After Kanye West spent the morning targeting his ex-wife Kim Kardashian‘s boyfriend Pete Davidson — as well a slew of other prominent Black comedians, including The Daily Showhost Trevor Noah— with back-to-back-to-back Instagram posts, the social media platform restricted his account, Rolling Stone can confirm. A spokesperson for Meta, Instagram‘s …
Read More »Sinead O'Connor, Kanye West, Bill Cosby Documentaries to Premiere at Sundance 2022
Documentaries about Kanye West, Sinead O’Connor and the Middle East’s first female metal band are set to premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The Utah fest announced its programming slate Thursday, with the O’Connor documentary Nothing Compares set to make its debut as part of the World Cinema Documentary …
Read More »RS Charts: The Kid Laroi's 'Stay' Holds at Number One as Lil Nas X Debuts
The Kid Laroi‘s “Stay” repeated at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart for a third consecutive week. “Stay,” which features Justin Bieber, was challenged by another collaboration: “Industry Baby,” the latest track from Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow. “Stay” had the edge in on-demand audio …
Read More »A 'Kanye 2020' Committee Just Filed With the FEC, But Is It Legit?
UPDATE 2 (7/16): On Thursday morning, Kanye West filed a FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy under his recently announced Birthday Party (abbreviated to “BDY” on the form). The form is filed, per a FEC rep, “once an individual has raised or spent more than $5,000 in campaign activity, triggering …
Read More »Kanye West Plots Second Staging of Opera 'Mary' in New York City
Kanye West’s new opera Mary will get its second performance December 22nd at the David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. Directed by Vanessa Beecroft and featuring music from West’s Sunday Service choir, Mary was first performed earlier this month at the Miami Marine Stadium during Art …
Read More »RS Charts: Post Malone's 'Hollywood's Bleeding' Returns to Number One
Post Malone‘s Hollywood’s Bleeding reclaimed the top spot on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart this week. Malone has spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the chart. While new releases like DaBaby’s Kirk or Kanye West‘s Jesus Is King have temporarily overtaken Hollywood’s Bleeding, those projects lost steam quickly after …
Read More »Watch Kanye West Discuss His 'Service to God' on 'Kimmel'
Kanye West made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live and took the opportunity to discuss his new album Jesus Is King, which was delayed after its promised midnight release. The rapper also talked about his recent discovery of Christianity and his new IMAX movie. When asked when Jesus Is …
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