Posts Tagged ‘Kanye West’
WATCH: Kanye West on Saturday Night Live
Kanye West brought two new tracks to last night's Saturday Night Live which also featured emotional send-offs for both Fred Armisen and Bill Hader, but these Kanye tracks are absolutely slamming and deserve to stand on their own. He's already announced that his next album Yeezus will be out... more
2013 Governors Ball Lineup: Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Pretty Lights, Animal Collective and more
The lineup for the 2013 Governor's Ball Music Festival just dropped and it's ridiculously big. Headlining this year's first three-day version of this festival will be Kanye West, Kings of Leon and a big artist yet to be named. Following right behind them will be NAS, Pretty Lights,... more
Paul McCartney-Led Nirvana Reunion at Tonight’s 12/12/12 Sandy Benefit Concert?!
UPDATE / SPOILER ALERT: 1:10 pm PST 12/12/12: See the minute-by-minute schedule breakdown of the event here, no "Nirvana Reunion, but a collab between McCartney and Grohl on tap. Tonight's 12/12/12 Sandy Benefit concert at Madison Square Garden continues to attract global attention and organizers are now projecting two billion viewers... more
Roger Waters, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Paul McCartney, Kanye West and More to Headline Sandy Relief Concert at MSG
As we reported on last week, Madison Square Garden will host an event for the victims of Hurricane Sandy simply titled "12-12-12." The first round of artists were just announced and it's a pretty impressive list -- Roger Waters, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Paul McCartney, Kanye... more
UR1 Festival: Kanye West, The Offspring, Lou Reed, Santigold and more in Miami
Billboard reported earlier today that Kanye West will be headlining the new UR1 Fest in Miami's Bayfront Park the weekend of December 8-9 later this year, which will also feature The Offspring, Lou Reed, Santigold, Keane, fun., Sven Väth, Erick Morillo, Pete Tong and Bob Sinclair. It has since... more
VIDEO: Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Niggas in Paris”
The powerhouse duo of Jay-Z and Kanye West came out so huge in 2011 with the release of the Watch The Throne, an arena rap epic album with Kanye's production value and Jay-Z's smooth flow (along with a rad Beyonce cameo on the second track). Then they did a... more
REVIEW / VIDEOS: Watch The Throne @ New Orleans Arena 12/3/11
The show initially ended when Kanye threw his mic and signaled to Jay with a huge smile that he had had enough. This however was not before they decided to play their song “Ni***s in Paris” as an encore, 7 times in a row. After the 4th time Jay asked... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar (Nov. 7-13)
This week in NYC shows kicks off with a few repeats from last week's list that are sticking around town: Blind Pilot @ Music Hall and the Drums @ the Bowery. We've also got some bigger shows of note this week, including the big hip-hop double bill of Jay-Z &... more
ACL Fest 2011 Highlights (Animated GIF Edition)
When @LMBNOLA editor Wes got his new camera and started throwing together animated gifs from the shows he had been seeing, I was immediately hooked. Behold...here's a collection of photos from ACL Fest 2011 in animated GIF format. It's hard to portray how much fun a festival can really be,... more
PHOTOS / WORDS: Kanye West @ ACL Fest 2011 (DAY ONE)
To finish off our first day at Austin City Limits Music Festival, we raged hard at the Kanye West set through all three acts and every bit of over-production that you'd want and expect from Kanye. The words that follow were written up by Cassidy Blackwell of Natural Selection,... more
VIDEO: Watch the Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – “Otis” @ 2011 VMA’s
Forget any talk of tension between the two rap heavyweights, as the two clearly seemed hyped to be performing together and made eye contact all throughout the song, waved their arms in excitement and shouted along to the Redding howls at the end of the tune. Simple, powerful and rocket-fueled, it... more
Photos: Kanye West / Jay-Z @ MoMA Garden Party 5/10/11
A few months back Stephen Kelley (of 4TWK.com) shot the Kanye West and Jay-Z performance at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and at the time I wasn't fully versed on this whole Watch the Throne super-duo that was coming together. Now I'm obsessed. Check... more
@LMBNOLA: Watch The Throne at Voodoo?
Arguably the two most powerful men in the rap game today, Kanye West and Jay-Z have teamed up for a fall tour and forthcoming album to be released next Tuesday on iTunes under the new moniker Watch The Throne. As of right now, the fall tour dates are being re-tooled... more
Tour Dates: Jay-Z + Kanye West = The Throne
Jay-Z and Kanye West have teamed up to release a new album called, Watch the Throne. Just today they announced that they're taking this project out on the road as The Throne for a series of tour dates following the release of the album. Epic. The album... more
2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival Lineup Announced
The lineup was just announced for the 10th anniversary of Austin City Limits Festival, which will feature headliners Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Coldplay, along with My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, Pretty Lights, TV on the Radio, Cee Lo and more. Single-day tickets will go on sale tomorrow... more
A Sold-Out Coachella Begins Today
Two ways to look at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, Calif., which begins its 12th edition on Friday: It sold out in less than a week — faster than ever before, according to Rolling Stone — when tickets went on sale in January. (Attendance is expected to... more
Coachella 2011 Lineup: Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Kanye & More
After an unusually long wait and months of speculation and anticipation, the lineup for Coachella 2011 has finally been announced. Headlining this year's festival will be Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Kanye West with the Black Keys, Animal Collective and The Strokes supporting right behind... This year the organizers have... more
Kanye West and Lady Gaga “Fame Kills” Tour Canceled
The "Fame Kills" tour featuring Kanye West and Lady Gaga was just canceled entirely.
Tour Dates: Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West & Lady Gaga
Kanye West and Lady Gaga are going out on a huge tour in November called Fame Kills. I hesitate even posting these tour dates because I'm definitely of the mindset that Kanye West is a douchebag. Read on for the douche-tastic dates. Kanye West and Lady Gaga... more
