Dear world, Kanye West lost his mother so he doesn’t care about your opinions. By the way, those were his words, not mine. Proving that he his ego is bigger than Kim Kardashian’s latest alleged butt enhancements, the rapper launched into yet another anger fuelled rant, in which he blasted everything that came to mind.
The Kardashians dominate television, magazines and even newspaper headlines but why on Earth are they really famous? Well, after years of watching the effects of their nonsense on popular culture, I decided to vent my frustrations via Trini Trent TV.
Crazed fans who enjoy living vicariously through their favourite artists have a reason to celebrate today. The 2012 Forbes list of the World’s Highest-Paid Musicians has been announced and it entails shocking placements by some of the biggest stars in Hip-Hop, Pop, Rock and even R&B.
It looks as though Ke$ha’s ‘Die Young’ won’t find its way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 so easily. Just hours after the auto-tune warrior released the official remix of the song, her Bajan counterpart, Rihanna, fired back with a revamped version of her new song, ‘Diamonds’, which features Kanye West.
The US charts were marked by by heavy activity this week as two of the biggest names in Pop music – Rihanna and Ke$ha – and their peer Ciara all charted their latest songs on the Billboard Hot 100 ranking. Yet, as the dust has now settled, which one of these woman came out on top?
The US charts were action-packed with week as two of Pop music’s biggest stars released new albums. However, as usual, there were winners and loses. Unfortunately for Nelly Furtado, she got the proverbial short end of the stick – the tiny end that’s covered in splinters and thorns.
It looks as though Pink’s massive promotional campaign for her ‘The Truth About Love’ album is about to yield impressive results as the set is on course to top the Billboard 200. However, as the sales predictions indicate, the rocker will face strong competition from G.O.O.D. Music in her bid for US chart domination.
When Jay-Z rapped about making it in America he certainly wasn’t joking because his business ventures have earned him a slot among the highest-earning Hip-Hop acts on the 2012 Forbes Cash Kings ranking. However, on a lineup featuring Dr. Dre, Kanye West and Diddy, who came out on top?
Jay-Z does everything larger than life and the 2012 Made in America Festival is no different. Day 1 of the event was hosted yesterday and it included a range of showings from the music moguls special friends, such as Janelle Monae, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Jay Electronica and others.
Kanye West surprised fans of G.O.O.D. Music today by revealing the album the cover of the label’s upcoming album, ‘Cruel Summer’. The compilation album will be released on September 4th and is set to have appearances from Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz.