Mayor Kenney, Jay-Z Meet At Concert After Made In America Drama

PHILADELPHIA – After controversy swelled and then subsided over Philadelphia's decision to move Jay-Z's Made In America festival away from the Ben Franklin Parkway, the rap megastar and music industry mogul met with Mayor Jim Kenney recently.

Kenney posted a photo of himself and Jay-Z before his concert with wife Beyoncé at Lincoln Financial Field Monday night.

"Really enjoyed meeting Jay-Z tonight," Kenney said in a Tweet. "We’re both very excited about the future of [Made In America] here in Philly."

The city said it would not host the festival on the Parkway in mid July and spurred a piece penned by Jay-Z himself that ran int he Philadelphia Inquirer. The piece needled the decision to move the festival.

However, about a week later city officials and officials from Jay-Z's company Roc Nation met and agreed to continue hosting the festival on the Parkway.

You can check out the 2018 Made In America lineup and get ticket information here.

The festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2 on the Ben Franklin Parkway.

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