Beyonce puts her shapely figure on display as she and Jay Z head out for a romantic dinner... following reports of a business clash between the two
They seem to have a rift in their business relationship, as Jay Z's streaming service, Tidal, has yet to come to a music licencing agreement with Sony - which owns much of his wife Beyonce's catalogue.
But that isn't putting a damper on their romance, as the power couple happily put on a united front on Friday.
The doting duo made a stylish arrival at the Corner Deli, an upmarket Mexican restaurant, in New York City.
Date night: Jay Z, left, and his wife Beyonce Knowles, right, were seen arriving at Corner Deli in New York City on Friday
Bey, 33, displayed her shapely figure in a plunging, longsleeved multicoloured patterned blouse which she tucked into a pair of skinny jeans.
The Flawless crooner spiced up her weekend look by sporting cherry-printed platform heels which coordinated well with her scarlet lipstick.
The mother-of-one styled her honey-coloured tresses in an updo, with a few curled tendrils framing her face.
Cool chick: Bey donned a vivid plunging patterned blouse and funky shades
The Destiny's Child star completed her look with a funky pair of white and silver sunglasses.
Meanwhile, Jay was all smiles in a casual chic black and white ensemble.
The rapper and producer sported a black T-shirt, black denim trousers, and striped bright white kicks.
He also had on a patterned black and white hat while additionally accessorising with layers of metallic necklaces.
Shapely: The mother-of-one showed off her curves in a pair of skinny jeans
The pair's outing follows a recent trip with their three-year-old daughter Blue Ivy to Italy.
Bloomberg also recently reported that Jay Z has yet to come to a music licencing agreement with Sony, which owns much of his wife's catalogue.
The article claims that when Jay bought Tidal's Norwegian parent company Aspiro, he had to renegotiate streaming contracts of the three major record companies: Universal, Warner, and Sony.
He managed to come to a swift agreement with Universal, which distributes the music of some of artists within Jay Z's own record label Roc Nation; while a source claimed he agreed to a streaming rights deal with Warner in recent days.
High spirits: The 45-year-old couldn't wipe a smile off his face
But Sony is asking for 'huge advances' for permission to stream its artists' music - which just so happens to include all five of Beyonce's studio albums.
Bloomberg claims that Jay Z may have been counting on an investment deal with US mobile giant Sprint to cover these costs.
The rap mogul was in talks with its parent company, Japanese venture capital firm SoftBank, at the time of his Aspiro deal.
A subsequent story in the New York Post claimed that Sprint and SoftBank had purchased a minority stake in Tidal in a deal that valued the streaming company at about $250 million, almost five times what Jay Z had paid for it just a month earlier.
Chain gang: Jay accessorised with multiple metallic necklaces and a matching wristwatch
But immediately afterward Sprint issued a statement saying the two were 'working together in partnership for the vision of the common cause of reestablishing the value of music... It is NOT a financial investment or exclusive partnership.'
Of the 15 artists who each own an ownership stake in Tidal - who stood shoulder to shoulder with Jay Z on stage when he unveiled the streaming service at a press conference in March, seven of them have released studio albums under one of Sony's labels, including Alicia Keys, Daft Punk, Jack White, Calvin Harris, J Cole, Usher... and potentially most embarrassingly: Beyonce.
'I’m pretty sure most of the artists that were at the press conference don’t control their own streaming rights,' Bloomberg quoted Peter Mensch, co-founder of talent agency Q Prime.
Tidal claims to have 900,000 users, but many of these may be fans who just signed up for a trial and will cancel when they have to start paying - which crucially in Tidal's model all users must do.
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