Jay Z & Beyoncé Really Just Lost One, Billionaire Laughs Straight To The Bank

Music duo Jay Z and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter are going to have to find a new Beverly Hills home after reportedly losing out on a fancy mansion to a famous billionaire.

According to reports, 35-year-old Swedish video game programmer Markus Persson shelled out millions for the Carter family’s dream home.

Our real estate sources tell us … Markus Persson plunked down $70 million cash for a 23,000 square foot palace in Bev Hills. Markus can afford it … he sold his company, Mojang — which created the video game Minecraft — to Microsoft for $2.5 BILLION. As we reported, Beyonce and Jay Z visited the house multiple times and made an offer but Markus beat them out at 70. (TMZ)

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Details of Jay and Bey’s $85 million dream home began to emerge online in September.

Having tested the waters at that $45-million home, the couple several times toured a newly built mega-mansion for sale in Beverly Hills at $85 million, according to real estate agents. The sleek, nearly 23,000-square-foot contemporary is set on roughly an acre in the Trousdale Estates area. Features include a $200,000 candy bar/room, panoramic views of Los Angeles, an 18-seat theater, a 14-person spa with swimming jet and top-of-the line furnishings. (Los Angeles Times)

The Beverly Hills estate reportedly came packed with multiple rooms and a movie theater.

Our real estate sources tell us … while they were living in L.A. over the summer they checked out a brand new 23,000 square foot cliffside palace twice. In addition to panoramic views of Malibu and downtown L.A., the 8-bedroom, 15-bathroom house features an attached 16-car garage, infinity pool, wine cellar, and a 24-seat movie theater. (TMZ)

Jay and Bey are reportedly putting together a new album.

It looks like Beyoncé and Jay Z are teaming up do create something special together, making practically every fan of the power couple giddy with excitement. Karli Henriquez, Vice President of Pop Programming at Dash Radio, tells E! News the married musical pair are joining forces to put together a “huge” new album. (E! Online)