Kanye West

Drake calls for Grammys to be replaced after snubbing Black artists

Singer’s demand follows absence of the Weeknd in all categories of the 2021 awards despite huge success this year and dismay at exclusion of Lil Uzi Vert

Laura Snapes

26, Nov, 2020 @1:19 PM

10 of the best Christmas songs (that aren’t by Mariah Carey)

The classics are back in the charts even earlier than usual – alongside the perennial row about the Pogues. So why not discover these lesser-known festive bangers?

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

19, Nov, 2020 @3:00 PM

Spat’s entertainment: 10 of the best celebrity feuds

From Bette v Joan to Axl v Kurt, these very public rivalries have featured lyrical disses, scuffles and vindictive cakes

Fiona Sturges

13, Nov, 2020 @9:00 AM

Kanye West announces 'Kanye 2024' as he fails to make election impact

The rapper, producer and fashion designer only appeared on 12 state ballots, and won fewer than 60,000 votes

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

04, Nov, 2020 @9:17 AM

Kim Kardashian's father resurrected as hologram in birthday present from Kanye West

Dead celebrities appearing via optical illusion not unprecedented, but typically purview of concerts and museums

Alyx Gorman

30, Oct, 2020 @3:18 AM

Kim Kardashian West at 40: how the queen of social media changed the world

By exchanging her privacy for eyewatering wealth, Kardashian West defines our time like no one else. Now, she has dialled back the nudity, presented a family-oriented image – and even appealed to Donald Trump’s compassionate side

Morwenna Ferrier

21, Oct, 2020 @7:00 AM

Governments are failing Black students – and rappers are picking up the pieces | Chanté Joseph

Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Scott and Stormzy have all set up scholarships in lieu of support the state should be providing

Chanté Joseph

14, Oct, 2020 @10:51 AM

Why Kanye West's fight for his masters marks a changing music industry

The rapper has likened record labels to slave ships and is seeking to regain ownership of his music. It’s a struggle across the industry, with new players giving power back to artists

Rhian Jones

09, Oct, 2020 @11:25 AM

Alicia Keys: 'I was supposed to end up a prostitute or addicted to drugs'

With the release of a new album, the singer picks favourite tracks from her back catalogue and talks about the magic of working with Kanye West, surviving the tough streets of New York and her struggles with self-worth

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

18, Sep, 2020 @5:00 AM

Celebrity train wrecks fascinate and appal. But could they be our fault?

From Charlie Sheen to Kanye West, watching a star in meltdown shouldn’t be a spectator sport

Hadley Freeman

01, Aug, 2020 @8:00 AM

From Dukes of Hazzard to Kanye West: the curse of the Confederate flag

Lynyrd Skynyrd flew it, Ludacris stamped on it and Spike Lee compared it to a swastika. In the era of Black Lives Matter, what do these battles reveal about the American South’s Confederate flag?

Steve Rose

27, Jul, 2020 @5:00 AM