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Barack Obama has offered a few words of wisdom to Kanye West, who recently announced that he intended to run for President of the United States in 2020.

Obama was speaking at a morning fund-raising event in front of 1,300 people in California on Saturday (October 10th), at which Kanye was scheduled to perform after his speech. Of course, the rapper announced his plan to run for the highest office in the land in four years’ time at the MTV VMAs back in August, and the President took the opportunity to refer to that.

“In a little while you are going to hear from a guy who is thinking about getting into politics,” Obama said at San Francisco’s iconic Warfield Theater, “it couldn’t get any stranger.”

Continue reading: Barack Obama Offers Advice To Kanye West About Being President

As everybody knows, mash-up albums are so 2005, right? Well, they might enjoy a little revival with the online release of Yeezer, the work of a university student who has spent three years cross-breeding a selection of Kanye West’s hits with tracks by pop-punk veterans Weezer.

19 year old Alex Hodowance from Ohio spent three years, on and off, working on the 34 minute collection of mash-ups, ranging from the bizarre to the highly entertaining. It was uploaded to Bandcamp on Tuesday (October 6th), and quickly gained attention on Reddit before going viral.

Nobody knows if Kanye's heard 'Yeezer' yet, or what he thinks of it

Continue reading: Mash-Up Album Of Kanye West And Weezer Emerges Online - Called 'Yeezer'

A range of pop stars including Jay Z, Beyonce, Kanye West and Rihanna are suing a Paris-based clothes retailer and manufacturer for “brazenly” selling merchandise such as hats, T-shirts and mobile phone cases bearing their likenesses without their permission.

A complaint was filed on Tuesday (October 6th) at a federal court in New York alleging that the company ElevenParis has ignored warnings previously issued by the artists to stop the items in question from being sold. According to Reuters, the retailer’s actions “have caused and are causing immediate irreparable harm” to the plaintiffs.

Beyonce and Jay Z are two of the stars behind the legal challenge

Continue reading: Jay Z, Beyonce And Other Pop Stars Sue Paris Clothing Retailer

Hip-hop artist and model Amber Rose has delivered a moving speech during her SlutWalk event, publicly forgiving two men in her life who have criticised her using sexist language and ‘slut-shaming’ terminology – her ex-boyfriends Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa.

Rose, 31, shared her experiences of sexist behaviour and slut-shaming in an emotional speech during the rally on Saturday (October 3rd) in Los Angeles. She has also recently set up the Amber Rose Foundation, a non-profit organisation aimed at highlighting the same issues.

Amber Rose at her 'SlutWalk' event in Los Angeles

Continue reading: Amber Rose Forgives Kanye West And Wiz Khalifa In Tearful Speech

Kim Kardashian West has revealed that her husband Kanye is serious about becoming the US President. And one of the things he’s most excited about getting to the White House? Decorating it.

The future US President and his First Lady?

The reality TV star joined talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and spoke about how the rapper was deadly serious about making a bid in 2020.

Continue reading: Kim Reveals That Kanye Is "Serious" About 2020 Presidency Bid

During a new interview about his recent Yeezy Season 2 fashion collection, Kanye West has dropped a little update about his new album Swish – and it doesn’t make good reading for fans.

The rapper admitted that, although he debuted a new song, ‘Fade’, from his seventh album at New York Fashion Week, the record itself may still be about a year from completion. “That song I played has been a year and a half in the making and it may be still a year from being complete,” he told Vanity Fair. “But it was to let people get a glimpse at the painting.”

Pressed a little more about the subject, the 38 year old said: “I’m not worried about the years. I’m worried about the life and the body of work that I can put out while I’m breathing.”

Continue reading: Kanye West Admits His New Album 'Swish' May Be A Year Away From Release

Kanye West “doesn’t care” about the criticism his Yeezy season two fashion line faces. The second season of West’s designs premiered at New York Fashion Week on Wednesday (16th September) and it certainly provoked mixed reactions on social media. According to a source, West isn’t upset by those who only had negative things to say about his designs.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on their way to a Givenchy show at Pier 26 during New York Fashion Week, September 2015.

Read More: Kanye West Upsets Designers At NY Fashion Week With Last-Minute Show.

Continue reading: Kanye West “Doesn’t Care” About Criticism Of Yeezy Season 2, Source Claims: “He Ignores The Haters”

Kanye West has already caused a stir at New York Fashion Week by organising a last-minute show for later this week, angering one designer who has had to re-arrange her slot for another time because of the media carnage that the rapper’s latest Adidas hook-up is bound to trigger.

Anne Bowen, a luxury brand designer hoping to launch a streetwear collection called “NVII Nomad VII by Anne Bowen’, has reportedly been left with no choice but to move her show back by one day to Thursday September 17th, after Yeezy’s announcement this weekend that he’d be previewing his second season of ‘Kanye West X Adidas’ on Wednesday at noon.

Kanye West has announced a last-minute show at New York Fashion Week

Continue reading: Kanye West Upsets Designers At NY Fashion Week With Last-Minute Show

Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Democrat nominee hopeful Hillary Clinton, revealed she thinks Kanye West’s decision to run for President in 2020 is “awesome”. Clinton’s enthusiasm isn’t necessarily with West’s policies but with his ability to inspire young people to get involved in politics.

Chelsea Clinton at the Jazz Foundation of America's 24th Annual Jazz Loft Party in New York, May 2015.

Read More: Kanye West’s VMA 2015 Speech & Four Other Of His Most Bizarre Speeches.

Continue reading: Chelsea Clinton’s Thinks It’s “Awesome” Kanye West Wants To Run For President

Ice Cube will support Kanye West if he runs for President in 2020. The 46-year-old rapper, who produced this summer’s hit movie Straight Outta Compton, revealed his political preference in a recent interview.

Ice Cube outside BBC Radio 1's studios in London, August 2015.

Read More: Kanye West’s VMA 2015 Speech & Four Other Of His Most Bizarre Speeches.

Continue reading: Ice Cube On Kanye West’s Presidential Run: “Who’s Better Than Kanye To Run?”

All the bad blood between Taylor Swift and Kanye West would now seem to be over for good, after the rapper sent her a pretty ostentatious bouquet of flowers in the week after she presented him with the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs.

25 year old Swift revealed the kind, and rather sizeable, present on Instagram, sharing a photo of her standing by the massive block of white roses on Friday (September 4th). However, the choice of words she used afterwards suggested something even more spectacular!

Kanye West with his wife Kim Kardashian at the MTV VMAs

Continue reading: Kanye West Sends Taylor Swift Flowers - She Volunteers For Vice-President

Kim Kardashian shared three new pictures of herself (surprise, surprise) to celebrate her achievement of reaching 45 million followers on Instagram. The 34-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared the new images on Wednesday evening (2nd September).

Kim Kardashian at the 2015 VMAs.

Read More: Donald Trump Can't Wait To Run Against Kanye In 2020.

Continue reading: Kim Kardashian Celebrates 45 Million Instagram Followers With Series Of Selfies

In case you missed it, earlier this week, Kanye West announced he plans to run for President of the United States in 2020. This isn’t the first time West has shocked audiences with his outlandish claims so, in celebration of West’s oratory, we’ve compiled a short list of his most wonderfully bizarre speeches to date.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at the VMAs in Los Angeles on 30th August.

Read More: Kanye West Will Perform 808s & Heartbreak Album In Full During L.A. Show.

Continue reading: Kanye West’s VMA 2015 Speech & Four Other Of His Most Bizarre Speeches

That was quick. No sooner has outspoken rapper Kanye West revealed his intention to run for President in 2020, he’s found himself someone to run against: celebrity businessman and current Republican candidate, Donald Trump.

Donald is ready and rearing to go for the presidency in 2016 and in 2020

The 2016 Republican frontrunner has spoken out about Kayne’s desire to be the second Black American President and has called the musician a "nice guy".

Continue reading: Donald Trump Can't Wait To Run Against Kanye In 2020

Kanye West was honoured with the the Video Vanguard Award at last night’s MTV VMAs and used his acceptance speech to get a few things off his chest. West was presented the award by Taylor Swift and delivered a passionate speech touching on the idea of artistry, the merits of award shows and his possible move into politics.

Kanye West with wife Kim Kardashian at the 2015 MTV VMAs.

West famously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs, when she won the award for Best Female Video over Beyonce. Addressing the incident during his speech West said, “First of all, thank you Taylor for being so gracious and giving me this award this evening. And I often think back to the first day I met you…”

Continue reading: Kanye West Uses MTV VMA's Speech To Announce 2020 Presidential Run

Kanye West has announced that he’ll be performing his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in its entirety during a show in Los Angeles next month.

Kanye, who’s still keeping everybody on tenterhooks regarding his seventh album Swish, will be revisiting the 2008 album during his show at the Hollywood Bowl in L.A. on September 25th. 808s & Heartbreak was characterised by AutoTune and saw him largely ditch rap in favour of R&B, and was met with a mixed reception at the time.

Kanye West with Kim Kardashian

Continue reading: Kanye West Will Perform '808s & Heartbreak' Album In Full During L.A. Show

Miley Cyrus has been voted the worst celebrity role model for children in a new survey of British parents. A whopping 78% of parents of children under 10 say that the former ‘Hannah Montana’ star is “off the rails” and wouldn’t want their kids to idolise her.

The survey by British website vouchercloud.com asked 2,287 British parents, all of whom have at least one child under the age of 10, the question: “are there any celebrities you would hate for your children to idolise?” and were provided with a list of male and female celebrities to select from.

Miley Cyrus arriving at the Jimmy Kimmel studios in L.A.

Continue reading: Miley Cyrus Voted Worst Celebrity Role Model By British Parents

Kanye West is to be the recipient of this year’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday (August 30th).

According to a statement from MTV, ‘Ye is being honoured with the award on account of his “career-spanning groundbreaking videos, legendary VMA performances and continued impact on music, art, fashion and culture.”

Kanye West performing at Glastonbury 2015

Continue reading: Kanye West To Receive MTV VMAs Vanguard Award

Madonna has comfortably conquered the world of music, and now she's reportedly setting her sights on becoming a prime-time ratings hit with a reality TV show just like Kim Kardashian.

Would you tune in to a Madonna reality show?

The pop icon is rumoured to be in talks with production company Bunim Murray, makers of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', having been impressed with how successful Kim and husband Kanye West have made their famous TV show, reports The Mirror.

Continue reading: Madonna To Star In Her Own TV Show?

Four years after splitting the nation’s sides after singing some of Kanye West’s tweets, Josh Groban has returned to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ to take down another big name – Donald Trump.

The divisive front-runner in the Republican presidential nomination race has unleashed more than a few puzzling tweets into the public domain down the years, ranging from the self-promotional to the political to the just-plain-odd.

Josh Groban followed up his brilliant Kanye video by singing some of Donald Trump's best tweets

Continue reading: Josh Groban Returns To Sing Donald Trump's Tweets On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Drake has finally released a statement about a shooting at his OVO Festival after party in Toronto. The shooting occurred on Tuesday 4th August and Drake released a statement ten days after the tragic incident which left two dead. Drake, writing in a blog post on his website on Friday (14th August) explained how he had been unable to speak out about the shooting before as his legal counsel advised against it, stating how they believed anything he said about the shooting could be “misinterpreted”. 

Drake at Wimbledon in July 2015.

Read More: Has Nicki Minaj Ended Her Relationship With Meek Mill Following Drake Feud?

Continue reading: Drake Releases Statement About Shooting At His OVO Festival After Party

Barack Obama will not be using his presidential powers to order Kanye West to release his long-awaited new album – despite a petition lobbying the White House to do so achieving over 100,000 signatures, according to Billboard.

Kanye hasn’t released a single in over five months, since he dropped a taster for his upcoming seventh album Swish called ‘All Day’ back on March 2nd, and the wait proved to be too much for one fan who started a petition on the White House’s ‘We The People’ website on Wednesday (August 12th) which quickly gained the requisite amount of signatures within a day to force the President to respond to it.

Kanye West is still scheduled to release his 7th album 'Swish' in 2015

Continue reading: Petition To Force Kanye West To Release Album Removed From White House Website

Self-styled queen of the selfie Kim Kardashian has secured one of her best snaps yet – with Democratic presidential candidacy frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

The 34 year old model, who is pregnant with her second child with rap megastar husband Kanye West, met the presidential hopeful at a private fundraising event in Los Angeles on Thursday evening (August 6th).

Perhaps the heavyweight celebrity backing will add a bit more youth credibility to the Clinton campaign, which looks to be steamrollering its way to the Democratic nomination at the start of next year.

Continue reading: Kim Kardashian Captures Selfie With Hillary Clinton

In case anyone was left unaware, Kanye West has got a pretty good deal going for himself. Husband to a always well-dressed woman, father to an equally always well-dressed (and very cute) daughter with a pretty impressive music career and a sense of style all of his own - he’s got a good life.

With Kanye's own relationship apparently going well, he gave Scott Disick some advice

And it seems that the rapper believes he’s got himself together so much, he’s willing to give advice to those who aren’t doing it so well.

Continue reading: Kanye West Gives Some Wise Words To Scott Disick

One of the most forthright men in the music industry gave his opinion on another in a new interview – and the result was rather surprising. Despite not being a hip-hop aficionado, Noel Gallagher has given his reaction to Kanye West’s much-discussed Glastonbury headline set, describing his performance as “f***ing amazing” – for about half an hour.

The former Oasis songwriter memorably looked a bit silly back in 2008 when he dismissed Jay-Z’s booking – the first ever hip-hop headliner at Glastonbury – only for the rapper to put in a blinding performance. Now, while Kanye has proved rather more divisive, Gallagher admits that he was initially impressed, though he eventually lost interest through not being a fan of the genre.

Noel Gallagher really enjoyed Kanye West's Glastonbury performance - for a bit

Continue reading: Noel Gallagher Quite Liked Kanye West's Glastonbury Performance, Actually

Kim Kardashian has revealed some pretty juicy details about her life, including discovering Caitlyn Jenner’s secret, her father’s relationship with O.J. Simpson and how Paris Hilton responded when Kardashian’s sex tape was leaked. Kardashian discussed these aspects of her life during an interview for the cover of next month’s Rolling Stone magazine. They’ve released a few excerpts of the interview before the issue is released on Friday (3rd July).

Kim Kardashian revealed some interesting details about her life in a recent interview with Rolling Stone.

Read More: On Cellulite, Selfies And The Objectification Of Women: What We Learnt From Kim Kardashian's Commonwealth Club Of California Talk.

Continue reading: Kim Kardashian On Her Sex Tape, Caitlyn Jenner’s Secret & Briefly Living With O.J. Simpson

The owner of the anti-Kanye West flag that was strategically burned by Lily Allen over the Glastonbury weekend has hit back at the pop star, saying she had “every right” to make the banner and told her not to vandalise people’s things.

Allen, 30, who attended the three-day festival in Somerset last weekend but wasn’t one of the performers, posted a series of videos to her Instagram account that showed her burning the flag that read “F*** off Kanye” so that it simply read “Kanye”.

Continue reading: Owner Of Anti-Kanye Glastonbury Flag Responds To Lily Allen

The stage invader who interrupted Kanye West’s headline set at Glastonbury at the weekend has finally broken his silence. As you probably already know, the perpetrator was English comedian Simon Brodkin, masquerading as his on-stage persona Lee Nelson.

Brodkin, who has wrote and performed in the comedy series ‘Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show for two seasons on BBC Three from 2010 to 2011, took to Twitter to post a picture of himself wearing a self-made ‘Lee-zus’ T-shirt and holding a fake microphone, standing next to a slightly perturbed Kanye during ‘Black Skinhead’.

This all went on for fewer than 10 seconds, before Brodkin was quickly intercepted by a security guard and dragged from the stage. While Kanye took it in his stride, he was distracted enough to quickly re-start the song before moving on.

Continue reading: Kanye's Stage Invader At Glastonbury Breaks His Silence

A Glastonbury audience member has been criticised online for flying a flag showing a still from Kim Kardashian’s sex tape during Kanye West’s headlining set. Kardashian, who is four months pregnant, attended her husband’s Pyramid Stage set at the British festival on Saturday night and later called it the ‘craziest show ever’ on twitter.

Kim Kardashian appear on the flag of one audience member at Glastonbury on Saturday.

The flag showed a still from the tape, which featured Kardashian and her former partner Ray-J and was leaked without the reality star’s consent in 2007. The flag also had the words “Get Down, Girl, Get Head Get Down,” written across it.

Continue reading: Glastonbury Reveller Criticised For Trying To Shame Kim Kardashian With Sex Tape Flag During Kanye West's Set

Last night US rapper Kanye West headlined Glastonbury, Britain’s most iconic music festival, in a decision which was controversial even by standards set in recent years (remember all those Metallica nay sayers?). But now that it’s all over, just what did the Glastonbury audience make of Yezzus on the Pyramid stage?

Kanye West on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage on Saturday.

With a stage set which featured nothing more than a ceiling made up of a few hundred lightbulbs, Kanye West took on Glastonbury solo, opening up with the very appropriate ‘Stronger’. But it wasn’t long until some drama went down, as midway through the third song Kanye fell victim to a stage invader, later identified as comedian Lee Nelson.

Continue reading: Mixed Reviews, Lots Of Lights And A Stage Invader! It's Kanye West At Glastonbury

With a matter of hours to go before he takes to the stage for his controversial Glastonbury headline show on Saturday night, it seems as if Kanye West is already making his presence felt. He’s bringing such a large entourage to the festival that other bands’ guestlists have had to be restricted.

British indie stars The Maccabees stated to BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat that they “were told we only had one guest each this time,” according to the band’s guitarist Felix White. “I've not got that many other friends who want to come, but I'm just making a point!”

Kanye and wife Kim Kardashian arriving at Glastonbury via helicopter

Continue reading: Kanye West's Glastonbury Guestlist So Big That Other Bands Have Had To Cut Theirs

An Instagram picture of Kendall Jenner posted last month, has just beaten Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s record to become the most liked image on the photo sharing site.

Kendall Jenner is the new queen of Instagram.

The pic, which Kendall uploaded on May 25th, shows the model lying on the floor in a gorgeous white dress, with her hair spread out and the ends making little hearts. The 19 year old had simply captioned the image with a heart emoticon.

Continue reading: Kendall Jenner Picture Breaks Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Instagram Record

Kim Kardashian is used to being the centre of attention and her fans haven’t stopped talking about her second pregnancy. However, some have been prying a little too deeply into the conception of Kardashian’s baby and some have even accused her of deliberately only using male embryos during her IVF treatment. Kardashian has set the record straight, claiming she had struggled so much to conceive that had the baby been a girl, she would have been a welcome addition to the Kardashian Klan.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting their second child together - a son!

Read More: Kim Kardashian Interview Angers NPR Listeners.

Continue reading: Kim Kardashian Denies Rumours Claiming She Only Used Male Embryos During IVF For Baby No. 2

Kim Kardashian had a big announcement for the world this Father’s Day, as the reality star revealed she’s expecting a baby boy with husband Kanye West. The couple had announced the pregnancy last month, but had so far refused to comment on rumours that their first son was on the way.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have announced they’re expecting a boy.

Kim broke the news when she shared a photo of husband Kanye reading to the couple’s two year-old daughter North on Sunday. “Precious moments like this when we were traveling on tour with you are what I live for,” Kim wrote. “You’re such a good daddy to North & you will be the best daddy to our new son too!”

Continue reading: It's A Boy! Pregnant Kim Kardashian Announces Baby's Gender On Father's Day

Kanye West is definitely not scared of tooting his own horn and, as the American rapper gets ready for his Saturday headline slot at Glastonbury next weekend, that humble streak many of us wonder if he has does not look likely to be surfacing.

Kanye West's upcoming Glastonbury headline slot has not been met with praise from every festival-goer

The husband of reality star Kim Kardashian has told The Sunday Times Culture magazine that, like renaissance polymaths Michelangelo, Galileo and Leonardo da Vinci, he defies strict categorisation.

Continue reading: Kanye West Has Compared Himself To Leonardo Da Vinci

When an A-list celebrity couple announce they're having a baby, the internet buzzes with excitement. "Is it a boy? Is it a girl? What will they name it?" So when Kim Kardashian and husband Kanye West recently revealed they were expecting their second child, the web immediately lit up with endless speculation.

What will Kim Kardashian name her second child?

But Kim, who famously named her daughter North West, has sadly put an end to tongue-in-cheek rumours that she will be calling her second child 'South', The Metro reports. During an interview with Chicago radio show Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!, the reality TV star called the suggestion "ridiculous", saying "I don't like South West though, because North will always be better, and she [Kim's daughter] has a better direction.

Continue reading: Kim Kardashian's Second Child Will Not Be Named 'South'

Kim Kardashian addressed rumours surrounding her baby’s gender. The 34-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is expecting her second child with husband Kanye West. Sources, speaking to a variety of media outlets, have claimed Kardashian is expecting a boy or twins. Speaking out about the rumours on Twitter, Kardashian refused to confirm the child’s gender. However, she did confirm she is not expecting twins.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting their second child together.

Read More: Selfish: Kim Kardashian Is Getting Her Own Selfie-Taking Wax Figure.

Continue reading: Kim Kardashian On Her Baby’s Gender Rumours: ‘Nothing Is Confirmed Unless You Hear It From Me!’

The mysterious, hit making duo known as Daft Punk might soon be lifting their helmets ever so slightly in a new documentary titled, ‘Daft Punk Unchained’. Made by BBC Worldwide France, the doc is the first to made about the group, who have been shrouded in secrecy since their formation in 1993.

‘Daft Punk Unchained’ will air June 24th.

Directed by Hervé Martin Delpierre and co-written with Marina Rozenma, ‘Unchained’ will tell the story of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, aka Daft Punk, using archival interview footage from 1996 to 2013 and "rare documents”.

Continue reading: Kanye West, Pharrell Williams And Nile Rodgers To Feature In First Daft Punk Documentary 'Unchained'

So we now know what Keeping Up with the Kardashians has been building up to this season – Kim’s second pregnancy. The world found out during the Sunday episode of Keeping Up and the interwebs are already buzzing with excitement. The only thing left to find out is... well, there are lots of things, actually. Among them are the baby’s sex and, of course, Kim and Kanye’s selection of possible baby names.

Kim Kardashian and daughter North West dress like rockstars, even when going to ballet class.

This being a Kardashian pregnancy, the internet is already pitching in with some helpful suggestions. The news immediately started trending on Twitter – worldwide – and Kim K’s name is still among the trending topics. So here are some of the more... creative baby names Twitter has come up with at press time.

Continue reading: Here Are All Some Names Twitter Suggested For Kim And Kanye's Second Baby

Kanye West delivered an inspiring speech to graduates of the Los Angeles Trade Technical College on Friday night, telling students, "When you're the absolute best, you get hated on the most.”

Kanye West delivered the graduation speech at the Los Angeles Trade Technical College.

West was the guest of honour at the fashion students' final runway show on Friday and according to TMZ the rapper even went backstage to give the students some extra words of encouragement before sitting front and center for the ceremony.

Continue reading: College Dropout Kanye West Gives Inspiring Speech To Fashion School Graduates

With a little under a month to go before it kicks off, probably the most talked-about thing about Glastonbury 2015 has been the booking of Kanye West for the Saturday night headline slot. In a new interview, the festival’s chief organiser Emily Eavis has revealed that she has received death threats as a result.

Speaking with The Times, Eavis, 36, who runs the festival with her father Michael, stood proudly by their decision to book the rapper to headline the Pyramid Stage, but said that some of the abuse they’ve received has been “just horrible”.

Michael and Emily Eavis, the father-daughter team behind Glastonbury

Continue reading: Glastonbury's Emily Eavis Reveals She Received Death Threats Over Kanye Booking

Jamie Foxx is currently promoting the release of his RCA Records debut 'Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses', and while his vocals remain on top form, he reveals he's heard a few other inspiring voices from exceptional artists along the way.

Jamie Foxx remembers meeting John Legend

One of those voices was 'All Of Me' hitmaker John Legend, who Foxx met while he was hanging out with the young and up and coming Kanye West around a decade ago, during which time Legend was on his way to releasing his debut album 'Get Lifted'.

Continue reading: Jamie Foxx Remembers Mind Blowing First Meeting Of 'Quiet Dude' John Legend [Video]

Happy anniversary,  Kimye! The most controversial couple i showbiz celebrate one year of their love – or their marriage, at least – today. Excluding outside influences, it seems to have been the most blissful thirty day of marriage in the history of the institution.

Continue reading: Kim Kardashian And Kanye West's Anniversary Receives International Media (And Instagram) Coverage

Kim Kardashian, in a recent interview, discussed her career and those who criticise her. Kardashian explained that every public appearance is part of her work and she implied her role is primarily promotions.

Kim Kardashian has recently been promoting her new book, Selfish.

Read More: Kim Kardashian Describes Kendall & Kylie Jenner As "Super-Grounded" & "Responsible".

Continue reading: Kim Kardashian Hits Back At Critics Of Her Career: "Try It. Just Try It. I Dare You"

Kim Kardashian has described, in a recent interview, the "spark" she felt with Kanye West the first time they met. The 34-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star also revealed how she pursued Kanye West after her divorce from Kris Humphries.

There was a "spark" between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West when they first met.

Read More: Kris Jenner Comforted By Kim Kardashian About Bruce Jenner's Transition In KUWTK Special Clip.

Continue reading: Kim Kardashian Describes "Spark" With Kanye West At Their First Meeting

Kanye West said he was "grossly over-censored" during his performance at the Billboard Music Awards. A statement written on behalf of the rapper's publicist said lyrics such as "with my leather black jeans on" were muted for over 30-secod intervals, leading to the performance being "seriously misrepresented."

Kanye West says he was heavily censored during his Billboard Music Awards performance

The rapper had appeared at the awards on May 17 to perform All Day and Black Skinhead, though ABC cut out large chunks.

Continue reading: Kanye West Claims He Was "Grossly Over-Censored" At Billboard Awards

Kanye West has shown that even college dropouts can become doctors. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago awarded the hip hop superstar an honorary doctorate on Monday afternoon.

Chicago’s DNAInfo first reported that 37 year old West was given the honour in recognition of his “transformative, genre-defying work”. Of course, such an occasion wouldn’t be complete without a memorable acceptance speech, and the rapper duly obliged.

Kanye West at the KIIS FM Wango Tango 2015

Continue reading: College Dropout To Doctorate: Kanye West Given Honorary Degree

Amber Rose appears to be showing some regret over comments she made earlier this week accusing ex Kanye West of not writing his own songs. The model had told an audience during an appearance at the Supper Club in LA that West’s songs were actually written by rapper Travi$ Scott, who happened to be onstage at the time.

Rose seems to regret the comments she made about her ex.

“Stop playing n—s I used to f–k,” Amber told the club’s DJ after grabbing his microphone. “Stop. Why don’t we play the n—a who writes the songs for the other n—a? Travi$ Scott.” Despite being on stage at the time Scott did his best to stay out of the situation and opted not to react to Rose’s comments.

Continue reading: Amber Rose Shows Regret Over Drunken Rant Accusing Ex Kanye West Of Not Writing His Own Songs

A study by the University of London and Imperial College has concluded that the emergence of hip hop has had the biggest impact on the charts of any genre since the 1950s. The study also found that the importance of The Beatles may have been overstated, suggesting that the fab five did not spark a musical revolution.

The Beatles may not have been that revolutionary

The study found there were three musical revolutions on the charts, the first being in 1964 with the rise of rock and roll bands such as The Beatles. The second was in the mid 80s with the use of synthesisers and drum machines, while the third came in 1991 when rap and hip-hop infiltrated the mainstream charts.

Continue reading: Scientific Study Concludes Hip Hop Was More Impactful Than The Beatles

Kanye West’s performance at the Brit Awards will not be the subject of an investigation by the media regulator Ofcom, despite the heavily-bleeped track receiving more than 150 complaints.

Back on February 25th the Brits were televised live for the first time in many years by ITV, and rapper’s new track ‘All Day’ was one of the biggest talking points of the evening. With a reported 39 uses of the ‘n’ word throughout the performance, which featured flamethrowers and a gang of hooded back-up dancers, it attracted 151 complaints.

Kanye West's Brits performance back in February attracted 151 complaints

Continue reading: ITV Escapes Investigation Over Kanye West's Brits Performance

Taylor Swift has opened up about her rumoured collaboration with Kanye West, saying he’s “got a lot of amazing ideas” but denying that the project had gotten off the ground.

Swift and West were photographed chatting at the Grammy Awards back in February, seeming like they’d buried the hatchet over the infamous incident at the VMAs in 2009 when Kanye interrupted her acceptance speech.

Taylor Swift spoke about her rumoured collaboration with Kanye West

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It looks like Glastonbury is going to keep the speculation about its third and final headliner going pretty much right up until the festival itself. Michael Eavis, the owner of Worthy Farm where the three-day event is held, has revealed that the announcement will come on June 1st.

The NME reported that Eavis was speaking at an event at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum on Tuesday evening (April 21st), describing the history of the prestigious festival. It was when he was talking to attendees and posing for pictures afterwards that he made the revelation – adding that the artist would be a “big one”.

A shot of the crowd at Glastonbury 2014

Continue reading: Third Glastonbury Headliner To Be Announced On June 1st

Less than a month after its star-studded New York re-launch, the subscription-only streaming service Tidal is showing early signs that it’s struggling. It’s already tanked on the app store, falling out of the top 700 iPhone downloads chart, and now it appears that Kanye West has deleted all references he’s made to the service on social media.

On Wednesday (April 22nd) Complex reported that the rapper had erased all mentions he’s made to Tidal on Twitter, despite being one of the most prominent supporters of the re-launch, standing alongside Jay Z at the famous press conference on March 30th and appearing in several ad spots for it subsequently. He also changed his profile picture from Tidal’s logo back to the front cover of his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

Jay Z re-launched Tidal last month, but it's struggling less than a month later

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Kanye West had quite the evening on Tuesday when he attended the annual TIME 100 gala, where he was honoured as one of the most influential people in the world. Kanye’s night began when he appeared on the red carpet with wife Kim Kardashian and was ‘pranked’ by comedienne Amy Schumer in front of the world's press.

West is one of the cover stars of Time magazine’s 'most influential' issue.

Schumer threw herself at the feet of the power couple, but the stunt garnered pretty much no reaction from Kim and Kanye. Yes Kimye didn't even bat an eyelid at the sight of a grown woman falling in front of them and instead just continued on down the red carpet business as usual.

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As one of the most successful and admired music makers in the world, and with business concerns extending into film and fashion, Kanye West has long been believed to be involved with a shadowy secret society referred to as the ‘Illuminati’.

In a new self-penned article for Paper Magazine, he’s laughed off such suggestions. Then again, if you were in a secret society and asked if you belonged to it, you’d say ‘no’… Anyway, let’s not go down that rabbit hole.

Back to Kanye: “If there was actually an Illuminati, it would be more like the energy companies. Not celebrities that gave their life to music and who are pinpointed as decoys for people who really run the world,” he wrote.

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Kanye West made a surprise appearance during The Weeknd’s Saturday night set at Coachella, helping singer Abel Tesfaye cover the rapper’s hit ‘Heartless’. The festival, which is known for always coming through with surprise performances, ends its two weekend run this Sunday with Drake closing the festivities with a headlining set.

Kanye gave the Coachella crowd a treat on Saturday night when he performed with The Weeknd.

West had been rumoured to be making a surprise appearance during Drake’s set, but it appears the Yezzus rapper just couldn’t wait to surprise the Coachella crowd. Joining Tesfaye as he delivered a cappella cover of the rapper’s hit, West then launched into his own four song set.

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A limited edition set of 500 signed copies of Kim Kardashian’s upcoming selfie book have flown off the virtual shelf, selling out less than a minute after going on sale. Website Glit.com was offering the special pre-sale copies, just under a month before the book is released to the masses.

Kim’s selfie book contains 352 pages.

The special copies retailed for $60 and were each signed and numbered by Kim. They also came bearing a special cover, featuring a bikini-clad image of the 32 year old. After the quick sell out Kim thanked her fans on Twitter writing, 'Thanks to everyone who got a copy of Selfish on Gilt! Crazy it sold out in one minute!'

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West paid a visit to a twelfth century Armenian church in Jerusalem on Monday to have their daughter baptized.

The Jerusalem Post reported that Kim and Kanye took 22 month old North to Saint James Cathedral in Jerusalem’s Old City quarter. This was later confirmed by a representative for the Kardashians.

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and daughter North

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Kanye West – rapper, designer, cool human being – performed a surprise gig last night. Not that much of a shock, since Kanye is prone to this kind of stunt every once in a while. But this one wasn’t in a dimly lit NY venue or an obscure borough of London – instead, Ye pitched camp in the middle of a lake in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

Unfortunately, the gig was shut down by the police.

Let’s backtrack a little here Unless you’re an avid Kanye follower, you might not be aware that Kanye is currently on a sightseeing trip in Armenia, along with wife Kim Kardashian and sister-in-law Khloe. When the sights get a little old, however, Kanye apparently decided to entertain himself in the best way he knows.

Continue reading: Kanye West Wins Over Armenian Fans With Impromptu Gig In Yerevan

Always a provider of good quotations, Kanye West has described his ego as a marble table in a new interview about his high-profile lifestyle.

In a conversation with the New York Times’ T Magazine, the often controversial rapper spoke about a number of incidents in the recent past that have involved him. His comments about Beck at February’s Grammy Awards had the whole media talking about Kanye ‘doing a Kanye’.

Alluding to this incident, he said “I'm not a celebrity, I'm an activist. The fact that when I see truth it's really hard for me to sit back and just allow it to happen in front of me on my clock makes me, a lot of times, a bad celebrity.”

Continue reading: Kanye West Compares His Ego To A Marble Table

Famed director Spike Lee was accused of insulting the residents of the city of Chicago by titling his new project ‘Chiraq’, a movie which will look at education and violence. He has also been criticised for doing damage to the city’s reputation and hurting tourism by choosing the term.

The moniker ‘Chiraq’ is a nickname sometimes used for the city by its young inhabitants, referring to its reputation for street violence and gun crime. But a number of anti-gun crime campaigners and tourist officials have pulled up Lee, a director famed for his uncompromising depictions of struggles in society, for perpetuating an unhelpful stereotype by choosing the title.

Spike Lee

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Ever felt lost, afraid and in need of spiritual guidance? Well, fear not – solace and wisdom as at hand via a new Bible called 'The Book of Yeezus', which replaces every mention of God with the word ‘Kanye’.

Yes, seriously. An illustrated black hardcover book with gold leaf imprinting, 'The Book of Yeezus' is an exact reprint of The Book of Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament. But rather than crediting God with the creation of the world, it now says “and Kanye said – let there be light”.

First it was Yeezus air for sale on eBay, now it's Kanye Bibles

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Justin Bieber, appearing on a radio show, has revealed he draws inspiration from his relationship with Selena Gomez. The 21-year-old was interviewed by Ryan Seacrest on his On Air show on Thursday (2nd April) and quizzed about his upcoming album and current relationship status.

Justin Bieber discussed the inspiration for his music in a recent interview.

Read More: Justin Bieber Touts "Different" Album With Rick Rubin, Kanye West.

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Amber Rose has publically declared her love for ex-husband Wiz Khalifa, only months after filing for divorce. Rose posted a picture of the two swapping saliva on Instagram on Thursday (2nd April) and attached a nauseatingly sentimental caption in which she claimed Khalifa is the only one who can make her happy.

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose at the 2014 Billboard Awards.

Read More: Amber Rose Opens Up About Split From Wiz Khalifa: "I'm Done Crying".

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Kim Kardashian's struggle to conceive has been well documented and the reality star has regularly discussed her issues with fertility whilst appearing on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The 34-year-old is desperate to have another baby, a sibling for her daughter North, with her husband Kanye West. However, Kardashian claims that if she does conceive, her next child will be her last which can be born naturally.

Kim Kardashian will allegedly have to have her womb removed if she has another child.

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Justin Bieber has almost finished recording his new album with Kanye West and Rick Rubin. The pop-star curiously noted to USA Today, "I don't want to say 'it's different', because that's what everyone says. But it is different."

Justin Bieber is recording an album with rock producer Rick Rubin

Bieber said his well-publicized period of notoriety - he's has numerous problems with the law - has been reflected in his music.

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The biggest music news of the last few days has been the launch of the subscription-only streaming service Tidal, and the stars have been lining up to give their differing opinions on the controversial business model.

Jay-Z re-launched the service at a star-studded press conference including the likes of Kanye West, Rihanna and Daft Punk on Monday (March 30th), promising that Tidal would be a “better experience for both fans and artists”.

Lily Allen has expressed concern about Tidal's business approach

Continue reading: Lily Allen And Madonna Offer Their Opinions On Jay Z's Tidal Streaming Service

Kanye West was reported to have skipped an appearance on Friday night’s edition of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’, where the rapper was expected to take part in the show’s famous ‘Mean Tweets’ segment. But while some reported the ‘Only One’ rapper’s no-show as a simple case of Kanye being Kanye, it seems the real story is a lot more reasonable.

Kanye was expected to appear on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Friday

After the rapper’s absence was heavily reported on, a rep for West told E! Online, "He was never confirmed to be on the show. We took extraordinary steps and worked directly with the show to try to make it happen.”

Continue reading: So Why Did Kanye West Miss The Chance To Read Mean Tweets On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'?

21,000 people - just less than 15% of the capacity of Glastonbury Festival - have signed a petition to cancel Kanye West's headline performance at Worthy Farm in June. The controversial rapper was announced this week as Pyramid Stage headliner for the Saturday night, provoking a mixed reaction from fans.

A petition has been launched to stop Kanye West's performance at Glastonbury 2015

Organiser Emily Eavis wrote on Twitter: "We are thrilled to let you know we have the one and only Kanye West headlining Saturday night on the Pyramid stage!"

Continue reading: Petition Launched To Stop Kanye West's Glastonbury Headline Performance

Love him or hate him – and it really is one or the other, it seems – Kanye West at Glastonbury story has certainly got people talking about him more than ever before. While some are hailing the decision to make him the Saturday night headliner at the legendary festival, many others were left dismayed and even angry at the booking.

One disappointed ticketholder even went as far as to create an online petition at Change.org, just a few hours after Monday’s (March 16th) announcement. Neil Lonsdale, a lucky ticketholder for the 2015 festival, has attracted over 10,000 signatures for his petition as of Tuesday evening.

Kanye West has proven to be a divisive choice for Glastonbury headliner

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Kanye West will headline the Glastonbury Festival 2015, taking to the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night. The hip-hop megastar joins rockers Foo Fighters, who were previously announced for Friday. AC/DC, Noel Gallagher and Taylor Swift remain favourites for the Sunday slot.

Kanye West has been confirmed to headline the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday night

There had been plenty of speculation regarding Kanye's potential appearance at the festival and the news has now been confirmed on the festival's website.

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Kanye West has been unveiled as the second headline act for Glastonbury 2015. The controversial hip-hop artist will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night, joining Friday’s headliners Foo Fighters. The third and final headliner for Sunday has not yet been confirmed.

Strong rumours emerged earlier on Monday (March 16th) that West was getting the prestigious Saturday night spot, and this was confirmed via the official Glastonbury Twitter feed and by the festival’s organiser, Emily Eavis.

Kanye West will headline Glastonbury

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Far from being abashed that the Obama says he hasn't got his number, Kanye West still insists that he's phone pals with the President. Of course, the Obama must get a lot of people's numbers, but West has never exactly managed a sentence without some exaggeration.

Kanye West insists he's pals with Obama

It seems, West is STILL insisting that what he told his audience in Oxford was the truth - despite now being called out on it by the President of the United States Barack Obama himself on Jimmy Kimmel Live. 'I love Obama', he told reporters upon arriving at LAX airport recently, looking rather cheerful and not a bit sheepish. 'He called our house before, he knows that. Don't try to pit us against each other!'

Continue reading: Kanye West: I Don't Care What He Says, Obama DOES Call Me At Home [Video]

Kanye West is a marketing genius. There is just no way around it. But his fans might be on another level entirely. Specifically, one Pennsylvania concertgoer (presumably), who is offering up for sale… air. Specifically, “Kanye West’s Yeezus tour air”. The listing even comes with a bulletproof guarantee.

How much would you pay for air maybe exhaled by Kanye West?

The eBay user claims that he “held bag open and sealed air in” while attending a concert.”

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How far would you go in pursuit of bizarre memorabilia from your favourite pop star? Locks of hair? Cigarette butts? Bags of air? That last one isn’t a joke. Sellers on eBay are currently offering bags full of air from Kanye West’s 2013-2014 Yeezus tour for purchase.

Earlier this week, a listing on the internet auction site from a seller in Pennsylvania (that has since been removed) claimed to have air from a concert given by Kanye West in support of his last album Yeezus. The description simply read: “Held bag open and sealed air in”.

Air from Kanye West gigs is apparently on sale via eBay

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More pressing news from the Kardashian camp: Kim K is now platinum blonde! Unbelievable, right! What's even more unbelievable is how everyone is reacting to this news - basically, people are freaking tf out over the fact that a celebrity has paid a lot of money to get a drastically different hair colour. See below.

Tom Fenton's response to Kim Kardashian's Draco Malfoy hair is HILARIOUS http://t.co/YZYzcmbnkH pic.twitter.com/kVXBFC5g6s

— Seventeen Magazine (@seventeenmag) March 6, 2015

Continue reading: Platinum Alert: Kim Kardashian's New Hair And Time-Defying Sex Life