Beyoncé and Jay-Z take a beach stroll with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in the Hamptons… amid $300M deal for tech billionaire to purchase rapper’s music streaming service TIDAL
Music power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z are pictured enjoying an outing with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey this week.
Enjoying a laid back trip to the the Hamptons on Thursday, the couple were seen dressed casually as they headed down to a beach with the tech entrepreneur and a handful of friends.
Keeping it comfortable, the 39-year-old Grammy winner was seen in black shorts and a T-shirt with her thick mane of brunette curls tumbling from underneath a blue baseball cap.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are seen on Thursday taking a stroll in the Hamptons with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
The Drunk In Love hitmaker clutched her phone as she walked separately to her husband of 13 years and donned a face mask, despite the COVID-19 mandate being lifted in most states.
Jay, 51, teamed sweatpants with a white T-shirt and Yankees baseball cap.
Square – Dorsey’s digital payments company – is reportedly in the process of purchasing majority ownership of Jay-Z’s music streaming company TIDAL for close to $300 million.
The Big Pimpin’ hitmaker will be given a seat on Square’s board of directors as part of the deal, as well as receiving $297 million in cash and stock.
Summer getaway: The Drunk In Love hitmaker clutched her phone as she walked separately to her husband of 13 years
Low-key look: Keeping it casual the 39-year-old singer was seen in black shorts and a T-shirt with her thick mane of brunette curls tumbling from underneath a blue baseball cap
Deal: Square – Dorsey’s digital payments company – is reportedly in the process of purchasing majority ownership of Jay-Z’s music streaming company Tidal for close to $300 million
It’s not the first time the group have hung out, as back in August 2020 they enjoyed a yacht trip around the Hamptons along with Bey and Jay’s kids Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir.
They also took a trip to Hawaii together in December, when it was first reported by Bloomberg that Dorsey was eyeing TIDAL.
Jay-Z – real name Shawn Carter – bought an obscure Norwegian streaming service in 2015 for $56 million and rebranded it as Tidal – an ‘artist-owned’ streaming service – before teaming up with big name artists like Kanye West and Rihanna to debut new music exclusively via the platform.
In the years since it’s launch however it’s failed to become a major rival for other big platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.
Dorsey and Jay-Z have been enthusiastic about the collaboration between Square and TIDAL on Twitter this week but have not given too many details about future plans.
Excursion: The songstress we seen with a couple of pals as they went for a walk to the beach
Athleisure look: Jay, 51, teamed sweatpants with a white T-shirt and Yankees baseball cap
Meanwhile, last month Beyoncé paid tribute to her twins Rumi and Sir on their fourth birthday.
The Irreplaceable hitmaker – who also has nine-year-old daughter Blue Ivy with Jay-Z – posted a sweet message on her official website to celebrate four years since she welcomed two children into the world.
She wrote: ‘What’s better than 1 gift…2. Happy Birthday Rumi & Sir.’
Meanwhile, the superstar’s husband recently gave a rare interview about life as a father to three.
The hip-hop veteran revealed he couldn’t swim until his first child was born, and only had lessons then because he wanted to make sure that when his little girl started swimming, he would be able to rescue Blue if she ever got into any trouble in the water.
Business and pleasure: It’s not the first time the group have hung out, as back in August 2020 they enjoyed a yacht trip around the Hamptons along with Bey and Jay’s kids Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir
Off duty look: Dorsey, 44, was seen in dark grey shorts and a white T-shirt and sandals
Jay-Z – real name Shawn Carter – bought an obscure Norwegian streaming service in 2015 for $56 million and rebranded it as Tidal – an ‘artist-owned’ streaming service – before teaming up with big name artists like Kanye West and Rihanna to debut new music exclusively via the platform
In the works: Dorsey and Jay-Z have been enthusiastic about the collaboration between Square and TIDAL but have not given too many details about future plans
Speaking on LeBron James’ HBO series The Shop: Uninterrupted, Jay said of parenthood: It’s amazing. It’s a very grounding thing. I didn’t learn how to swim until Blue was born.
‘There goes everything you need to know. This is a metaphor for our relationship.
‘If she ever fell in the water and I couldn’t get her, I couldn’t even fathom that thought. I gotta learn how to swim. That’s it. That was the beginning of our relationship.’
Meanwhile, the 51-year-old rapper recently opened up about the hard work he and his Crazy in Love hitmaker have put into their marriage and how ‘proud’ he is of the father and husband he has become.
The Empire State of Mind hitmaker – who tied the knot with the former Destiny’s Child star in 2008 – said: ‘I have a beautiful wife who was understanding and knew I am not the worst of what I’ve done.
‘We did the hard work of going to therapy, we love each other. We really put in the work for years. This music I’m making now is a result of things that have happened already. Like you, I like to believe that we’re in a better place today, but still working and still communicating and growing. I’m proud of the father and the husband I am today because of all the work that was done.’
Collab: The deal was first announced in March with the duo teaming up for a brainstorming session over wine
Launch: Jay-Z – real name Shawn Carter – bought an obscure Norwegian streaming service in 2015 for $56 million and rebranded it as Tidal – an ‘artist-owned’ streaming service – before teaming up with big name artists like Kanye West and Rihanna to debut new music exclusively via the platform
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