Beyonce, Jay-Z ready to wed: People

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Pop star Beyonce and her longtime companion, rap mogul Shawn Carter, alias Jay-Z, are eyeing a trip down the aisle, People magazine reports on its website.

The pop culture weekly quoted an unidentified source as saying the couple had taken out a marriage license in New York state which gives them 60 days to tie the knot.

Beyonce, 26, found megasuccess young with the group Destiny's Child before embarking on a solo music career in 2003 with her CD "Dangerously in Love." Her second CD "B'day" was released in September 2006. Also an actress, Beyonce has starred in films such as the latest "The Pink Panther" installment and "Dreamgirls."

Jay-Z, 38, is a former head of Def Jam records and has sold more than 35 million albums as a rapper since...