Will Beyonce sign with Roc Nation?

By The Music Scoop
JR Staff Writer

Throughout her career, Beyonce has been under the guidance of her father, Matthew Knowles. Once Knowles discovered the talent his dauther possessed, he gave up his corporate job in order to become a record executive. Through her success with Destiny's Child, Matthew Knowles built a small empire.

But, ever since Destiny Child's 2005 breakup, the empire has been crumbling. First, Beyonce left his Music World record label, doing direct business with Columbia Records. Next, the other members of Destiny's Child left his label. Recently, Kelly Rowland was the final Destiny's Child artist to leave Music World.

Ever since she made her relationship with Jay-Z public, there have been questions of how long it would take Beyonce to become one of his artists. Before Jay-Z left Roc-A-Fella Records, there were rumors stating Beyonce would join her boyfriend at Def Jam. But, when Jay-Z created Roc Nation and partnered with Sony for distribution, it seemed as if Beyonce would soon make a move.

Outside of simply being a record label, Roc Nation is also a management company. Through the management section of the company, Roc Nation is behind Rihanna, Ne-Yo, and many other chart-topping artists in the game. With Beyonce leaving her father's Music World Entertainment, is it possible she will soon be setting up shop with Jay-Z and his Roc Nation?

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Beyonce leaves Matthew Knowles' management

By The Music Scoop
JR Staff Writer

During the mid-1990s, Matthew Knowles had a dream of building a music empire. Behind his daughter, Beyonce and her friends, he accomplished this feat. Destiny's Child soon became the top girl group on the charts. Knowles was hailed as the modern-day Joe Jackson.

However, ever since his peak in 1999, Matthew Knowles has been on a steady decline. Initially, Destiny's Child, and all of the girls, were signed to his Music World label. But, one by one, each of the girls left the label. Beyonce left Music World in 2008 and Kelly Rowland left earlier this month.

While Beyonce has long departed the Music World label, she has remained a part of his management company. All of this has also changed. Jay-Z launched Roc Nation in 2008 and established a distribution deal with Sony, Beyonce's label. It seemed as if it was only a matter of time before Beyonce was soon added to the Roc Nation label.

Aside from simply music, Roc Nation also manages several of the top artists, including Rihanna, Kanye West, and Ne-Yo. Beyonce will possibly be added to the roster of Roc Nation's management.

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Kelly Rowland fires Matthew Knowles

By The Music Scoop
JR Staff Writer

Throughout her career, Kelly Rowland has stayed under the guidance of Matthew Knowles. Rowland has known him her entire life. Long before the Destiny's Child days, Rowland was friends with Beyonce Knowles. Matthew, Beyonce's father, helped mold them into superstars.

When the group landed their first major record label deal, it was Matthew Knowles who managed the transition. He was heartbroken when Beyonce fired him during her 2003 solo debut. She instead chose to work with her boyfriend, Jay-Z, who had more going for him.

Even after Beyonce fired Matthew Knowles, Kelly Rowland stayed with him. Despite not having the success Beyonce has had over the years, Rowland has been very successful. In 2002, she topped the charts with her solo debut, "Dilemma," with Nelly. She has also posted other hit singles in her nine year solo career.

But, with the frequent delays of her third album, Kelly Rowland decided to move on with her career. With all he has done for her, Kelly Rowland said they are ending things on a positive not. The time came for her to make a change in her career. Sadly, the change had to be with her management and she decided it was time to leave Matthew Knowles and Music World Entertainment. Kelly Rowland informed her fans that her album is still in the works and coming soon.

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