Roc Nation
New York entertainment company founded by Jay-Z, whose roster includes Nigerian artist Ayra Starr.
- Based in
- New York, United States
- Founded
- 2008
- Founders
- Shawn Carter, known as Jay-Z
- Website
- rocnation.com
Roc Nation is a New York-headquartered entertainment company founded in 2008 by Shawn Carter, known as Jay-Z. It offers artist management, music publishing, touring, sports management and brand partnerships. Its own artists page listed 107 named artists, writers and producers as read on 23 August 2026, including JAY-Z, Rihanna, Megan Thee Stallion, Alicia Keys, John Legend, J Balvin, A$AP Rocky and Nigerian artist Ayra Starr.
Ownership is not established from the sources reviewed for this record.
Ayra Starr appears on Roc Nation’s own published artist roster. No African office is named on the company’s site.
