ContactMusic — Pregnant Beyonce celebrated her 30th birthday in Italy at the weekend (03-04Sep11). The Crazy In Love hitmaker and her husband Jay Z jetted to the romantic city of Venice to mark the occasion. The singer was snapped showing off her growing baby bump.... more info

People.com — The expectant star is spotted leaving a Venice hotel on Saturday with her husband more info

Perez Hilton — Happy Belated Birthday, Beyonce! While it's never easy to say goodbye to your twenties, it sounds like Bey definitely did it right with hubby Jay-Z. The couple celebrated this weekend in Italy, and we're sure they had an A-MAZING time! Here's what Be... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonce Knowles celebrated her 30th birthday with husband Jay-Z in Italy yesterday (04. 09. 11). The singer - who announced at last month's MTV Video Music Awards she is pregnant - sported a radiant maxi patterned dress as she enjoyed a romantic dinn... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonce Knowles celebrated her 30th birthday in Italy with her husband Jay-Z yesterday (04. 09. 11). The 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' hitmaker revealed at last month's MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) that she and her rapper spouse are expecting t... more info

ContactMusic — Rap superstar Jay Z has come under fire from members of a carpentry union after hiring a private firm to renovate his New York sports bar. The Empire State of Mind hitmaker shut down the Manhattan branch of his 40/40 Club in June (11) to give the ven... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonce Knowles wants to "stay busy" during her pregnancy. The 'Best Thing I Never Had' hitmaker - who turns 30 today (04. 09. 11) - is currently four months pregnant with her first child with music mogul Jay-Z, but intends to keep working. A sour... more info

NME — Giant inflatable rats are set up outside '40/40 Club' to highlight 'substandard wage' conditions more info

Guardian Music — From humble beginnings in student digs, the record label Def Jam is credited with bringing New York's street culture and music to the masses – and even helping to elect a president'Without hip-hop we wouldn't have Obama," says Russell Simmons, co-f... more info

Perez Hilton — Congratulations are in order for Lil' Wayne! Jay-Z and Kanye recently broke the iTunes store's single-week album sales record with their collaborative album, Watch the Throne, but now, the aforementioned rapper's latest, Tha Carter IV, has topped tha... more info