After a very successful 2013, Kanye West is ready to start recording and release a new album in 2014 — and he’s got his eye set on working with UK crooner James Blake. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Blake said that Kanye has recently invited him to join him in the studio. The problem for Blake, however, […]
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Elton John, Kanye West, Jack White, and More Confirmed For Bonnaroo 2014
February 20th, 2014 
James Shotwell 2014 is the year the music festival market hits its peak saturation point. Every lineup announcement up to this point has been bigger and wilder than the one before, but I think the team behind Bonnaroo may have just won the announcement game for good. Right now, I want you to take a moment and […]
Required Listening: Kanye West – “Drunk In Love” (Remix)
February 15th, 2014 James Shotwell Kanye West rarely drops new music on the fly, but last night he surprised fans worldwide by adding a few bars to Beyonce’s current “Drunk In Love.” Marking the first appearance of new music from Kanye West in 2014, the remix of “Drunk In Love” finds Yeezus offering a bit of a return to form […]
Free Mp3: Kanye West – “Love Lockdown” (Imanos X NGHTMRE Remix)
February 14th, 2014 James Shotwell It is hard to believe six years have passed since “Love Lockdown” originally hit radio, but this morning its been given new life thanks to an incredible trap remix courtesy of Imanos and NGHTMRE. Kanye West caught fans off guard when “Love Lockdown” hit the radio in 2008. People accustomed to hearing the Late Registration […]
Kanye West Rants Against Press At Penn State, Declares “I Am Yeezus”
February 14th, 2014 James Shotwell Oh, Kanye. A week or two goes by without a headline and you just get the itch to make news. Last night, Kanye West took his Yeezus tour to Penn State. In the middle of “Touch The Sky,” the Chicago native asked that the music be stopped so he could address members of the press […]
Kanye West Prime Suspect In Alleged Assault of 18-Year-Old Man
January 13th, 2014 Kyle Florence Kanye West is currently the main suspect in the assault of an 18-year-old man which occurred earlier this afternoon in Beverly Hills. According to TMZ, said man allegedly bombarded Kim Kardashian, Kanye’s wife, with a series of racial slurs, first saying, “F**k these fa**ot-ass n****rs” in reference to the paparazzi on the scene. When Kardashian told […]
Kanye West Adds More ‘Yeezus’ Tour Dates
January 7th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Kanye West may have just wrapped up his original Yeezus tour, but it seems the rapper isn’t ready to make peace with it. How could he when the tour lets him sport bedazzled masks, climb a mountain, and sing to Jesus? The only thing left to do was add several more dates near the east coast. A number of them […]
Kanye West Sued Over Sample Used In “Bound 2”
December 24th, 2013 Kyle Florence According to New York Daily News, Kanye West is being sued over a sample used in his track “Bound 2,” taken from this year’s critically acclaimed release Yeezus, which dropped this past June. West’s song features a sample from the song “Bound,” a track which was recorded in 1971 by The Ponderosa Twins Plus One. […]
Kanye West Calls Anti-Semitism Accusation Comments “An Ignorant Compliment”
December 20th, 2013 Nina Corcoran After words said in a radio interview, Kanye West was accused of anti-Semitism by the Anti-Defamation League. In the interview, Kanye said “Black people don’t have the same level of connections as Jewish people,” which is, as the Anti-Defamation League rightfully said, “classic anti-Semitism” about “the age-old canard that Jews are all-powerful and control the levers […]
South Park Parodies Kanye West In Season Finale
December 12th, 2013 John Bazley Remember back in 2009 when South Park called Kanye West a gay fish? On last night’s episode Kanye returned, desperately trying to convince South Park Elementary and the world that his fiancé, Kim Kardashian, is not a Hobbit. Kanye West is a prominent character in the episode, which also features a parody of Kanye’s recently […]
Kanye West Wants To Release A New Album By Summer 2014
November 25th, 2013 James Shotwell Just when you thought Yeezus season was winding down… Kanye West is currently touring the country on the Yeezus tour, and every so often he visits a radio station or other media outlet for rare, sometimes unplanned interviews. No one says no to Kanye, or should we say the numbers Kanye can pull, and every […]
Kanye West Releases “Bound 2” Video
November 19th, 2013 James Shotwell After much hype and anticipation, Kanye West has released the official video for his latest Yeezus single, “Bound 2.” Debuting on Ellen yesterday afternoon, “Bound 2” finds Kanye performing extensively in front of a green screen filled with beautifully captured shots of nature. When not dancing in front of the camera, West is straddling a […]