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Jay-Z and Beyonce have been declared “Music’s Most Powerful Couple” by Forbes Magazine after bringing in nearly $80 million this year.

Forbes recently released their list of “The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples” and included Jay-Z and Beyonce who rank #2 on the list and remain the most powerful pair in music.

The #1 “Highest Paid Celebrity Couple” is Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady who are estimated to have raked in $238 million in the past year. Jay and Bey are estimated at around $72 million.

Other top celebrity couples are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie who come in at #3 with $50 million, David and Victoria Beckham ($45 million) and Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart ($40 million.)

The lady just can’t stay out of court. According to TMZ, Lindsay Lohan has sued the rapper Pitball and his co-songwriters Ne-Yo and Afrojack over this line from his hit single “Give Me Everything”: “Hustlers move aside, so I’m tiptoein’, to keep flowin’ / I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan.”

The lawsuit, which was filed by Lohan’s lawyer Stephanie Ovadia, seeks an injunction to stop the broadcast of the song, along with unspecified damages.

Lohan claims that “the lyrics, by virtue of its wide appeal, condemnation, excoriation, disparaging or defamatory statements by the defendants about the plaintiff are destined to do irreparable harm to the plaintiff.”

Though he began his career as an international superstar in the hip-hop world, Will Smith hasn’t released any new music since 2005?s Lost and Found (and considering it’s difficult to remember exactly what was on that album, it feels like it has been even longer).

Admittedly, he’s been pretty busy starring in gigantic blockbusters and shepherding the careers of his offspring, but it appears as though the Fresh Prince might be making a return to the microphone.

That’s if you believe producer La Mar “Mars” Edwards, who noted that he was in the studio with Smith during a phone interview with XXL. Edwards, whose credits include productions for T.I., Chris Brown, and The Game, said that he actually had Smith on the other line while he was talking to the hip-hop magazine. Does the Fresh Prince really wait on hold?

The collective of Jay-Z and Kanye West moved 290,000 digital copies of their long awaited LP Watch The Throne on iTunes, setting a record for the highest first week sales in the online music store’s history.

The album, which was released exclusively on iTunes last Monday (August 8), shot past previous iTunes record holder ColdPlay for first week sales.

CP’s 2008 album Viva La Vida moved 155,000 digital copies making it a record at the time.

In less than 24 hours following The Throne’s release the album hit No. 1 on iTunes in 23 countries. An official sales number that includes digital and physical copies will be revealed on Wednesday.

According to predictions, the album is on track to move 400,000 to 500,000 copies.

Jamaican reggae artist Beenie Man will be presented with a proclamation from US Councilman Leroy Comrie, for over three decades of outstanding contribution to the reggae industry.

The official presentation will take place at the inaugural Reggae Rhythm & Blues Concert slated for Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York on Labor Day Sunday, September 4, 2011.

“Beenieman has an impressive catalogue of timeless hit songs,” said Bobby Clarke, CEO of Irie Jam Radio. “He is a celebrated dancehall recorder, a seasoned performer and is worth of this very important United States recognition, especially since he has just received his visa and can travel freely to the USA.”

Beenie Man is best known for his hit songs “Matie,” “Who Am I,” “Girls Dem Sugar” featuring Mya and for his appearance on T.I.’s 2001 hit “I’m Serious.”

Jay-Z may be celebrating his Cash King status, but his former protégé Beanie Sigel is having some big federal issues dealing with his income.

After admitting in federal court that he did not file or pay taxes between 2003 and 2005, MTV News reports that now Sigel is looking at serving up to three years in prison. He will be sentenced on November 18.

Prosecutors believe that the MC owes about $350,000 on an unreported income of $1 million. While he does admit to three counts of failure to file his federal income tax returns, his attorney, Fortunato Perri Jr., asserts that the amount of money the government claims he owes is incorrect.

Perri Jr. told MTV News that they hope to successfully challenge the numbers at the sentencing hearing. If they are able to do so, the lowered amount owed to the government in taxes may alter the judge’s decision on Sigel’s punishment. It could even reduce the three year maximum looming over Sigel.

Sigel has seen better days. He released his album the Truth in 1999, and signed with Jay Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records. Under the record company he achieved some success but saw it decline when he he went to prison in October 2004 on weapon charges. Later he released four solo albums and started his own rap group and label record, State Property. State Property also saw mediocre success through its clothing line and two movies.

Despite his career and ventures, the Philadelphia-based rapper maintains he wasn’t really making that much money. He told MTV’s Sway last month on RapFix Live, that while it may have looked like he was getting money, “he didn’t get everything he felt he was owed.”

In addition although the clothing line and movie scripts were his ideas, he only owned 20 percent of State Property and only got “SAG wages” from the movies.

The apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Even without their famous parents’ wealth, superstar siblings Willow and Jaden Smith are multimillionaires. The two are listed on PEOPLE’s ‘Richest Teens’ list for their million-dollar earnings.

Jaden raked in $5 million in 2010, $3 million of which came from his blockbuster film, “Karate Kid,” and other deals. Willow, technically not a teen just yet, earned $4 million from her hit single, “Whip My Hair,” and record deal.

Congrats to Willow and Jaden!

Back in May Cash Money records CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams hinted via Twitter that he had purchased an $8 million Maybach Exelero, but according to the luxury car’s owner the vehicle remains for sale.

As previously reported, Birdman took to Twitter to boast of a new car purchase and after posting a picture of the $8 million 2005 concept car, posted the tweet, “8million 0n a whip all red.blievetht.custom made.ymcmb.”

However, reps for the cars owner, Arnaud Massartic, recently deaded Birdman’s implied purchase telling MotorAuthority magazine that Baby’s cash money hasn’t made its way into his hands.
The car remains on sale.

The Maybach Exelero is a very rare concept car built in 2005. The model is based on the Maybach 57 limo containing a twin turbo V12 and able to reach speeds of 0-60 in just over 4 seconds.

The “Red Nation” rapper had Compton sheriff’s phone lines ringing off the hook after giving out the station’s number on Twitter. Game offered all of his twitter followers an internship at his label Black Wall Street, prompting them to call the provided number to apply.

The L.A. Sheriff’s Department opened a criminal investigation following the chaos-causing tweet, as a result, hundreds of callers phoned up the emergency phone system, delaying service.

“This was beyond irresponsible,” said Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Parker. “The deputies’ ability to answer the phones and dispatch personnel to help these people in danger was significantly impeded.”

Extra deputies were needed to handle the high amount of calls. It was unknown how many legitimate emergency calls did not get through because all lines were engaged for over two hours.

“Yall can track a tweet down but cant solve murders ! Dat was an accident but maybe now yall can actually do yall job !!!! #iSpeak4ThePeople,” tweeted Game after Parker asked him to remove the tweet.

Investigators are compiling a criminal complaint and will pass their findings to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office for filing.