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Jay-Z – On To The Next One

• 30th Mar 2010

‘On To The Next One’, is the new single by JAY-Z set for release on April 12 via Roc Nation.

Fresh from Brit success, recently scooping the award for Best International Male Solo Artist, the Brooklyn born superstar teams up with producer Swizz Beatz on the sizzling Choice and 1Xtra play-listed track. It’s taken from his critically acclaimed UK platinum-certified album – THE BLUEPRINT 3, which also features the chart-topping, ‘Run This Town’, ‘D.O.A (Death Of Auto-Tune)’ and Young Forever which combined have sold well over 1 million singles.

The rapper who was responsible for bringing Hip-Hop to centre stage at Glastonbury in 2008 will be back in the UK to play 3 live dates in June. Starting in Manchester at MEN Arena on Monday 7, going on to play LG Arena in Birmingham on Wednesday 9, JAY-Z will also headline the Wireless Festival sponsored by Barclaycard in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday July 4.

Since 1995, Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter has dominated the rap industry and set trends for a generation. Now in 2010, he personifies the “American Dream. Founder and chairman of, Rocawear, he is also co-owner of the NJ Nets, 40/40 sports clubs, co-owner of Carol’s Daughter skin line and Translation Advertising. After three successful years as President and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, where he fostered the careers of international stars Rihanna, Ne-Yo and Kanye West, JAY-Z entered into a partnership with Live Nation to form Roc Nation. JAY-Z became the first non-athlete to enter into a major footwear co-venture with his S. Carter line for Reebok and in addition, continues his philanthropic work through his Water For Life initiative and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation. THE BLUEPRINT 3 debuted at the top of the Billboard chart selling over 475,000 copies in the first week. With that grand entry, his 11th chart-topper, JAY-Z surpassed Elvis Presley as the solo act with the most # 1 albums in the history of Billboard. Over his career, the multiple Grammy and award winner has sold more than 40 million albums and sold out arenas across the world.

MONDAY JUNE 7 MANCHESTER MEN ARENA
WEDNESDAY JUNE 9 BIRMINGHAM LG ARENA
SUNDAY JULY 4 WIRELESS SPONSERED BY BARCLAYCARD LONDON HYDE PARK
FRIDAY JULY 9 OXEGEN FESTIVAL