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He’s not Kanye, he’s Ye. A Los Angeles judge today approved a petition by rapper Kanye West to officially change his name to be known simply as “Ye,” with no middle or last name. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michelle Williams Court gave her nod to the request by the singer, who filed his petition Aug. 24 and…

Kanye West has had a pretty busy twelve months; he ran for President, got divorced from his wife Kim Kardashian West and released his latest studio album Donda. He's also now the subject of a documentary that's been in the works for over 20 years. The doc, jeen-yuhs, is presented in three acts from Coodie Simmons and…

The wait is over. After delays, three listening parties, and an eyebrow-raising performance art wedding, Kanye West has finally released his newest album, Donda. Named after his late mother, the album is West’s 10th studio album and follows his evangelical Jesus Is King, released in 2019. UPDATE: But later on…

Kanye West – who recently filed to legally change his name to just Ye – had his third stadium listening party for his evolving album, Donda, on Thursday night. After two similar events at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, West gathered about 40,000 fans inside Chicago’s Soldier Field, according to a local NBC report…

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the season finale of FXX's Dave. In the Season 2 finale of Dave, our titular character faces a make-or-break moment not only in his rapping career, but also in his relationship with one of his best friends. As the episode opens, Dave (Dave Burd, aka Lil Dicky)…

On Saturday, Kanye West’s Sunday Service Choir paid tribute to DMX with several musical performances at the late rapper’s memorial. At Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the acclaimed gospel group performed for an audience of 1900, opening the service with an arrangement of Soul II Soul’s “Keep On Movin’.” Later on, they…

Production powerhouse Tyler Perry has landed on the Forbes billionaires list for the first time, with $1 billion. The prolific filmmaker behind the Madea franchise, The Have and the Have Nots and Netflix’s recently announced A Jazzman's Blues is billionaire No. 2,677. Other TV series from Tyler Perry Studios in…

Women dominated the 63rd Grammy Awards on Sunday as Taylor Swift won her third career Album of the Year prize and Beyoncé made history with her 28th career Grammy — the most for any singer or female artist and tying her with Quincy Jones for No. 2 on the all-time wins list. Swift also etched her name in Grammy lore…

The Kardashian clan called it quits with E! last year, and today the Kardashian-West clan is officially coming to an end too. After seven years of marriage and a very messy past few months, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kanye West today. "This will be a fairly straightforward and hopefully quick process," a…

As is his wont, Kanye West again dropped a surprise record on Christmas Day. Written and exec produced by West, the 5-track Emmanuel is "ancient and Latin inspired new music." Performed by West’s Sunday Service Choir, Emmanuel certainly has a choral feel. As with last winter’s Jesus Is Born, the release is said to be…

UPDATED with latest: After a night of ballot counting, Kanye West passed 60,000 votes in the race for the presidency of the United States. West was on the ballot in 12 states. His exact count, as of 10:30 a.m. PT Wednesday, was 60,761. Most of the states in question were above 90% counted, with the notable exceptions…

Kanye West claimed today that he has voted in his first presidential election and that he's decided to vote for himself. However, the rapper and “Birthday Party” candidate is likely to have had to write his own name in given that he is not on the ballot in Wyoming, where he registered in July. "God is so good," West…