Mike Coppola/Getty Images The Coachella lineup has been announced — and, at least for now, Kanye West is nowhere to be found. The Indio, California music festival’s headliners are Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, and Ariana Grande. Per the usual, the annual festival will run during two weekends: April 12-14 and April 19-21. Kanye West was […]
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‘My eyes are now wide open’: Kanye West says he’s been ‘used’ and plans to quit politics
Kanye West said he’s “distancing himself from politics” to focus on creative work. West — a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump — said he’s been “used” to spread messages he doesn’t believe in. The fallout follows a dispute with Candace Owens, who said West designed a logo for “Blexit,” a movement to convince African-Americans […]
SNL: Trump Realizes That 'Cuckoo' Kanye Is 'Black Me!' — Watch Video
Saturday Night Live opened the third episode of Season 44 with a sketch in which President Donald Trump came to realize why it is that he has become such a Kanye West superfan. In a spoof of the rapper’s visit to the White House this week (“Not a publicity stunt,” Alec Baldwin’s fauxTUS makes clear), […]
Kanye West's White House Rant Was Like 'Trump's Twitter Account Come to Life,' Says Jimmy Kimmel — Watch
Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday began his monologue by addressing the elephant with the red MAGA cap in the room. The late-night host weighed in on none other than Kanye West’s Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump, which took cable news by storm earlier that afternoon. “This was something special,” Kimmel said. “The much anticipated […]
Ivanka Trump wears £1,500 white outfit to meet Kanye West with Donald at White House
Ivanka Trump, 36, was in Washington DC today, carrying out her duties as senior advisor to the president of the United States. She was attending the annual meeting President’s Interagency Task Force (PITF) to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. During the meeting, Ivanka stood by her father’s side as he gave a powerful speech. […]
Pete Davidson Slams Kanye West for Hijacking SNL Stage With Pro-Trump Rant: 'Being Mentally Ill Is Not an Excuse to Act Like a Jackass'
Kanye West‘s bizarre pro-Trump rant following last week’s Saturday Night Live premiere did not go over well with cast member Pete Davidson. On Saturday’s show, Davidson — appearing at the end of Weekend Update — slammed West for hijacking the SNL stage. “What Kanye said after we went off the air last week was one of the worst, […]
The Devolution of Kanye West and the Case for Cancel Culture
Cancellation is an act of catharsis, of rebellion—even as it’s come under fire for being little more than a purity test. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bb7be08a25f0713c580d460/master/pass/KanyeWest-SNL-1043380158.jpg
Kanye West dressed up as a bottle of Perrier to perform on ‘SNL’ and people are seriously confused
NBC Kanye West was the guest performer on the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live.” For his first performance of the night, Kanye stepped out on stage dressed as a giant bottle of Perrier as he performed “I Love It” with Lil Pump. Viewers were baffled. Some called it the worst musical performance they ever […]
On ‘Ye,’ Kanye West’s Ignorance Is Too Loud to Ignore
West’s eighth studio album is a portrait of the self as fragmented and damaged—of a man having failed his family, his fans, himself. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b11b3e6afecd2652c32590b/master/pass/Kanye-West-919712842.jpg
Kanye West says he told Kim Kardashian she could leave him after she was upset about his slavery comments
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Kanye West addresses the fallout over his slavery comments on his new track “Wouldn’t Leave.” He says Kim Kardashian West screamed at him and thought they could lose everything. West claims in the song that he said she could leave him, but she wouldn’t. Kanye West’s new album “Ye” includes personal […]