Kanye West

In the News podcast: How the visionary musician and designer brought down his own career

The rapper received special allowances – and millions of dollars – simply because he embodied the trope of the tortured genius

Ye, the hip-hop and fashion colossus, was until recently living proof that, if you’re famous and rich enough, ‘cancel culture’ does not apply

The singer talks about coming out in the 1970s and the loss of both his husbands

Sotheby’s to auction the art and valuables of ‘the soul of fashion’ over a series of sales

The juddering, relentless album features a cameo from the disgraced Marilyn Manson

Could this set a precedent? U2 at Croke Park? Christy Moore in Newbridge?

Planet Business: Office? What office?

1980s singer Michael Bolton stars in stock trading ad. It’s a clever ad but ...

Wild Geese: Dave Stewart is general manager at Little Beach House in LA

Wild Geese: Flower Wall Company founder Mark Byrne

Robert Kardashian shows as ‘special surprise from heaven’ from husband Kanye West

Lack of foreign visitors has facilitated increase in poaching and loss of revenue

Kardashian West described her husband's illness as 'incredibly complicated to understand'

The rapper’s rambling and emotional address was almost drowned out by a rowdy crowd in Charleston

The Decade in Culture: The most impactful books, series and performers of 2010-19

Sportwear firm’s quarterly growth slows as it plans new partnership with Beyoncé

Norman F**king Rockwell, the singer-songwriter's new album, is packed with fiery lyrics to the sound of Laurel Canyon

As a swipe at Scooter Braun, the singer will recreate her first six albums from scratch

The Grammys have been plagued by a slew of issues such as race and gender – and, oh yes, the music

Caveat: In Irish business community, links to unsavoury regimes are everywhere

US rapper says wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hat makes him feel like Superman

Rapper and US president will reportedly discuss prison reform and violence in Chicago

‘In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but I feel very differently about that now’

Artist’s new Adidas ‘Yeezy’ shoes go on sale on same day as iPhone XS Max

The singer has upped her game with her new Kanye West-produced album K.T.S.E.

Three days in Wyoming as the hip-hop firebrand tends to his scars

Two reality TV stars meet at White House, hold talks over pardon for jailed grandmother

Comment: Recent tweets are just the latest examples of increasingly erratic behaviour

Rapper criticised for ‘harmful’ and ‘ignorant’ comment during interview with TMZ Live

‘We are both dragon energy’ and ‘He’s my brother’, says rap star. ‘Very cool,’ says Trump

Singer joins Graham Norton, Leslie Jones, Kanye West in leaving the social media site

President-elect did not say whether rapper would perform at inauguration

The rapper typically does himself few favours, but that’s no reason to hold back the empathy

Musician reportedly suffering from sleep deprivation and dehydration following tour

Rapper rails against Beyoncé and Hillary Clinton - then storms off stage and pulls out of the rest of his Saint Pablo US tour

Beyonce earns 11 nominations for ‘visual album’ Lemonade while Adele bags eight – with seven for Hello

Reviews: Fun times the order of the day on Saturday

Michael Kiwanuka was the sound of 2012, but the making of his follow-up album proved to be a less than easy affair. He talks artistic sacrifices and keeping the faith

Musician on recent work: ‘I love Kanye and he loves me. He’s a monster, he’s a crazy guy’