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The singer pokes fun at his stardom, and denies he's in anger management training
The rapper blames festival officials and Pearl Jam for his two-hour-late performance
West emerges as the show's It Boy, plus Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys and Halle Berry are honored
Kanye West defended himself from criticism over his delayed performance at Bonnaroo, saying on his blog that the flak he's taken has left him "the most offended I've ever been."
T-Pain transformed the BET Awards into a circus Tuesday with a multi-artist medley that showed the rapper and singer's wide-ranging influence on urban music, while best-selling rapper Lil Wayne and songstress Alicia Keys gave rousing performances of their own.
Festival-goers toss glow sticks as West keeps them waiting until 4:25 a.m.
The Olsens reportedly head to the Tennessee music fest for a rock-and-roll birthday
When an object went flying at the stage, the star went looking for who did it
The musician and the model, who have been spotted together, are only pals, says a source
The band Justice has a controversial new video that seems to clash with their Parisian hipster image, and is being met with less than unanimous praise
The singer pokes fun at his stardom, and denies he's in anger management training
The rapper blames festival officials and Pearl Jam for his two-hour-late performance
West emerges as the show's It Boy, plus Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys and Halle Berry are honored
Kanye West defended himself from criticism over his delayed performance at Bonnaroo, saying on his blog that the flak he's taken has left him "the most offended I've ever been."
T-Pain transformed the BET Awards into a circus Tuesday with a multi-artist medley that showed the rapper and singer's wide-ranging influence on urban music, while best-selling rapper Lil Wayne and songstress Alicia Keys gave rousing performances of their own.
Festival-goers toss glow sticks as West keeps them waiting until 4:25 a.m.
The Olsens reportedly head to the Tennessee music fest for a rock-and-roll birthday
When an object went flying at the stage, the star went looking for who did it
The musician and the model, who have been spotted together, are only pals, says a source
The band Justice has a controversial new video that seems to clash with their Parisian hipster image, and is being met with less than unanimous praise
"I fell in love with hip-hop again" thanks to West's show
The rapper and designer Alexis Phifer end their engagement – but remain friends
He may be single, but West's L.A. show was still the date spot Monday night
"I don't do anything I don't love anymore," the grieving rapper blogs
Learn five fun facts about the pop diva's latest album, due April 29
The hip-hop star unveils an Web site to help his fans travel in style
Plus: Slash digs Kanye, Remy Ma convicted and Allman Brothers postpone shows
The collective "Oh, snap!" you heard Sunday night at the Grammy Awards was Kanye West getting ribbed by none other than ... country nice guy Vince Gill???
It looked like it was going to be all Amy Winehouse -- until the end.
Amy Winehouse added to her growing trophy collection, winning best new artist and song of the year honors at Sunday night's Grammy Awards – while performers from Carrie Underwood to Kanye West rocked the Staples Center.
The Grammy Awards is celebrating its 50th anniversary – and this year's telecast promises plenty of what the Recording Academy offers best: thrilling live performances with an emphasis on unique musical pairings.
Grammy weekend got off to an early start Thursday night, thanks to the Black Eyed Peas.
Three months after his mother's sudden death, Kanye West is planning an emotional tribute performance at the Grammy Awards.
Dr. Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon who performed liposuction and breast reduction surgery on Kanye West's mom one day before her Nov. 10 death, says the repercussions have nearly ruined his practice.
After the Los Angeles coroner concluded Thursday that Kanye West's mother, Donda West, died of "multiple post-operative factors" after liposuction and breast-reduction surgery, effectively clearing her plastic surgeon in the matter, the doctor has issued a statement.
Donda West, the mother of rapper Kanye West, died of heart disease while suffering "multiple post-operative factors" after plastic surgery, the L.A. coroner said Thursday.
How did Kanye West bring in the new Year Year? Not with fireworks or champagne. West welcomed 2008 while getting whooped by Beyoncé Knowles at Connect Four.
A frantic call to 911 seeking help for Donda West, the mother of Kanye West, on the day she died was posted online Monday.
After enduring hard times in their personal lives of late, Amy Winehouse and Kanye West enjoyed a measure of good news Thursday, as they earned a total of 14 Grammy nominations between them.
Kanye West earned eight nominations Thursday, including album of the year and rap album of the year for his "Graduation," leading the competition for the 50th annual Grammy Awards.
Kanye West leads the pack of nominees in a year when the Grammy committee was even more clueless than usual
"Evel" Knievel, arguably the world's most famous daredevil motorcycle rider, has died, according to his official Web site. He was 69.
Kanye West paid a Thanksgiving Day tribute to his late mother Thursday as he continued his European Tour.
Dr. Jan Adams – the controversial cosmetic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother the day before her death – abruptly cut short his interview on Larry King Live Tuesday night.
The plastic surgeon who operated on hip-hop star Kanye West's mother the day before she died abruptly walked off the set of CNN's "Larry King Live" Tuesday, saying he was honoring a request from her family.
Kanye West gave his fans some touching insight into why he has continued touring in the wake of his mom's death last week – and his speech to the crowd at his concert in Brussels has now hit YouTube. In the clip (via gossip site Concrete Loop), West lashes out at those who criticized his decision to continue performing and adds:
When GQ hits newsstands next week, it's not one, but three handsome covers vying for attention. For the magazine's annual Men of the Year issue (out Nov. 27), former president Bill Clinton, James Bond stud Daniel Craig and hip hop star Kanye West took top honors. Rounding out the expansive list is "icon" Tom Hanks, "father of the year" Seth Rogen, British import James McAvoy and "breakout of the year" Casey Affleck. Surprisingly enough, GQ includes some ladies: Cate Blanchett is recognized for her turn as Bob Dylan in I'm Not There and Hayden Panettiere is the "obsession of the year."– Kristin Boehm
Only a week after his mother's death, Kanye West returned to the concert stage Saturday night in Paris, only to dramatically break down in tears, audience members tell PEOPLE.
Colleagues, friends and family were celebrating the life of Donda West, the late mother of rapper Kanye West, with music and tributes at a memorial service Friday at Chicago State University, where she was a faculty member for 24 years.
Kanye West's mother Donda will be remembered Friday in a memorial service at Chicago State University, where she was a member of the faculty for 24 years.
Kanye West has pulled out of performing at the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, due to the death of his mother, Donda West, Entertainment Tonight reports.
Jan Adams, the doctor who performed surgery on Kanye West's mother, has sent his condolences to the West family but declined to discuss the procedure that Donda West underwent before her death.
The Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother a day before she died is in trouble with the Medical Board of California over several DUI cases and has had judgments against him in at least two malpractice cases, according to legal documents filed in California.
An autopsy on the body of Donda West, mother of hip-hop mogul Kanye West, was inconclusive pending the results of toxicology tests, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner said Tuesday.
The doctor who performed a cosmetic procedure last Friday on Donda West, the mother of rapper Kanye West, is facing scrutiny following West's death on Saturday from possible complications from the surgery.
Kanye West's family issued a statement Monday after the death of the singer's mother, Donda West, of possible surgical complications:
Donda West, the mother and onetime manager of rapper Kanye West, died of possible "complications from surgery," the Los Angeles coroner said Monday.
Donda West, mother of hip-hop mogul Kanye West, may have died because of complications from surgery, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said Monday.
To understand how close Kanye West and his mother, Donda, were, one only needs to listen to his music.
Donda West, the mother and onetime manager of rapper Kanye West, died Saturday in Los Angeles.
Jay-Z dedicated his sold-out Sunday night concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York to rapper Kanye West's mother, who died over the weekend. Near the end of his nearly two-hour set, the rapper asked for a moment of silence to pay respect to Donda West.
Kanye West is not an artist who is known for his modesty.
Party-hopping was mandatory for TV stars on Sunday, but Kanye West made the night's biggest splash with two surprise post-Emmy performances.
(Video courtesy of NBC)
50 Cent is singing the praises of Britney Spears and saying Kayne West's outburst about the pop star opening the Video Music Awards Sunday was unwarranted.
Accentuating the positive, MTV responded to Kanye West's blistering criticism about his treatment at the Video Music Awards by lavishing him with praise and extending an invitation to work together again.
Kanye West, never known for holding his tongue, is railing against MTV after leaving empty-handed from Sunday's Video Music Awards, charging that the network misled him - and also exploited Britney Spears.
Paris Hilton got on the microphone at a packed Las Vegas nightclub and lavished Christina Aguilera with praise - and in the process revealed a celebrity secret.
Las Vegas will become the center of the entertainment world this weekend as the MTV Music Awards take over the Palms Casino Resort.
Kanye West considers a certain "SexyBack" singer his biggest rival.
Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé Knowles have scored a leading seven nominations each for this year's MTV Video Music Awards, it was announced on Total Request Live Tuesday.
Beyonce and Justin Timberlake lead this year's nominations, but will anyone tune in to see who wins?
Things haven't exactly been going David Beckham's way since he signed his lucrative contract to join the Los Angeles Galaxy in January. First he suffered a serious knee injury that will sideline him until the end of April and possibly May and now he's having a difficult time finding a new home in Los Angeles. While many outlets had soccer's royal family all but moving into the former mansion of Meg Ryan in Bel-Air last week, the asking price for the seven-bedroom, six-bathroom house is apparently too high for the Beckhams.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Kanye West is chilling with Cindy Margolis under the palm trees at Nikki Beach. While guests around them kick up sand and down mojitos during an afternoon barbecue the tandem is hosting, a disagreement arises when the topic of conversation turns to the game on Sunday.
The college marching band, that benignly regimented music machine, has enjoyed a bit of a legacy in pop music, probably dating back to the title track of Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk." But it isn't often you get to hear a marching band as supercharged and low-down, as rudely alive, as the one in "Dave Chappelle's Block Party."
Here is the list of winners at the 48th annual Grammy Awards:
Mariah Carey may have received much of the pre-show attention, but U2 was the big winner Wednesday night at the Grammys, taking five awards -- including two of the biggest, album of the year and song of the year.
Nominations in top categories for the 48th annual Grammy Awards, announced Thursday:
The fans are loving it. On a warm Sunday evening in June, one of hip-hop's hottest stars, Kanye West, is spitting rhymes for 50,000 fans at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. West is a bona fi...
He may not want to hear this, but Kanye West reminds me sometimes of P. Diddy, now simply Diddy: Both made their reps as producers before graduating to star rhymers in their own right, and both know the value of a prominent sample.
When last we heard from Sleater-Kinney, on 2002's "One Beat," one of indie rock's most musically and politically strident bands was as rattled as we were by 9/11.
Jessica Alba didn't bare all in "Sin City" for a good reason -- she didn't want to answer to her father.
It was Ray Charles' night.
2004 was an especially fertile year for good music. As always, many deserving albums somehow stayed under the radar and off many year-end lists. Here are five albums that you should have listened to.
Here are the nominations in top categories for the 47th annual Grammy Awards:
The Grammy Awards loves newcomers -- witness the success of Alicia Keys and Norah Jones in recent years -- and this year the music awards have smiled on rapper Kanye West.
Rapper-producers Kanye West and Lil Jon each took home three prizes at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards on Sunday.
Violinist Miri Ben-Ari studied Beethoven and Bach as a child, but her passion followed the rhymes of rappers Biggie Smalls and Tupac.
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