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This year marks the 20th anniversary of British artist Amy Winehouse's iconic Back to Black album. The project that catapulted Winehouse to stardom was an infusion of soul, R&B and jazz, with the help of Black American producer Salaam Remi. But Black music didn't just inspire Winehouse's second album; it was the foundation for her entire career. However, underneath her amazing talent was a tremendous amount of pain.

According to an extremely well-placed, top-tier industry insider, the National Football League has formally approached Jay-Z to headline the highly anticipated Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in 2027, and after turning them down for nearly a decade, word on the street is that Mr. Carter is officially preparing to say yes.

Jay-Z was so pissed over his Yankee Stadium show being delayed, he wouldn't talk to a soul backstage. Memphis Bleek says Jay turned into a stone-faced killer after fans broke through security. The concert started over four hours late at 12:20 am. Memphis thought the event might get shut down if Jay didn't take the stage by midnight. Once on stage though, Jay-Z brought the house down as he always does.

Over the weekend, Jay-Z marked the anniversaries of his albums "Reasonable Doubt" and "The Blueprint" with a three-day residency at Yankee Stadium in New York. While it was only the first stop of three more anniversary concerts scheduled for Los Angeles, Paris and London, it set the tone for exciting moments to come, as Hov was joined by a star-studded list of guests onstage, including Beyoncé, Usher, Fat Joe and Pharrell.

One hour after Jay-Z was supposed to be onstage Sunday night, almost half the Yankee Stadium crowd was still stuck outside the venue creating chaos. A few hundred people without tickets bum-rushed an entrance, prompting security to shut down all gates. At 10:15 PM, twenty thousand fans were lined up outside, and even A-listers like A$AP Rocky, Tyler the Creator, and Usher were locked out. Jay decided to wait rather than start late, not wanting to abandon fans still outside. Finally at midnight, they started the show, ending around 3 AM with fireworks.

Rihanna made a rare surprise appearance at Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium finale, performing "Run This Town" and "Bitch Better Have My Money" — then told the crowd five words the Navy will replay forever: "I miss this sh-t y'all.