Lenox Hill Hospital Executive Director Frank Danza issued the following statement in response to inaccurate news media reports regarding the presence of the Carter family at the hospital:

“Lenox Hill Hospital and its staff were delighted to welcome the Carter family for the birth of their firstborn on Saturday evening, but we are troubled by the misinformation being circulated in some news media reports. The suggestion that the couple paid $1.3 million to rent an entire maternity floor is simply not true. The family is housed in an executive suite at the hospital and is being billed the standard rate for those accommodations.  Our executive suites are available for any patient, including the food service and amenities provided to the Carter family.

“The family does have its own security detail on site. However, the hospital has been and continues to be in control of managing all security at the facility. We have made every effort to ensure minimal disruption to other families experiencing the births of their own children over the past three days. No security plan that we or the Carters’ security team put in place would have prevented or delayed families from gaining access to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and to date, no families have complained to the hospital about being denied access to the NICU.

“Lenox Hill Hospital takes patient privacy and safety very seriously. And while we congratulate the Carter family on the birth of their child, we value the loyalty of ALL of our patients and always strive to ensure a positive experience, knowing that the birth of a child is a wonderful moment producing memories that last a lifetime.”

 SOURCE Lenox Hill Hospital/PR Newswire

Jay-Z gets extra personal in this ode to his new born baby Blue Ivy Carter.  Revealing that she” was made in Paris, and mama woke up the next day and shot her album package, last time the miscarriage was so tragic, we was afraid you disappeared, but nah, baby, you magic.”  Back by a old school beat with added vocals by Pharell, the song breaks everything down for those inquiring minds with their theories, rumors, etc.  He clarifies it all, take a listen:

Nick Cannon is back at home after suffering from “mild kidney failure.”  The showbiz mogul is in recovery mode, but is ready to get back to business.

Cannon was hospitalized while on holiday vacation with his family in Aspen, Colorado, earlier this month.  His wife Mariah Carey was by his side as he received treatment from doctors at a local hospital.  Late last week, he was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

In a statement released to The Associated Press, Cannon’s rep said he’s “resting and recovering at home.”

But he’s not letting his condition slow him down.  On Monday, Cannon appeared via satellite at a press conference for his new NCredible line of Monster headphones at CES.

He plans to return to his morning radio show, “Rollin’ with Nick Cannon,” on January 17.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are on cloud nine following the birth of their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, over the weekend.  The new parents have released a joint statement sharing their happiness and thanking their supporters for the well wishes.  They also dismissed previous reports that Beyoncé had a C-section, revealing that the baby was born naturally at seven pounds.  Read their message below.

Hello Hello Baby Blue!

We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012.

Her birth was emotional and extremely peaceful, we are in heaven.

She was delivered naturally at a healthy 7 lbs and it was the best experience of both of our lives.

We are thankful to everyone for all your prayers, well wishes, love and support.

Beyoncé & JAY Z

50 Cent is backing down following last week’s Twitter rant. A humbler 50 apologized to his record label after blaming them for the leak of his single.

The G-Unit rapper was disappointed when the song, “Girls Go Wild,”  featuring Jeremih, premiered last week on MySpace. “I have lost all the faith in the team I’m on,” a discouraged 50 told his followers. “I having nothing left to say I will not be promoting my music.”

But he’s now singing a new tune. “Discovered a computer glitch leaked my song. Sorry to team at interscope for over reacting!” an apologetic 50 tweeted on Sunday evening.

Despite his apology, he’s still not motivated to release his fifth album for Interscope Records. “I put a lot in to this project but I don’t care if it ever comes out,” he said. “[Interscope Chairman] Jimmy Iovine has been like a mentor for me. I just want to stay friends.”

50 Cent will be in Las Vegas this week for CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, where he will sign autographs to promote his headphones SYNC by 50.

In an interview with BBC News that was released earlier last week, Frank Ocean revealed that since his relations with Def Jam Records have been repaired, both parties are ready to release his highly-anticipated second album this spring.

Despite past frustrations with the label, Ocean simply stated, “we’re cool,” and that “there is a new album coming. I’m super proud of it.”

When asked if he wished he handled the release of his first album, Nostalgia.Ultra, differently with proper marking and promotion behind him, he said “no.” He then followed up his answer about the album and charts not mattering with: “I make pop culture.”

The interview was conducted due to Ocean’s claiming of the #2 spot on the BBC’s Sound of 2012 list. Other topics discussed included the initial signing of his Def Jam deal, and the loss of his New Orleans studio back in 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina. .

Rihanna, who was just named the most downloaded artist of 2011, and who’s Loud Tour raked in a whopping $90 million, posted a picture the new Jeep she got from Roc Nation. Must be nice…

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 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.  From Rihanna’s welcome to the newborn to Tyrese’s blessings to Nicki Minaj’s excitement, their peers couldn’t be happier for the new parents.

Rihanna: Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih

Diddy: Congrats to jay and B! God Bless 🙂 ! And many more!

Tyrese Gibson: Congrats to you both .. You are loved..! Beyonce’ and Jay are new proud parents of a healthy baby girl .. Blessings!!

Russell Simmons: congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z

The-Dream: 1 7 2012 Congrats!!!!!

Estelle: Congrats b And jay.

OneRepublic: Congrats Beyonce & Sean- it would seem musical royalty has just been born

Diane Warren: Congrats Bey and Jay!!!

?uestlove of The Roots: “Welcome to the world……”

Nicki Minaj: BARBZ!!!!!!!!!*screams mad loud*

Jazmine Sullivan: I The most beautiful girl in the world.wonder if jayz and beyonce knows I’m the baby’s godmom???? #drunkthoughts

Solange Knowles:  The most beautiful girl in the world.

Gwenyth Paltrow:  Welcome to the world Blue! We love you already