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Kanye West’s Sunday Service playing Coachella
Article via BBC
Kanye West has spent the last year making headlines for everything except his music.
But fans of the artist have been treated to something special each Sunday over the past few months.
Tune into Kim Kardashian’s Instagram Stories and there you’ll find Kanye and a choir belting out renditions of some of his most famous songs – as well as bits of music that seem to be brand new.
Known as Kanye West’s Sunday Service, it’s been announced the act is heading to Coachella Festival in California to perform on Easter Sunday.
But what is it?
Religion has always been important to Kanye West’s music.
And he’s got a famously big ego.
So when he debuted Sunday Service at the beginning of 2019, and it looked like he was starting his own church, people weren’t that surprised.
A lot of what goes on at Sunday Service remains pretty secretive – people are even reportedly made to sign non-disclosure agreements.
But from the snapshots we’re shown it all seems to centre around the choir/live orchestra.
Whether it’s Jesus Walks, Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1 or Lift Off, Sunday Service often seems to showcase a reinterpretation of Kanye’s tracks.
And music seems to be the main aspect to the service that makes it spiritual.
The congregation
Unsurprisingly, with Kanye and the Kardashians involved, Sunday Service has become a bit of a celeb hot spot.
A Sunday Service invitation is the “most prestigious, highly-coveted” invitation possible for musicians in LA, according to Variety – which describes it as “where spirituality and exclusivity meet”.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are among the A-listers who’ve been spotted there.
But Sunday Service has also led to a whole host of new fans for five year old North West – Kim and Kanye’s oldest child – because of videos like this.
There’s speculation that Kanye West’s Sunday Service could be leading up to another gospel album from the rapper – a few years after the gospel-influenced The Life of Pablo came out.
Kanye had promised an album at the end of last year – called Yandhi – which was delayed.
Whatever is happening with new music, one thing is definite: the people at Coachella look like they’re definitely in for a treat.
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My EMI Contract is ‘Servitude’ … And I Want ‘To Be Set Free’
Article via TMZ
Kanye West says his contract with EMI amounts to servitude and claims he’s entitled “to be set free from its bonds.”
Kanye has just filed new legal docs in his lawsuit against EMI and Roc-A-Fella Records. He says the deal he signed with EMI effectively has no time limit … it could last the rest of his natural life.
He notes in California, personal services contracts cannot last longer than 7 years because they amount to “servitude.”
According to the deal, he’s required to deliver a certain number of songs and, until they are delivered, the contract remains in full force and effect. Problem is … that could last 1 year or 80 years.
Kanye wants a judge to cut off the EMI contract as of 2010, which would revert all of the rights of his songs back to him. The year 2010 is important because that’s the 7-year mark of his deal.
Some songs of note Ye released in 2010 and after include megahit “All of the Lights,” along with “Power” and “Monster” from his “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” album, “Otis” and “Ni**as in Paris” from the “Watch the Throne” album, “Bound 2” from Yeezus and “Famous” from “The Life of Pablo.”
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Kanye West dropped out of Coachella due to over-the-top demands, ‘port-a-potties’ talk
The real reason why Kanye West dropped out of the mega-music festival Coachella has been revealed, and unsurprisingly, it has to do with the starâs over-the-top requests.
Billboard claims that on New Yearâs Day, just two days before the highly anticipated lineup was set to be unveiled, West threw a fit because the festivalâs organizers refused to allow him to build a giant chrome dome in the middle of its grounds to perform on instead of the main stage.
ARIANA GRANDE TO HEADLINE COACHELLA AFTER KANYE WEST DROPS OUT OF FESTIVAL
Executives from Coachellaâs parent company Goldenvoice told West that the custom-made dome wouldnât be possible, because it would force them to reorganize the festivalâs setup entirely, and move one of the largest sections of portable bathrooms on the grounds. West reportedly hung up abruptly and said he was âan artist with a creative vision who shouldnât be spending his time talking about port-a-potties.â
Due to Westâs last-minute cancellation, Coachella was forced to make a quick replacement, which they found in Ariana Grande. The pop star is managed by Scooter Braun, who also worked with West until the rapper ended their professional relationship late last year because he claimed he âcanât be managed.â
Grande will now take Westâs place to close out the final night of the three-day festival, and will make history as the youngest Coachella headliner ever.
Westâs lofty request is just the most recent in the starâs erratic behavior spanning the last year. West, who claims he was diagnosed, then misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, has been candid about his mental health struggles, and proudly declares that he no longer takes medication at this point in time.
Itâs certainly a disappointment for fans that West will no longer be performing at the festival, which is widely considered one of the biggest music festivals in the world. Pre-sale tickets sold out in just six hours for this yearâs lineup, and an estimated 125,000 people are expected to flock to the desert to see their favorite artists at the festivalâs 20th iteration.
Westâs appearance at Coachella had reportedly been in the works for several years. Now with the financial backing allowing artists to be paid between $2 million and $5 million to perform there, the draw for musicians and concertgoers alike is at an all-time high.
However, given that West had not collected any payments from Goldenvoice or signed any contracts, they decided to abandon negotiations with him about the dome shortly before the deadline to announce the lineup arrived.
Billboard also revealed that West nearly landed a headlining spot at the Governors Ball festival in New York, which never happened because of his demands for a dome stage.
Article via FoxNews
Kanye West wants everyone to know heâs still team Trump
Kanye Westâs bromance with President Trump appears alive and well as 2019 dawns â with the wacky rapper giving his pal a shout-out on Twitter, praising his MAGA hat and dropping hints that he could run for the White House in 2024.
âTrump all dayâ West tweeted at about 3:30 p.m. on New Yearâs Day, a comment that got a decidedly mixed reaction from his followers.
âI have to assume this is a reference to a kid named Trump on the youth football team I coach. Itâs his first name. Heâs okay, but cries when I scream profanities at him, so heâs got a ways to go,â wrote Three Year Letterman.
But the rapper â whose F-bomb filled, cringe-worthy October visit to the White House appeared to leave even the president at a loss for words â was undeterred.
âJust so in 2019 you know where I stand,â he tweeted before apparently accusing Democrats of controlling black people.
âThey will not program me. Blacks are 90% Democrats That sounds like control to me,â wrote West, Kim Kardashianâs other half.
While many fans supported Westâs cryptic posts, others werenât so sure.
âHeâs so annoying lately omg,â tweeted a woman named rafael.
âWHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS KANYE,â added sadboi.
But West took it all in stride.
âLove everyone,â he said in another tweet, adding minutes later that God was on his side.
âWe will change the world. God is on my side. I am a Christian. I am a tax payer. I am myself. God is with us,â he wrote, followed up by another post: âFree thought.â
He then dropped the hint about the White House, tweeting only: â2024,â firing up some of his fans.
âPresident Kanye West and First Lady Kim Kardashian West RUN THAT SâT!!!â tweeted someone calling themselves NaeomiCampbell.
But not everyone was buying it, with one poster saying West needs psychiatric help.
âHeâll be committed by then .. you know ..51/50 Ward B sât..itâs all in motion ..manic episode after manic episode..no one helping him..everyone a yes personâŠ.hospitalization will be coming,â declared CaliRams909.
But the rapper continued â praising Trump and defending wearing his MAGA hat, which he wore to the White House.
âOne of my favorite of many things that the trump hat represents to me is that people canât tell me who I should do because Iâm black. Thatâs real racism,â he said in a tweet that was later deleted and reposted without the last sentence.âFrom now on Iâm performing with my mutherfâking hat on.â
Kim Kardashian Was ‘Hysterically Crying’ After Kanye West Called Slavery a ‘Choice’
In a sneak peek from Sundayâs episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the reality star discusses her husbandâs controversial slavery comments.
âHeâs doing good; everyone thinks heâs having a breakdown,â Kardashian says after her friend Jonathan Cheban asks how the rapper is doing just days after the incident.
In May, West made headlines after implying that slavery was a âchoiceâ for African-Americans during an interview on TMZ Live, where he also repeatedly proclaimed his love for polarizing President Donald Trump.
Accompanied by conservative commentator Candace Owens, the outspoken artist sounded off on the centuries African-Americans spent shackled in servitude.
âYou hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice,â he said. âYou were there for 400 years and it was all of yâall? Itâs like weâre meant to be in prison. I like the word âprisonâ because slavery goes too direct to the idea of blacksâŠPrison is something that unites us as one race.â
Kardashian admits that she drove home âhysterically cryingâ to check on West.
âI rushed home, I was hysterically crying,â she recalls. âSo I go homeâŠheâs totally fine.â
But Kardashian says she wasnât surprised to find her husband in a relaxed state amid the scandal.
âWhen he gets ramped up, he canât control what he says, he canât let it go,â she explains. âHe loves being ramped up. Heâs like âI feel powerful when Iâm ramped up. I donât want to be so suppressed. Yeah, I say crazy sâ but Iâve always said crazy sâ. Thatâs why Iâm Kanye.’â
And no matter what the rapper does or says, Kardashian says she will always have Westâs back.
âI always know what Kanyeâs intentions are and what heâs trying to say, but I also know that theyâre gonna write a headline and people are gonna assume that thatâs exactly what you said and what you meant,â she says. âHe didnât say slavery is a choice, he was saying if youâre gonna still be enslaved for another 400 years then thatâs some bullsâ.â
Article via People
Azealia Banks Savagely Slams Kanye West & Makes Shocking Claims About Kim Kardashian
The ‘212’ rapper claims that the Yeezy founder “spilled tea” to her about his wife Kim Kardashian, and said the reality TV star will soon leave him. She also claims that the ‘I Love It’ rapper stole her designs without permission.
Azealia Banks unleashed fury on Kanye West this weekend. On Sunday night (18th Nov), the 27-year-old rapper claimed West had previously stolen some of her design ideas, before bringing his wife Kim Kardashian into the beef.
Banks first took to Instagram to share two images of what she describes as prototypes for a ‘Yeezy Survival Kit’, in the hopes that if Kanye decided to go ahead and produce them, people would know she designed them.
âI came up with this idea as a disaster kit or for camping,” she said, before claiming that Kim Kardashian was “jealous” that West was talking to her, leading him to “ghost” Banks.
“Iâm pretty sure itâs just sneaky Kanyeâs way of trying to steal my idea and leave me out,” she added. In addition to the posts, Banks went on a lengthy rant on her Instagram stories, claiming Kanye “spilled hella tea” about his wife Kim.
âThe tea is hella juicy, I would love to spill it because his dumb a** tried to put me on three way with one of his employees and set me up pretending like I was in the wrong for sending his dumb a** a heart emoji.
“A F**KING HEART. He tried to pretend like I was In love with him or some shit. I wonât spill the tea because I donât want kris Jenner to have him killed.â
Banks said she is “sick” of West, and accused him of doing “dumb sh*t on purpose for attention.” She said Kim Kardashian “ruined” West and “wonât be done with him until sheâs sucked the last drop of blood.”
And Azealia wasn’t done there. The rapper – who is known for her public, and often controversial, opinions – filmed herself in the back of a car and continued her verbal attack on West.
“Kim Kardashian is absolutely going to leave you. Sheâs already f**king gone. Say what you want to want about her, but in some sense, Iâm feeling bad for her because youâre just a dummy.
“You just be acting dumb just to act dumb. Like, how is that sexy? Iâm sorry. If I was Kim Kardashian, I would f**k Drake too,” she said, referring to the rumours of Kim and Drake’s alleged fling. “Youâre dead to me. Youâre literally dead to me.â
West is yet to respond to the rant. Last month, Banks unleashed fury on singer Lana Del Ray as the pair became embroiled in a bitter Twitter beef, sparked over West’s endorsement of Donald Trump.
Article via CapitalXtra
Kanye West donates $150,000 for security guard killed by officer in suburban Chicago
Rapper Kanye West donated $150,000 to a memorial fundraising site for a security guard shot by an officer near his hometown Chicago.
How he was killed
Outrage following the killing
Article via CNN
Kim Kardashian Says Kanye West Liked Trumpâs âPersonality,â but Didnât Know His Policies
Kim Kardashian West is perfectly fine disagreeing politically with her husband, Kanye West. That being said, she doesnât think his recent visit to the White House to converse with President Donald Trump was particularly political, at least for West. Rather, it was something that came from his heart.
At Variety and Rolling Stoneâs Criminal Justice Reform Summit, when CNN commentator Van Jones implied that Kardashian West and her husband have different politics, the reality TV star objected.
âI feel like heâs very misunderstood and the worst communicator,â Kardashian West said. âBut, when we talk about it, we have very similar politics. Heâs very not political, actually, he just happens to like Donald Trumpâs personality, but doesnât know about the politics. So, Iâve educated him recently. I think it gets really misconstrued. He will always say he was friendly with him before, and heâs the same person and friendly with him now. I could also co-exist with someone and still have different political views. My mom and my step-dad did that. Itâs fine to be different and have your own view.â
Kardashian West continued explaining the intent behind her husbandâs recent White House appearance: âWhat he fights for is the right to like what he wants to like. Even if itâs different from what you like. He never said, âOkay, I know whatâs going on with immigration, and I know this and I know that.â If he really knew, he would feel very compassionate about it. He never said that he supports that. I know itâs very confusing because when you see someone wearing a red hat you would think that they are supporting that. But heâs just fighting for free thought and freedom to like a person even if itâs not the popular decision.â
Jones responded, âIâve said this to you before, and Iâll say it to you again, I love the way you love your husband.â After dubbing Kardashian West the Kanye translator, she insisted that she knows his heart but still wants him to have his own path.
âAfter he went to the White House or has been outspoken, I could have easily been on social media and corrected him,â Kardashian West revealed. âBut I believe people have their own journeys. I know his heart, so I know that one day what heâs been trying to say will come out. Itâs taken a little long so Iâm jumping in and helping out, but I know his heart so I never really stress too much.â
Article via Variety
People warned Kanye not to date Kim K. because of her sex tape
Kim Kardashian claims that people warned Kanye West not to get involved with her because of her infamous sex video with ex Ray J.
âHeâs put himself up against the world for me when everyone told him, âYou cannot date a girl with a sex tape. You cannot date a reality show girl. This is going to ruin your career,â â Kardashian, 38, told Van Jones. âEveryone told him that.â
âTo me, he was like, âOh, youâre not going to tell me what to do. Iâll let you know that itâs going to be okay,â â she recalled. âAnd he always was that strength for me. So Iâll always love and appreciate him for always standing up for me.â
âWeâve been through a lot together,â she added. âYou know, Iâve known him for 15 years now. Became friends with him maybe in like 2006, 2007. Met him in like [2002 or 2003]. Iâve known him forever.â
Kardashianâs sex tape, âKim Kardashian Superstar,â was released in March 2007, when West, 41, was engaged to Alexis Phifer.
Kardashian and West began dating publicly in 2012, though Westâs ex Amber Rose alleged that West cheated on her with Kardashian (who was dating Reggie Bush at the time) before they became an exclusive couple.
The couple collectively known as Kimye welcomed daughter North West in 2013 and tied the knot a year later.
Theyâve since had son Saint in December 2015 and daughter Chicago in January 2018.
Part of why Yeezy may not have minded Kardashianâs past may be because of his own personal porn preferences.
West revealed on âJimmy Kimmel Liveâ over the summer that he still watches Internet porn and is particularly fond of the âblack on whiteâ genre because âit mirrors my own reality.â
Article via PageSix