Beyonce and hubby Jay-Z had a dinner date at the Waverly Inn last night in New York City.

She’s wearing Anlo “Jamie” jeans in Abyss wash and a sexy Balmain jacket and both look so good on her. I read that Beyonce earned $80 million last year mostly because of the success of her latest album, I Am… Sasha Fierce.

Jay-Z made a wee bit more than she did. He raked in around $82 million, according to reports by Parade. The couple have built quite the empire together what with their album sales, product endorsements, movies, concerts, magazine covers, fashion line etc…

Beyonce has currently been in talks with The X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke. The two girls are thinking of hooking up for a possible duet. They performed Beyonce’s song “Listen” together during the finale of the reality show and the fans loved it.

Two guys from Jersey are suing Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z and others, claiming they have made millions by jacking off one of their songs.

Jermaine Jumpp and Michael C. Adams affidavit states that they handed a “compact disk” to the “office” of megaproducer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins with the song “On My Grind.”

Fast-forward to four years later, Mary J. recorded “Enough Cryin’” — produced by Darkchild which the guys say sounds way too familiar.

Jay-Z’s role in all this is so far unclear.

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Beyoncé was quite the sensation on Friday when she publicly displayed her wedding ring on the red carpet for Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall in N.Y.C… for the first time.

She was photographed on the red carpet wearing an 18 carat flawless diamond by Lorraine Schwartz that is worth more than $5 million dollars… so says the jeweler.

Neither she nor Jay-Z have publicly confirmed their marriage but just recently, Beyoncé’s younger sister Solange referred to Jay-Z as her brother-in-law during a television interview.

Beyoncé took off the ring when she did her duet with Justin Timberlake, and put it back on when she wore the short blonde wig to sing a tribute to blues singer Etta James whom she portrays in an upcoming film.

Some of the celebs also present at the event were: Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, Tommy Hilfiger, Hayden Panettiere, Paula Abdul, Fergie, Ciara, Natasha Bedingfield, Chris Brown, Terrance Howard and Chace Crawford.

Usher sat down for an interview with Jive Magazine for their July issue. He talked about dissolving his working relationship with his mother who used to be his manager:

“I love my mother — she’s the only one I have,” he said, pausing for a moment before continuing. “I decided to not fire, not get rid of, but to give [my mother] the ultimate compliment — to retire her to be a full-time grandmother. My mother and I decided to change her situation, together. There was a conversation. I didn’t write her a letter or pink-slip her.”

He also talked about the difficult time he went through with his mom regarding his relationship with Tameka leading up to their off then on again wedding:

“I hurt more than anything over these last two years when I felt my mother didn’t really embrace my situation,” he told Vibe. “That really hurt me.”

“My mother is an aggressive person,” he said. “She makes hard decisions, and she caused me to make a hard decision as well.”

“Am I so much of a bad guy because I decided to get married? Am I so much of a bad guy [because once I got in the situation], I decided to stand for something, build a foundation, and think about my future?” he asked. “As a man, you would respect me for not turning my back on it. … It can never be bad to have a foundation as a man — a black man — in a time when women are dying for men. Women have started to become lovers of each other as a result of not having enough men. Are you not studying the stories? Wake up! Black love is a good thing.”

He also said he appreciates his wife and the values she brings to his life. “[Tameka] will tell me. If something doesn’t look right or she feels like it could look better, she’ll say something.

“The swagger I possess now definitely comes from my wife,” he said. “And my son completes me. He changes my perspective on what life is, and what matters.”

Usher also talked about married life in “Best Thing,” a song he duoed with Jay-Z also a newlywed on his new album, Here I Stand, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard albums chart earlier this month.

I guess he is feeling pretty successful! He may have helped with Rihanna’s album, but we have to admit she is amazingly hot and that had to help for something!