October 14th, 2009 by Peter Bevan

Jay-Z has revealed a surprising name when talking about his musical idols recently.

It seems George Michael had a significant influence on the hip-hop superstar as Jay-Z claims that his music had a strong standing in urban culture. John Lennon and the Beatles were also named as musical influences.

It has also been announced recently that Jay-Z is up for two nominations in the American Music Awards, where nominees were determined by record sales but online votes determines the overall winners.

Jay-Z has been nominated for Favourite Male Artist and Favourite Album in the Rap/Hip-Hop category, and the winners will be announced on November 22.

Jay-Z fans will be pleased to hear that tickets for his show at the London Alexandra Palace on November 4 are still available to buy despite selling out at the box office in 15 seconds, according to Live Nation.

Jay-Z is sure to perform songs from his current album The Blueprint 3, so don’t miss your last chance to catch Jay-Z live in the UK.

Jay-Z tickets are still available to compare and buy now at Tixdaq.com from £63.