Kanye West

Kim Kardashian hits Paris for final vacation before giving birth

2013-05-22 14:36:00

Kim Kardashian is taking in the sights of Paris before giving birth. Kardashian, 32, pregnant with rapper Kanye West's baby, visited the City of Light for a "babymoon" before welcoming her child in June. And from the looks of her baby shower invitation,...

Kanye West brings explosive 'Black Skinhead,' 'New Slaves' to 'SNL'

2013-05-20 13:19:00

"I'm doing 500 / I'm out of control now," Kanye West growled halfway through "Black Skinhead," one of two new songs the rap superstar performed on "Saturday Night Live." Here's the thing, though: For all the righteous fury he summoned in "Black...

Ray Manzarek: Three enduring examples of his artistry

2013-05-20 15:27:00

Though Jim Morrison drew much of the attention (and nearly all of the eyeballs), Ray Manzarek of the Doors did as much as any of his bandmates to define the sound of the legendary L.A. group, which helped push 1960s rock to trippy new extremes. As Pop &...

Eve's bite is as sharp as ever

2013-05-21 05:00:00

When Eve's last album was released, Kanye West was known only as a producer, Drake was playing an awkward teenager on Canadian TV and waitress Nicki Minaj was slinging Red Lobster's famous cheddar biscuits. To say a lot has changed is an understatement....

Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Doctor Who'

2013-05-17 12:18:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor's (Matt Smith)...

Workout clothes that work outside the gym too

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Tracy Anderson Given all the buzz last month around the opening of fitness guru Tracy Anderson's flagship super-studio in Brentwood — a partnership with Gwyneth Paltrow, who is Exhibit A for Anderson's handiwork — it comes as no surprise...

Departing 'SNL' cast members offer giddy goodbyes in season finale

2013-05-19 08:06:00

The season finale of “SNL,” hosted by five-timer Ben Affleck, was a star-studded event commemorating the end of an era for several veteran cast members. Guest stars included Jennifer Garner, a.k.a Mrs. Ben Affleck, who showed up during the...

Kanye's rant, Armisen's exit and more 'SNL' finale backstory

2013-05-17 15:29:00

The 38th season finale of "Saturday Night Live" airs this weekend and with it come more than a few questions about the confirmed departure of one cast member, the possible departure of two others and the unpredicatable nature of the tempermental musical...

Review: Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' is robotic with heart

2013-05-18 08:00:00

For a sense of the random oddities that dot Daft Punk's strange, funky, cosmic new album, "Random Access Memories," consider a partial discography of the musicians employed by the two Frenchmen in service of its creation. The duo, Thomas Bangalter and...

Kanye West premieres new music on sides of buildings worldwide

2013-05-18 08:42:00

Kanye West is scheduled to perform Saturday night on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live," where the rapper is widely expected to preview material from an upcoming album that may be released on June 18. A day before that rather conventional...

Kanye West renounces celebrity status at New York City concert

2013-05-16 11:39:00

Someone alert the paparazzi: Kanye West is not a celebrity, and you guys can pack up and go home. Nothing to see here. That was the intended takeaway, at least, from another classic-Kanye monologue during West's set Thursday night at the Roseland...

Demi Lovato gets another tattoo, says, 'Now I'm a warrior'

2013-05-16 11:55:00

Demi Lovato says she's a warrior, and she got herself a tattoo to prove it. The 20-year-old "Heart Attack" singer posted a pic Wednesday of her new ink, which emblazons the lyric "Now I'm a warrior" on her back left shoulder, referring to a song on...

A projection of Kanye West's face performs 'New Slaves' last Friday on the side of the Walgreen's at Six Corners in Wicker Park.

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Kanye West will perform on the "Saturday Night Live" season finale.

2013-05-17 15:17:04

The gate to Kim Kardashian's driveway has shut on Kanye West's very expensive Lamborghini. And no, that's not a euphemism. The rapper, 35, in New York, was having his $750,000 Lamborghini Aventador delivered Tuesday to Kardashian's L.A. mansion after it was serviced.

2013-05-17 14:11:00