Rumors are rampant that Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles will exchange wedding vows in New York on Friday after gossips learned the rapper has cleared his busy schedule for the day. Jay-Z has performances with Mary J Blige in Massachusetts on Thursday night and North Carolina on Saturday - but nothing on Friday.

And New York news organizations are reporting Knowles is currently in the Big Apple, together with her mother Tina and former Destiny's Child bandmate Michelle Williams. Jay-Z and Knowles successfully applied for a wedding license in Scarsdale, New York on Tuesday, and they have 60 days from that date to exchange vows - before the paperwork deadline expires. The latest rumors come just a day after Jay-Z staged an alleged bachelor party in Toronto, Canada. Representatives for both stars are refusing to confirm or deny marriage reports.

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