Jay-Z's Atlantic City Nightclub Closes

Jay-Z's nightclub outpost in Atlantic City closed last fall after ending its lease early, The Press of Atlantic City reports. The rapper co-owned the 40/40 Club, which shut its doors October 27th in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, and never re-opened. A spokesman for the club said the hurricane damaged the building that housed the upscale sports bar, though a representative for the landlord, Tanger Outlets, disputed that claim.

The 40/40 Club opened in Atlantic City in October 2005 and had hosted a plethora of stars, including Beyoncé, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. The club's lease extended through 2015, but a dispute last year between Tanger Outlets and Jay-Z's partners, Juan Perez and Desiree Gonzalez, led both sides to agree to end the contract in 2012 instead. Tanger last year filed a civil suit against Perez and Gonzalez, claiming they owed the company more than $115,000 in rent and other charges.

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While a spokesman for the 40/40 Club said Hurricane Sandy left a hole in the roof and caused water damage, Tanger Outlets said the only damage they found in the building was left over from when the club closed. "There was no water damage to the space and no hole in the ceiling," Donna Danielson, the general manager of the retail center that included the bar, told The Press in a statement. "The club was in disarray from (operations) prior to the storm, and Tanger incurred costs of $4,970 to clean the space."

There were no reports of flooding near the club's address, which is one of the highest points in the city, according to The Press.

Jay-Z is also part owner of a 40/40 Club in Manhattan, which he renovated last year, and one at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, home of the Brooklyn Nets NBA team, of which Jay-Z is a minority owner. The rapper has also eyed a deal to bring the club to as many as 20 airports. He's been busy more recently preparing for a summer tour with Justin Timberlake.

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Jay-Z's Atlantic City Nightclub Closes

Jay-Z's nightclub outpost in Atlantic City closed last fall after ending its lease early, The Press of Atlantic City reports. The rapper co-owned the 40/40 Club, which shut its doors October 27th in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, and never re-opened. A spokesman for the club said the hurricane damaged the building that housed the upscale sports bar, though a representative for the landlord, Tanger Outlets, disputed that claim.

The 40/40 Club opened in Atlantic City in October 2005 and had hosted a plethora of stars, including Beyoncé, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. The club's lease extended through 2015, but a dispute last year between Tanger Outlets and Jay-Z's partners, Juan Perez and Desiree Gonzalez, led both sides to agree to end the contract in 2012 instead. Tanger last year filed a civil suit against Perez and Gonzalez, claiming they owed the company more than $115,000 in rent and other charges.

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While a spokesman for the 40/40 Club said Hurricane Sandy left a hole in the roof and caused water damage, Tanger Outlets said the only damage they found in the building was left over from when the club closed. "There was no water damage to the space and no hole in the ceiling," Donna Danielson, the general manager of the retail center that included the bar, told The Press in a statement. "The club was in disarray from (operations) prior to the storm, and Tanger incurred costs of $4,970 to clean the space."

There were no reports of flooding near the club's address, which is one of the highest points in the city, according to The Press.

Jay-Z is also part owner of a 40/40 Club in Manhattan, which he renovated last year, and one at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, home of the Brooklyn Nets NBA team, of which Jay-Z is a minority owner. The rapper has also eyed a deal to bring the club to as many as 20 airports. He's been busy more recently preparing for a summer tour with Justin Timberlake.

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Jay-Z's Atlantic City Nightclub Closes

Jay-Z's nightclub outpost in Atlantic City closed last fall after ending its lease early, The Press of Atlantic City reports. The rapper co-owned the 40/40 Club, which shut its doors October 27th in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, and never re-opened. A spokesman for the club said the hurricane damaged the building that housed the upscale sports bar, though a representative for the landlord, Tanger Outlets, disputed that claim.

The 40/40 Club opened in Atlantic City in October 2005 and had hosted a plethora of stars, including Beyoncé, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. The club's lease extended through 2015, but a dispute last year between Tanger Outlets and Jay-Z's partners, Juan Perez and Desiree Gonzalez, led both sides to agree to end the contract in 2012 instead. Tanger last year filed a civil suit against Perez and Gonzalez, claiming they owed the company more than $115,000 in rent and other charges.

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While a spokesman for the 40/40 Club said Hurricane Sandy left a hole in the roof and caused water damage, Tanger Outlets said the only damage they found in the building was left over from when the club closed. "There was no water damage to the space and no hole in the ceiling," Donna Danielson, the general manager of the retail center that included the bar, told The Press in a statement. "The club was in disarray from (operations) prior to the storm, and Tanger incurred costs of $4,970 to clean the space."

There were no reports of flooding near the club's address, which is one of the highest points in the city, according to The Press.

Jay-Z is also part owner of a 40/40 Club in Manhattan, which he renovated last year, and one at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, home of the Brooklyn Nets NBA team, of which Jay-Z is a minority owner. The rapper has also eyed a deal to bring the club to as many as 20 airports. He's been busy more recently preparing for a summer tour with Justin Timberlake.

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Jay-Z's Atlantic City Nightclub Closes

Jay-Z's nightclub outpost in Atlantic City closed last fall after ending its lease early, The Press of Atlantic City reports. The rapper co-owned the 40/40 Club, which shut its doors October 27th in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, and never re-opened. A spokesman for the club said the hurricane damaged the building that housed the upscale sports bar, though a representative for the landlord, Tanger Outlets, disputed that claim.

The 40/40 Club opened in Atlantic City in October 2005 and had hosted a plethora of stars, including Beyoncé, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. The club's lease extended through 2015, but a dispute last year between Tanger Outlets and Jay-Z's partners, Juan Perez and Desiree Gonzalez, led both sides to agree to end the contract in 2012 instead. Tanger last year filed a civil suit against Perez and Gonzalez, claiming they owed the company more than $115,000 in rent and other charges.

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While a spokesman for the 40/40 Club said Hurricane Sandy left a hole in the roof and caused water damage, Tanger Outlets said the only damage they found in the building was left over from when the club closed. "There was no water damage to the space and no hole in the ceiling," Donna Danielson, the general manager of the retail center that included the bar, told The Press in a statement. "The club was in disarray from (operations) prior to the storm, and Tanger incurred costs of $4,970 to clean the space."

There were no reports of flooding near the club's address, which is one of the highest points in the city, according to The Press.

Jay-Z is also part owner of a 40/40 Club in Manhattan, which he renovated last year, and one at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, home of the Brooklyn Nets NBA team, of which Jay-Z is a minority owner. The rapper has also eyed a deal to bring the club to as many as 20 airports. He's been busy more recently preparing for a summer tour with Justin Timberlake.

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Bruce Springsteen Performs 'Atlantic City' With Eddie Vedder

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Bruce Springsteen brought Eddie Vedder out onto the stage at Wrigley Field on Friday night to join in a duet of "Atlantic City" on the Chicago stop of his Wrecking Ball world tour. Vedder took the stage relatively early into the marathon three-and-a-half-hour set, and later joined Springsteen again for the encores of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" and "Twist and Shout." Springsteen was also joined by Tom Morello for those last two, as well as on "Death to My Hometown," "Jack of All Trades" and "Ghost of Tom Joad."

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Duran Duran Cancel Atlantic City Show

Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes

Duran Duran canceled Saturday night's Atlantic City show at the last minute due to the illness of keyboardist Nick Rhodes.

An announcement posted on the band's website Saturday said that Rhodes had been sick for the past few days, and that doctors had advised him not to perform that night at the Revel Ovation Hall.

"Rhodes, who along with the rest of the band, has now been on the road for almost two years in support of their latest All You Need Is Now album, has been experiencing an array of symptoms that doctors believe could be the result of exhaustion," the statement said.

"I have struggled through the last few nights, hoping that I could simply work through this, but today I felt so unwell I had to see a doctor," Rhodes says in the statement. "We absolutely hate to disappoint our incredibly loyal fans and cancel a show at the last minute, but unfortunately the doctor has strongly recommended that this is what we do on this occasion – so it is with enormous regret that we are unable to perform in Atlantic City tonight."

The band says that it is hoping to reschedule the show within the next few days. 

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