Oprah to become godmother to Beyoncé, Jay-Z’s daughter

the couple told website Media Take Out they wanted to make sure Blue Ivy’s godparents were not blood related.
Although Beyoncé’s sister Solange wasn’t chosen, she recently revealed she is ready to spoil Blue Ivy in order to get back at Beyoncé for letting her seven-year-old son Daniel Julez do whatever he wants.
She joked: “This may sound awful, but I’m excited to let the baby do whatever it wants in the same way my sister’s done with my son.
“I’m going to get her back for all those late-night popcorn sessions and just spoiling my child to no end!
“My sister is a phenomenal aunt, so I’m ready to be the same in her life. I don’t need any advice on how to be a great aunt.
“Because she has been a phenomenal aunt to my son, so she’s set the tone as an aunt. I’ve set the tone as a mom, so we’re learning from each other.”
Power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce joined a list of top music executives, led by Live Nation Entertainment chairman Irving Azoff, on Billboard magazine’s first Power 100 chart on Friday.
Only a handful of artistes broke onto the list that sought to name the recording industry’s most influential people and was dominated by businessmen and women. The selection was determined by a combination of money, market share, billboard chart data and other information, and a team of 15 magazine editors analysed the results to produce the list.
Both Jay-Z and Beyonce made it due to numerous ventures outside their singing careers including Jay-Z’s Roc Nation music, management and entertainment company and Beyonce’s sponsorship deals with brands such as L’Oreal. Collectively, they were placed at number 13 on the Power 100 list.
Azoff has been at the helm of Live Nation Entertainment, a ticket sales and concert company, since 2008 and previously represented artistes such as Christina Aguilera and Van Halen.
Just behind Azoff at number two was Coran Capshaw, the founder and partner of Red Light Management, who helps run the careers of groups such as the Dave Matthews Band. Rounding out the top three was Universal Music Group’s chairman and chief executive Lucian Grainge.
Rock band U2 came in at number 27 along with their manager Paul McGuinness based on their ability to sell more than 7 million tickets to their last tour along with their prolific chart career. Fellow rocker Jon Bon Jovi clocked in at bumber 50.
Country music star Taylor Swift made the list at number 78 for being a “branding powerhouse” with her own management company and lucrative contracts with companies such as CoverGirl. Pop sensation Lady Gaga followed Swift at number 84, picked for the sway she holds over millions of loyal followers on Facebook and Twitter. – Reuters