Photo by Ari Marcopoulos

Jay-Z is shedding some baggage in his post-Magna Carta Holy Grail life. According to Billboard editor Joe Levy, "Jay Z has dropped the hyphen from his name, according to his label." Billboard has since dropped the hyphen from articles mentioning Jay, SPIN points out.

Jay's website is billed as "JAY Z's Life+Times". And "JAY Z" is how his music is listed on iTunes.

This new rule will make a lot of music writers sad-- the hyphen's going to be a hard habit to break. Quick, while you still can: Jay-Z. Jay-Z. Jay-Z. Jay-Z.

And here are some cute new photos of Jay holding Blue Ivy for you to look at.