The Newsroom — Jay-Z made internet and music history yesterday at the film and music festival South by SouthWest in Austin. The rap mogul performed for an intimate crowd, but streamed the concert on LIVE on YouTube. The show was hashtagged as "South by Southwest ..... more info

Perez Hilton — It's HOOOOOVA!! Check it out guys, SXSW is in full swing (but not really until we have OUR HUGE PARTY!!) — and nobody knows that better than Jay-Z! He did an entire set - classics included! - for American Express that was also streamed online LIVE!... more info

ContactMusic — Jay Z performed one of the most highly anticipated sets of this years Sxsw festival in Texas on Monday night March 12 2012 The Amex Sync Show was largely populated by competition winners courtesy of American Express according to Billboard There w... more info

411 Mania — Watch him perform "99 Problems"... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonce was seen recently out and about with her two month old daughter Blue Ivy The mother and daughter were seen with new grandmother Tina Knowles as they walked through the Tribeca neighbourhood in New York Meanwhile husband JAY-Z was down in Aust... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — For those of us who were unable to fly to Austin, Texas to see Jay Z headline the  “Amex Sync Show” you can watch the performance below – hit after hit. Jigga SXSW Part 1 by YardieGoals Jigga SXSW Part 2 by YardieGoals more info

ContactMusic — Jay Z may have been taking it easy at the weekend with wife Beyonce as they checked into see The-dream perform but there was no going steady as he made his much-anticipated solo bow at the South By Southwest convention in Austin Texas last night play... more info

Guardian Music — Reclusive singer rakes in £10.5m to be highest-earning British musical act in America last yearViewers of the 2012 Grammys watched a 23-year old girl from Tottenham walk away with six awards, but the top-earning act from the UK in America last year ... more info

Guardian Music — No Kanye, no Beyoncé: the rapper's solo show was not his finest 90 minutes, but it did show a more mature side to himJay-Z made his first-ever solo performance at SXSW last night, appearing in Austin, Texas, for a gig at the Moody theatre as part of... more info

Gigwise — US critics hail rappers 80 minute performance a success despite late start more info