Photo credit: AP | FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo, rapper Jay-Z performs at the grand reopening of the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
Jay-Z may have pushed up the release date for "The Blueprint 3" because it leaked online, but he wants to keep details of his benefit concert at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 11 under wraps.
Officials from the New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund, which will receive 100 percent of the proceeds, are happy to say that the concert, which also will be broadcast live on Fuse, will help bring the charity some much-needed national attention. Officials from Fuse and Madison Square Garden are thrilled because the concert shows how their partnership can bring artists and causes more attention in one package.
Jay-Z supports all that, but when it comes to his own plans, he's a bit more guarded. He says there will be between one and 10 special guests at the show. He says he will do between "four and more" songs from the new album. And when asked early last week what he wanted to reveal about "The Blueprint 3," Jay just smiled and said, "It's really good."
Luckily, he had a few things to say about the event.
Read more on Newsday.com here.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO
Jay-Z "Answers the Call" With Concert
Hip-hop artist, Jay-Z, talks about his upcoming album release, "Blueprint III" and his frequently talked about concert, "Answer the Call", which assists families of victims from FDNY and NYPD. More information can be found at: www.answerthecall.org. Videojournalist: Corris Little
PHOTO GALLERY
BUY THE BLUEPRINT III
Check out the OFFICIAL Jay-Z Website for "Death of AutoTune" merchandise, and purchase The Blueprint 3.
CHARITY CONCERT AT MSG
WHO Jay-Z
WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Madison Square Garden
INFO $54.50; 631-888-9000, ticketmaster.com; broadcast live on Fuse
Cheers,
Tee!
No comments:
Post a Comment