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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 star’s over-the-top requests.
Billboard claims that on New Year’s Day, just two days before the highly anticipated lineup was set to be unveiled, West threw a fit because the festival’s 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 Coachella’s parent company Goldenvoice told West that the custom-made dome wouldn’t be possible, because it would force them to reorganize the festival’s setup entirely, and move one of the largest sections of portable bathrooms on the grounds. West reportedly hung up abruptly and said he was “an artist with a creative vision who shouldn’t be spending his time talking about port-a-potties.”
Due to West’s 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 “can’t be managed.”
Grande will now take West’s place to close out the final night of the three-day festival, and will make history as the youngest Coachella headliner ever.
West’s lofty request is just the most recent in the star’s 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.
It’s 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 year’s lineup, and an estimated 125,000 people are expected to flock to the desert to see their favorite artists at the festival’s 20th iteration.
West’s 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 he’s still team Trump
Kanye West’s bromance with President Trump appears alive and well as 2019 dawns — 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.
“Trump all day” West tweeted at about 3:30 p.m. on New Year’s Day, a comment that got a decidedly mixed reaction from his followers.
“I have to assume this is a reference to a kid named Trump on the youth football team I coach. It’s his first name. He’s okay, but cries when I scream profanities at him, so he’s got a ways to go,” wrote Three Year Letterman.
But the rapper — whose F-bomb filled, cringe-worthy October visit to the White House appeared to leave even the president at a loss for words — was undeterred.
“Just so in 2019 you know where I stand,” he tweeted before apparently accusing Democrats of controlling black people.
“They will not program me. Blacks are 90% Democrats That sounds like control to me,” wrote West, Kim Kardashian’s other half.
While many fans supported West’s cryptic posts, others weren’t so sure.
“He’s so annoying lately omg,” tweeted a woman named rafael.
“WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS KANYE,” added sadboi.
But West took it all in stride.
“Love everyone,” he said in another tweet, adding minutes later that God was on his side.
“We 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,” he wrote, followed up by another post: “Free thought.”
He then dropped the hint about the White House, tweeting only: “2024,” firing up some of his fans.
“President Kanye West and First Lady Kim Kardashian West RUN THAT S–T!!!” tweeted someone calling themselves NaeomiCampbell.
But not everyone was buying it, with one poster saying West needs psychiatric help.
“He’ll be committed by then .. you know ..51/50 Ward B s–t..it’s all in motion ..manic episode after manic episode..no one helping him..everyone a yes person….hospitalization will be coming,” declared CaliRams909.
But the rapper continued — praising Trump and defending wearing his MAGA hat, which he wore to the White House.
“One of my favorite of many things that the trump hat represents to me is that people can’t tell me who I should do because I’m black. That’s real racism,” he said in a tweet that was later deleted and reposted without the last sentence.“From now on I’m performing with my mutherf–king hat on.”
Kim Kardashian Was ‘Hysterically Crying’ After Kanye West Called Slavery a ‘Choice’
In a sneak peek from Sunday’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the reality star discusses her husband’s controversial slavery comments.
“He’s doing good; everyone thinks he’s having a breakdown,” 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 “choice” 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.
“You hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice,” he said. “You were there for 400 years and it was all of y’all? It’s like we’re meant to be in prison. I like the word ‘prison’ because slavery goes too direct to the idea of blacks…Prison is something that unites us as one race.”
Kardashian admits that she drove home “hysterically crying” to check on West.
“I rushed home, I was hysterically crying,” she recalls. “So I go home…he’s totally fine.”
But Kardashian says she wasn’t surprised to find her husband in a relaxed state amid the scandal.
“When he gets ramped up, he can’t control what he says, he can’t let it go,” she explains. “He loves being ramped up. He’s like ‘I feel powerful when I’m ramped up. I don’t want to be so suppressed. Yeah, I say crazy s— but I’ve always said crazy s—. That’s why I’m Kanye.’”
And no matter what the rapper does or says, Kardashian says she will always have West’s back.
“I always know what Kanye’s intentions are and what he’s trying to say, but I also know that they’re gonna write a headline and people are gonna assume that that’s exactly what you said and what you meant,” she says. “He didn’t say slavery is a choice, he was saying if you’re gonna still be enslaved for another 400 years then that’s some bulls—.”
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.
“I 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.
“I’m pretty sure it’s just sneaky Kanye’s 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.
“The 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 won’t spill the tea because I don’t want kris Jenner to have him killed.”
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 “won’t be done with him until she’s 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. She’s already f**king gone. Say what you want to want about her, but in some sense, I’m feeling bad for her because you’re just a dummy.
“You just be acting dumb just to act dumb. Like, how is that sexy? I’m 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. “You’re dead to me. You’re literally dead to me.”
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 Trump’s ‘Personality,’ but Didn’t Know His Policies
Kim Kardashian West is perfectly fine disagreeing politically with her husband, Kanye West. That being said, she doesn’t 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 Stone’s Criminal Justice Reform Summit, when CNN commentator Van Jones implied that Kardashian West and her husband have different politics, the reality TV star objected.
“I feel like he’s very misunderstood and the worst communicator,” Kardashian West said. “But, when we talk about it, we have very similar politics. He’s very not political, actually, he just happens to like Donald Trump’s personality, but doesn’t know about the politics. So, I’ve educated him recently. I think it gets really misconstrued. He will always say he was friendly with him before, and he’s 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. It’s fine to be different and have your own view.”
Kardashian West continued explaining the intent behind her husband’s recent White House appearance: “What he fights for is the right to like what he wants to like. Even if it’s different from what you like. He never said, ‘Okay, I know what’s going on with immigration, and I know this and I know that.’ If he really knew, he would feel very compassionate about it. He never said that he supports that. I know it’s very confusing because when you see someone wearing a red hat you would think that they are supporting that. But he’s just fighting for free thought and freedom to like a person even if it’s not the popular decision.”
Jones responded, “I’ve said this to you before, and I’ll say it to you again, I love the way you love your husband.” After dubbing Kardashian West the Kanye translator, she insisted that she knows his heart but still wants him to have his own path.
“After he went to the White House or has been outspoken, I could have easily been on social media and corrected him,” Kardashian West revealed. “But I believe people have their own journeys. I know his heart, so I know that one day what he’s been trying to say will come out. It’s taken a little long so I’m jumping in and helping out, but I know his heart so I never really stress too much.”
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.
“He’s put himself up against the world for me when everyone told him, ‘You cannot date a girl with a sex tape. You cannot date a reality show girl. This is going to ruin your career,’ ” Kardashian, 38, told Van Jones. “Everyone told him that.”
“To me, he was like, ‘Oh, you’re not going to tell me what to do. I’ll let you know that it’s going to be okay,’ ” she recalled. “And he always was that strength for me. So I’ll always love and appreciate him for always standing up for me.”
“We’ve been through a lot together,” she added. “You know, I’ve known him for 15 years now. Became friends with him maybe in like 2006, 2007. Met him in like [2002 or 2003]. I’ve known him forever.”
Kardashian’s sex tape, “Kim Kardashian Superstar,” was released in March 2007, when West, 41, was engaged to Alexis Phifer.
Kardashian and West began dating publicly in 2012, though West’s 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.
They’ve since had son Saint in December 2015 and daughter Chicago in January 2018.
Part of why Yeezy may not have minded Kardashian’s past may be because of his own personal porn preferences.
West revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” over the summer that he still watches Internet porn and is particularly fond of the “black on white” genre because “it mirrors my own reality.”
Article via PageSix