Beyoncé and Jay-Z sparked a frenzy when news of their baby girl’s birth made its way online late Saturday night. The couple’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, barely made it out of the womb before she was a trending topic on Twitter and lighting up blogs.

Fans and fellow celebrities reacted with joy and congratulatory messages across social networking sites. B’s sister Solange called her niece “the most beautiful girl in the world,” close friend Gwyneth Paltrow sent her love, Rihanna welcomed princess Carter, and Tyrese shared his blessings.

Read the outpouring of support below.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z are the proud parents of a baby girl. The superstar couple welcomed a daughter on Saturday night in New York, according to multiple sources.

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Jay-Z rooted for the home team while seated courtside at the New Jersey Nets vs. Atlanta Hawks game at the Prudential Center in Newark on Tuesday (Dec. 27). Despite the Nets’ loss, the father-to-be was happy to be among the first to get his feet in a pair of Nike Air Yeezy 2s, designed by Kanye West.

His tourmate is already working on a follow-up to the sneakers, which won’t go on sale to the public until next year. “Sketching Yeezi 3s… no I don’t want herb chicken or the cheese tortellini … I want to sketch,” tweeted ‘Ye from the plane.

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The Throne is getting remixed Timbaland-style. The super-producer premiered his live remix of the Hit-Boy-produced song off Watch the Throne during a DJ gig at Passion nightclub at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Timbo beat-boxed and freestyled over the beat as clubgoers ate it up. Now that shit’s cray.

“Always knew it was gonna happen like this,” said Kanye West as he returned to the neighborhood where he grew up in Chicago. “Where I’m at right now is where I’m at when I was like four years old.”

In his latest episode for VOYR, Kanye pulls into his hometown for the Watch the Throne tour. He takes his tourmate Jay-Z to his childhood home on the Southside of Chicago and reflects on some of the fond memories, while greeting and taking photos with the locals.

The video also features some spoken word from Chi-town’s own Malik Yusef and a backstage conversation between Kanye and famed director Spike Lee.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z soaked in the sounds of the King of Pop at the Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday night (Dec. 10). Hip-hop’s royal couple caught the latest Cirque du Soleil show and went backstage to meet and pose with cast members. The mom-to-be hid her baby bump with a blazer over a leopard-print dress, while Mr. Carter went casual in jeans and adidas sneakers.

Is a Watch the Throne sequel in the works? Jay-Z revealed that a follow-up to his history-making album with Kanye West could come as soon as next year.

When asked if we’ll see a solo album from him in 2012, Jay told MTV News, “Yeah, it depends on how this thing finishes up. We’re in a great place creatively. You might see a Jay, then Kanye, and a Throne album next year. We really found our zone.”

In the meantime, he and Kanye are still promoting WTT with a nationwide tour, which wraps in Vancouver on December 18. The album has received three Grammy nominations and landed among many critics best of the year lists.

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Jay-Z has performed at New York landmarks including Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden, and now he’s headed to Carnegie Hall. The hip-hop superstar has announced two concerts at the legendary venue to raise money for charity.

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Kanye West hit the runway twice at Tuesday’s “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.” Yeezy, dressed in a Versace for H&M velvet bomber jacket, dedicated “Stronger” to his late mother Donda West and united with his fellow Throne member Jay-Z to perform “Ni**as in Paris” as Beyoncé looked on.

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