Jay-Z Upset With Philadelphia Mayor After 'Made in America'
Is Moved Jay-Z's Made in America Festival has
been held on the Benjamin Franklin
Parkway in Philadelphia since 2012. Mayor Jim Kenney has decided this will
be the last year that the festival will
be permitted to be in that location. Kenney claims that his decision is due to costs and congestion, although half of the costs have been covered by Jay-Z's Roc Nation company. Jay-Z, via statement Jay-Z, via statement According to a report by Billy Penn,
of the $1.1 million that Philadelphia
spent on various services, $600,000 was covered by Roc Nation and an additional $80,000 will be paid later this year. A rep for the mayor told Billy Pen that tourism in the city has grown so "the need for an event of this scale at this location may no longer be necessary." Jay-Z, via statement
