• Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Shutting Down Disneyland for North's Birthday Party

    The over-the-top nature of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's life together has climbed to another level once again as news broke that the power couple will be shutting down Disneyland as part of the second birthday party for child North West. If you were looking to head to the Magic Kingdom Park in Anaheim on June 15, better change plans and head to California Adventure instead, because the resort's premiere theme park will be closed to those not invited.

  • Why Isn't Kendrick Lamar Playing 'To Pimp A Butterfly' at Festivals?

    Fans have been noticing something odd about Kendrick Lamar's recent setlists from music festivals such as Sasquatch and Sweetlife: The rapper has been largely ignoring his current album 'To Pimp A Butterfly' at festival dates. At both shows, the emcee only played "Alright" from the album, which was released in March.

  • Kanye West Delivers Inspirational Speech At L.A. Trade Technical College

    The college dropout, Kanye West continues his tour around the United States giving speeches at various institutions of higher learning. This time Yeezy went back to the school he used to teach at, the Los Angeles Trade Technical to give the commencement address for the graduating students. The seven-plus minute talk addresses Kanye's life in fashion and the journey he took to get to where he was, overcoming adversity along the way and the lessons he had to learn from others and by self-exploration when faced with obstacles. He imparts that same wisdom on those sitting in the crowd looking to start their career in fashion.

  • Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Seriously Considering Surrogacy To Add to Family

    The currently airing season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians has focused a lot on Kim Kardashian's struggle to get pregnant with a second child. She readily admits to having hated her first pregnancy but now that time has passed she would do anything to go through it all over again to give North West a sibling. We also now know that IVF treatments have been unsuccessful, while wrecking havoc on her body. It's starting to look like Kardashian and Kanye West are now open to the idea of a surrogate to carry a child for them.

  • Glastonbury Organizer Emily Eavis Recieved Death Threats After Kanye West Booking

    Glastonbury took a lot of flack from a group of rock loving, hip-hop hating fans when the world famous festival decided to book Kanye West as one of the headliners on the Pyramid stage. Within the first 48 hours, over 50,000 people signed a petition to have the "All Day" rapper replaced by a rock headliner. To date, over 134,000 people have signed that petition. However, the anger at the booking was not just reserved to a change.com petition, it apparently went much further then that. According to Glastonbury organizer, Emily Eavis, who has been the most vocal defender of the booking and supporter of Kanye West from the festival, she has received death threats because of it.

  • Kanye West Settles 'Bound 2' Sample Lawsuit With Ricky Spicer

    Kanye West has settled the 2013 lawsuit stemming from a sample used in his Grammy-nominated Yeezus track "Bound 2." The lawsuit was filed by Ricky Spicer, former soul singer of The Ponderosa Twins Plus One, who alleged that Kanye had used their song "Bound" with their authorization. According to paperwork viewed by Billboard (dated March 6) that was filed to New York court on May 11, the suit has been discontinued.

  • ASAP Rocky Releases 'A.L.L.A.' Featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Schoolboy Q, M.I.A.

    A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated sophomore album At.Long.Last.A$AP (A.L.L.A) has been released on iTunes and Spotify. The release date, without much of a warning, was pushed up to today after originally being slated to drop on June 2. The LP features some pretty big name artists including M.I.A., Lil Wayne, Schoolboy Q, Juicy J and others. Rocky tabbed an eclectic mix of producers for this album including Kanye West, Danger Mouse, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Mike Dean and even himself for several tracks.

  • Melissa Etheridge Talks Tour with Blondie, Joan Jett, New Los Angeles Live DVD

    Melissa Etheridge is about to release a tribute to her last tour with the new live DVD 'A Little Bit of Me: Live in L.A.' while simultaneously preparing for her next gig, a co-headlining run with Blondie that will bring also Joan Jett into the fold for a few shows. Music Times had the chat with the Grammy/Oscar-winner while she prepped for the upcoming tour...we found her favorite Los Angeles venues, what city's audiences trumps even her hometown crowd, as well as being a Debbie Harry-fangirl during high school.

  • Kanye West Has Production On ASAP Rocky's New Album 'A.L.L.A'

    As the release date for A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated sophomore effort At.Long.Last.A$AP (or A.L.L.A) draws near, more details have begun to surface on what fans can expect. Earlier this week, Rocky held his official listening party in New York City's Red Bull Studios and gave a select few tastemakers a preview of his album. One revelation that came from the listening session was that Kanye West was one of the album's producers.

  • Kanye West Mad at 'Grossly Over-Censored' Billboard Music Performance

    Kanye West closed the Billboard Music Awards this weekend with a medley of hits but audiences at home didn't get to hear much at all due to the ceremonies overexcited censors. Or at least the rapper commented Tuesday that his set, which included "All Day" and "Black Skinhead," was handled with undue caution.

  • Tech N9ne on 'Special Effects' Guest List, Hard Interjections and Planned Pusha T Collaboration

    Tech N9ne is having a good year, recently eclipsing his best sales week ever with new album 'Special Effects' and now headlining the Ernie Ball stage at Rock on The Range in Columbus, OH. The emcee sat it with Music Times to discuss the new album, breaking through to rock fans (and hip-hop fans), stealing drummers from his former tour partners, and also hinting at a Pusha T collaboration to come...hopefully sooner than later.
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