In the late 1800s, a constructed language spread across Europe and the US before internal conflicts and the rise of Esperanto ...

Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, has reintroduced an umlaut to his stage name, now styling himself as JAŸ-Z. This deliberate return to his early record cover art signifies a full circle moment. The artist, ...

Jay-Z debuts a name change. Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z, has added an umlaut to his existing stage name. Hence, he is now referring to himself as JAŸ-Z for his forthcoming ...

The 56-year-old 'Empire State of Mind' rapper has changed his stage name multiple times throughout his career Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Jay-Z has reintroduced the umlaut over the “Y” in his name, ...

Jay-Z's got 99 problems, but his name ain't one. The rapper subtly underwent a name change in preparation for his upcoming reunion with The Roots, adding an umlaut to his moniker to read JAŸ-Z on the ...

Jay-Z has reintroduced an unexpected twist to his legendary name. The hip-hop mogul is now appearing as JAŸ-Z, complete with an umlaut over the “Y,” as he prepares for a major reunion moment with The ...

Jay-Z is now JAŸ-Z — at least for the time being. The hip-hop mogul has modified his stage name to include an umlaut over the “Y.” For context, a umlaut is a punctuation mark consisting of two dots ...

George Clooney, Meryl Streep and other voice actors had to be persuaded, but a new PBS documentary (mostly) leads by example in stressing the first syllable. By Sarah Lyall Jeff Goldblum was in the ...

Shawn Carter has been going by Jay-Z for decades, but as of this week, a small and deliberate change to his name has started showing up in some very visible places. The 56-year-old rapper, known ...

A rapper who ‘died’ on stage has shared a health update from his hospital bed, and he seems to be in fine spirits. Pete Bowditch, one half of rap duo Pete & Bas, went viral this week when he appeared ...

Jay-Z is going back to his roots, in more ways than one. On March 18, the "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" singer announced that he would be reuniting with The Roots on stage for the first time in over a decade, ...