Washington, Feb 11 : Beyonce and Jay-Z have formally introduced their 4-week-old baby girl to the world, by sharing multiple photos of her on a new official website.

In the photographs, baby Blue Ivy Carter is shown on her own and also being cradled by each of her famous parents, who are beaming with joy.

London, Feb 10 : Beyonce and Jay-Z have reportedly filed an application to trademark their daughter Blue Ivy Carter's name.

The toddler, who appeared on her father's single at just a few hours old, seems to be a brand in the making.

Her parents have filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office to protect their one-month-old baby's name against others using it.

London, Feb 7 : Rapper Jay-Z has ended a legal battle over allegations that he failed to pay for his flights on a private jet.

Bosses at Air Platinum Holding sued Jay-Z in 2010 over claims that he paid for just 37 of 55 hours of travel on the company's planes and left them with a 91,650 pounds unpaid bill.

According to TMZ. com, the lawsuit has now been dismissed.

Reports coming in suggest that the case might have been settled out of court. (ANI)

New York, Jan 22 : Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club has been shut down just a day after its star-studded reopening as New York’s health department found a slew of health-code violations which put diners at risk.

The club, which had a 10 million dollars re-launch, now faces a dreaded “C” grade.

London, Jan 19 : Beyonce Knowles’ representative has claimed that the singer’s supposed “first interview” after giving birth to baby Blue Ivy last week is a “fake”.

Published in the UK’s Star Magazine on Tuesday, the article is billed on the front cover as a “world exclusive”.

Inside, the R and B queen divulges information about the birth and says that her husband, rapper Jay-Z, will be a “hands-on dad”.

London, Jan 17 : In her first interview after giving birth to her daughter Blue Ivy, Beyonce Knowles has revealed that hubby Jay-Z will be on hand to change their daughter’s nappies.

The R and B queen said that the rapper won’t be able to avoid the dirty work either, with Beyonce determined that he will be a “hands-on” father.

“He will change diapers, of course he will,” the Daily Mail quoted her as telling UK Star Magazine.

Washington, Jan 17 : Following the birth of his daughter, Jay-Z has said that he will not use the word ‘bitch’ in his songs anymore.

The new father has dropped the derogatory term for a woman out of respect for his first child, Blue Ivy, whom he and wife Beyonce Knowles welcomed into the world on 7th January this year.

London, Jan 15 : Blue Ivy Carter, who has had tons of money splurged on her by parents Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z, is dubbed among the celebrity kids who have been spoilt rotten.

The R and B queen and the rapper’s tot is only a week old but she has already amassed gifts and a wardrobe worth millions of euro.

London, Jan 14 : Beyonce and her rapper husband Jay-Z donated more than 100,000 dollars to the hospital where their daughter was delivered before she was born, according to reports.

The power couple of R’n’B and Hip Hop music have reportedly given the money to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York last year, and quite some time before the singer gave birth to Blue Ivy Carter this month.

London, Jan 12 : Beyonce Knowles and her rapper hubby Jay-Z want to make the first music video in space.

Record executives are inquiring behind the scenes about filming on one of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic craft.

Flights on the six-seater ships, due to launch later this year, will cost 780,000 pounds each and blast passengers 70,000ft into the Earth’s atmosphere.

New York, Jan 11 : Hospital officials confirmed that Beyonce and Jay-Z have taken their newborn daughter home from New York's Lennox Hill Hospital, where she was born on January 7.

A procession of vehicles with blacked-out windows made a speedy exit from the hospital's side gate in the wee hours of Tuesday, witnesses said.

Two black SUVs motored quickly out of the facility's E. 76th Street loading dock at 1:30 am.

Washington, Jan 10 : Beyonce and Jay-Z, who are basking in the joys of parenthood, have described their feelings on the birth of their daughter as being ‘in heaven’.

The couple gave a joint statement confirming the news of their daughter’s birth.

“We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012,” People. com quoted them as saying in the statement.

Washington, Jan 10 : Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z have splashed out over 1.5 million dollars for newly born Blue Ivy, which includes buying a gold rocking horse worth 600,000 dollars.

The couple, who became parents to the girl on Saturday have reportedly spent over 1.5 million dollar on toys and equipment for the little one, including a 15,000 dollar high chair and a 30,000 dollar playhouse.

London, Jan 9 - Singers Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z, who welcomed their first child together, reportedly caused a havoc in the hospital during delivery.

The 30-year-old gave birth to a baby girl at Manhattan's Lenox Hill hospital Saturday night and the couple rented out an entire floor for which they reportedly shelled out $1.3 million.

London, Jan 9 : Beyonce Knowles has given birth to a baby girl, but it is not yet clear whether the baby's name is Ivy Blue Carter or Blue Ivy.

According to reports, the pop star gave birth in a New York hospital with her husband Jay Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, by her side.

Celebrity friends took to Twitter to congratulate the couple on the birth although they themselves have not issued any official confirmation of the baby's arrival.

New York, Jan 2 : Beyonce and Jay-Z, who have been avoiding public eye in the past few weeks, were seen having a quiet New Year’s Eve dinner at Buttermilk Channel in Brooklyn.

According to Food Republic, the pop diva is still showing off a considerable baby bump, the New York Daily News reported.

London, Dec 28 - Rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West were paid 1.9 million pounds each for a performance at a girl's 16th birthday bash in the UAE.

West, 34, and Jay-Z, 42 were flown out to Dubai two weeks before Christmas for the mega-party, thesun. co. uk reports.

The girl is a member of a wealthy family that rules the UAE, and sister of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour.

Washington, Dec 12 : Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z are reportedly buying a new home in Miami that has a direct lift to the nursery so that they can reach their baby as soon as possible.

Knowles and Jay-Z, who are expecting their first child, are hoping to move into the palatial mansion before the baby is born.

Washington, Nov 19 : Jay-Z, who is expecting his first child with wife Beyonce, wishes to do things differently than his father did.

The experience of his father, Adnis Reeves. walking out on him as a child makes the rapper paranoid as he faces parenthood.

London, Nov 15 - Rapper Jay-Z says he was left with a "huge scar" when his father, Adnis Reeves, walked out on his family.

The singer was just 11-year-old when his dad became an alcoholic and left his home in New York.

"If your dad died before you were born, yeah, it hurts, but it's not like you had a connection with something that was real," said Jay-Z, 42.

Washington, Nov 3 : Chris Martin has said that he often wonders how he became friends with Jay-Z because the hip-hop star is so cool and he is such a "nerd".

The Coldplay frontman's who has struck up a close friendship with the hip-hop mogul has said that it looks like a strange pairing.

"We're from very different backgrounds. But we love the same stuff everyone else loves," Contactmusic quoted the Martin as telling Pitchfork. com.

London, Oct 19 - Singer Beyonce Knowles' mother Tina thinks Jay-Z will be an "awesome" dad.

The couple's first child is due in February.

"Jay-Z is going to be an awesome father. They are very, very happy and just glowing, and it's great to see. She's going to be an awesome mom. Yeah, (I know the baby's gender). But I'm not telling!" femalefirst. co. uk quoted Tina as saying. (IANS)

Washington, Oct 1 : Jay-Z has revealed that he believes hip-hop has become more “mellow” over time due to the use of marijuana by modern artists.

The 41-year-old rapper also said that the hip-hop genre has changed over the years and has gone on to become less intense due to the drug consumption by some of his peers.

Washington, Oct 1 : Rapper Jay-Z has expressed his excitement about his wife Beyonce’s pregnancy and on him becoming a dad.

The 41-year-old hip-hop mogul hosted a charity carnival in NYC for the Sean Carter Foundation with his wife, and told E! News and other reporters how happy he has been lately and could not wait for the baby’s arrival.

“I’m excited! I think that is pretty easy,” Us magazine quoted him as saying.

London, Sept 15 : It has been claimed that Jay-Z allegedly fathered a secret love child with Trinidad model Shenelle Scott.

According to Star magazine, the 41-year-old rapper fathered a young boy nine years ago with the model and is still in contact with her, also giving her child support.