday, 23 January, 2017
      Telecoms
      Sprint moves into music streaming with Tidal deal
    • Tuesday, 3 May, 2016
      News in-depthUS & Canadian companies
      Beyoncé scores a hit for Tidal but business may not ride the wave

      Streaming service launched with fanfare struggles to catch Spotify and Apple

    • Friday, 12 February, 2016
      News in-depthPerson in the News
      Beyoncé, a superstar who sells musical militancy

      The singer’s ‘Formation’ has been criticised as an attack on the US, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney

    • Tuesday, 6 October, 2015
      Work & Careers
      A space oddity that sheds light on start-ups and artists

      Plan to put 3D-printed laughter in orbit reminds me of great investor pitches, says Stephan Chambers

    • Tuesday, 23 June, 2015
      US & Canadian companies
      Jay Z’s streaming service Tidal loses second chief executive

      Fresh setback for rapper’s streaming music service comes as Apple enters market

    • Friday, 8 May, 2015
      World
      Pop’s realists cast aside the courtly love of ‘Stand By Me’

      When marriage arises in today’s hits, it has a transactional focus, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney

    • Friday, 10 April, 2015
      Life of a Song
      The Life of a Song: ‘It’s the Hard Knock Life’

      Anthem of American resilience from ‘Annie’ is revived by Jay-Z and echoed by Katy Perry’s ‘Roar’

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