NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West the rapper did something unusual as Kanye West the fashion designer: He wasted little time Wednesday in unveiling his Yeezy Season 5 collection, including new bulky, thick-soled Boost runners, as he projected models onto a huge four-sided screen in a dark boxy space, then sent out some to walk … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after abruptly canceling the last 21 dates of his national tour. A spokeswoman for the E! network, which airs the Kardashian family reality show and its spinoffs, confirmed that West was hospitalized Monday afternoon after his personal doctor called 911. Christel Wheeler said … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a hectic year for Kanye West. There was a new album that had a tortured, months-long release. Two fashion shows that were plagued by last-minute changes and long delays. There also was the reopening of a bitter feud with Taylor Swift, an ambitious U.S. concert tour, a newborn son, … Continue reading
Kanye West has abruptly pulled the plug on his Saint Pablo Tour a few days after making statements onstage about how he “would have voted for Donald Trump” and after a stormy weekend in which he abruptly canceled a show after four songs. A representative for the rapper said Monday the remaining 21 dates of … Continue reading
SEATTLE (AP) — Kanye West is lamenting that his kids have yet to play with the daughter of his friend, mentor and collaborator Jay Z. Fan video from West’s show in Seattle on Wednesday night shows the rapper complaining about business disputes with Jay Z before telling the crowd: “Our kids ain’t never even played … Continue reading
PARIS (AP) — Armed robbers forced their way into a private Paris residence where Kim Kardashian West was staying, tied her up and locked her in a bathroom before making off with more than $10 million worth of jewelry, police officials said Monday. A spokeswoman for Kardashian-West said the reality TV star, who was in … Continue reading
PARIS (AP) — Armed robbers forced their way into a private Paris residence where Kim Kardashian West was staying, tied her up and locked her in a bathroom before making off with more than $10 million worth of jewelry, police officials said Monday. A spokeswoman for Kardashian West said the reality TV star, who was … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — In sweltering heat, set to a slow, morose soundtrack, Kanye West debuted the fourth season of his Yeezy collection for Adidas at a park memorializing Franklin D. Roosevelt’s famous four freedoms: of speech and worship, from want and fear. Helping to kick off New York Fashion Week, West lured the fashion … Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards show was all about performances that got the sweat dripping, the muscles ripping and the adrenaline pumping. Here are the top moments from Sunday’s show: JUST CALL THEM THE BEYONCE MUSIC AWARDS If there was any doubt that this night was all about Beyonce, she killed … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West fans can buy a taste of “The Life of Pablo” this weekend following the rapper-turned-fashion mogul’s announcement of 21 pop-up stores worldwide that will be open just this weekend. West tweeted a map with red dots indicating the stores’ locations Wednesday night, Aug. 17. Fourteen of the stores will … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian is praising husband Kanye West’s bizarre appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The rapper covered a variety of topics as he rambled nearly uninterrupted for seven and a half minutes during a segment on Thursday’s “Ellen.” At one point he danced around on stage before later chiding those who … Continue reading
Kanye West, “The Life of Pablo” (GOOD Music/Def Jam) Some two decades ago, Prince re-named himself with an unpronounceable symbol and scrawled “SLAVE” on his cheek in a feud with Warner Bros Records. He spent lavishly on unreleased creative projects and he put out a video game. Then he sang about sex, betrayal and a … Continue reading
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona music festival is set to resume for a Kanye West performance after as many as 12 people were injured when a crowd rushed a stage, officials said Sunday. Tempe Police Sgt. Damon DeSpain said the department is working with other emergency responders and the event promoter to prevent a … Continue reading
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona music festival was held without problems Sunday, a day after several people were injured when a crowd rushed a stage. Tempe police said early Monday that the concert, which listed Kanye West as a performer, went off Sunday as planned without any serious incidents. Tempe Police Sgt. Damon DeSpain … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kanye West lives in the spotlight, but on Friday the acclaimed rapper was instead a backlit silhouette barely visible behind smoke for his first few songs on stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The headline-maker, who recently announced at MTV’s Video Music Awards that he has designs to run … Continue reading
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