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Background information
Birth name Shawn Corey Carter
Born December 4, 1969
Born place Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Years active 1988—present
Label(s) Atlantic Records
Sony Music
Roc-A-Fella Records
Roc Nation
Associated acts Rihanna
Kanye West
Eminem
Memphis Bleek
Big Daddy Kane
Big Jaz
Beyoncé
Website Website



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Jay-Z, Lady GaGa To Perform at MTV Video Music Awards 2009

August 13, 2009
Jay-Z, Lady GaGa To Perform at MTV Video Music Awards 2009Jay-Z and Lady GaGa will both perform at next month's MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in New York.

They join previously announced performers Green Day, Muse, Taylor Swift and Pink.

Meanwhile, Gossip Girl stars Leighton Meester and Chace Crawford are among the celebrities scheduled to present awards.

Lady GaGa and Beyonce lead this year's nominations with nine nods each.

Other nominees include Eminem, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Asher Roth, Kid Cudi, T.I. and Rihanna.

The 2009 ceremony will take place at Radio City Music Hall on September 13. Russell Brand is to host the event for the second year running.

(by Jason Gregory)



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