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Poor old New York City. It has a lot on its plate at the moment. No, no, not the weather – what’s a bit of snow compared to the news that its most famous residents are upping sticks?

According to reports, Beyoncé and Jay Z are now living in a Beverly Hills hotel while they hunt for an apartment to buy on the west side of LA. What’s more, the couple are said to have enrolled Blue Ivy into an elite private school in the city.

Bey and Jay spent last summer in a £130,000-a-month rented LA mansion – and it seems that sunshine living won them over, with reports claiming they now want a ‘change of lifestyle’.

So much for an Empire State of Mind, hey, Jay? Best get learning the lyrics to The Fresh Price of Bel-Air instead.