Shawn “Jay Z” Carter

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This Grammy-winning Toronto R&B star worked with Drake and Jay-Z. Then she decided to disappear. Now, Melanie Fiona is finding that making a comeback isn’t so easy

She just released a new EP, but the singer has already cancelled most of her upcoming tour dates. April 26, 2025 By Nick Krewen Special to the Star She’s won two Grammys and a Juno and has been associated with some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Then she went independent and virtually disappeared. Now, after being out of the spotlight for 13 years, Melanie Fiona is attempting a comeback. “I…

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Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, Aubrey "Drake" Graham, Canada, Concert reviews, Events, Festivals, Grammy, Hip-Hop, JUNO, Nicki Minaj, Producer, Rhianna, Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice August 6, 2012

Drake’s OVO Fest brings Nicki Minaj and Snoop to town

Entertainment / Music Toronto’s Aubrey “Drake” Graham gets hometown hero’s welcome at Molson Amphitheatre Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Mon Aug 06 2012 The one question on everyone’s minds as the lights went down for rapper Drake’s main set of his third annual OVO Fest was how was he going to top himself this time? For the first hometown celebration of October’s Very Own, christened for the…

Alice Cooper, Aubrey "Drake" Graham, Barbados, Concert reviews, Dance, Electronic, Grammy, Hip-Hop, LGBTQ, Metallica, P!nk, Pop, Producer, R&B, Reggae, Rhianna, Rock, Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, Songwriter, World Music August 6, 2010

Rihanna’s first headlining show dark and steamy

Rihanna’s first headlining show dark and steamy | Toronto Star Welcome to her nightmares. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Aug 06 2010   Welcome to her nightmares. Psychiatrists would have a field day trying to figure out the meaning and the metaphors for what is going inside Rihanna’s head after what she unloaded on the Molson Amphitheatre audience Thursday night. For her first headlining show, The…

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Jay-Z: King of the No. 1 album

Judged solely on his string of No. 1 albums, Jay-Z has accomplished the unexpected: he’s become bigger than Elvis.        Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Fri Oct 30 2009 Judged solely on his string of No. 1 albums, Jay-Z has accomplished the unexpected: he’s become bigger than Elvis. With the Sept. 11 arrival of The Blueprint 3, Brooklyn-born rapper Shawn Carter scored his 11th straight chart-topper…