He is also accusing the executives of stealing designs from the Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga collection.
The Donda rapper says he plans to end his association with Gap and open his own retail stores.
“The Vision will be realized. Let’s start with stores in Atlanta,” Ye says on Instagram. His posts included snippets of his angry monologue in front of Gap execs in which he voices his dissatisfaction with the company’s direction.
Kanye also gave the company officials an ultimatum.
“You really have to give me the position to do what I’m thinking,” he says, “or I’m going to have to do what I’m thinking somewhere else.”
Yeezy began recruiting workers, calling for anyone “who has over 10 years of retail experience and is ready to change the world” to contact his team via his IG comments.
Hit singer-songwriter and former Florida Georgia Line band member Tyler Hubbard is offering some of his best tips to songwriters who are at the beginning of their careers.
He counted down his top five tips on TikTok, set against audio of his new song, “Dancin’ in the Country,” which is the title track of his newest EP. Most of Tyler’s suggestions have to do with patience, practice and simply showing up.
“When writing with others, be on time and try to bring at least one idea to the room,” Tyler says for Tip #1, followed by “Treat it like a 9 to 5…make time and space for it.”
He also suggested that budding songwriters should keep perspective on what making music is all about, saying “Don’t be afraid to get a little vulnerable, but do it because it’s fun. It should be fun!” He also encouraged them to always be open to the possibility of new song ideas: “Keep a phone note of phrases, ideas, words,” he continued.
However, Tyler’s most important tip is also the simplest. “Just start…really, like, right now,” he said at the end of his post.
Tyler’s songwriting skills are on display in his fast-rising current single, “5 Foot 9.”
Weezer has released a new version of the band’s song “Records.”
The updated recording features an extra verse from Israeli musician Noga Erez. You can listen to it now via digital outlets.
The original “Records” appears on SZNZ: Summer, the second installment in the group’s ongoing series of seasonally themed EPs. The project began in March with SZNZ: Spring, which includes the single “A Little Bit of Love.”
The remaining two SZNZ EPs, Autumn and Winter, will be released later this year on the first day of their respective seasons. Like with the first two EPs, Weezer plans to celebrate the release of Autumn and Winter with performances on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Weezer had also planned a SZNZ-themed Broadway residency, but the shows were canceled due to what frontman Rivers Cuomo called “low ticket sales and unbelievably high expenses.”
(LOS ANGELES) — At least seven firefighters were injured in a raging wildfire in southern California, officials said Wednesday night.
The Route Fire in Castaic has burned over 5,208 acres with 12% containment as of Thursday morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
Authorities previously reported the fire at 4,600 acres and 0% contained as of late Wednesday night.
Of the seven firefighters that have suffered heat-related injuries, five were taken to the hospital for care, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
“The folks out there are just taking a beating. We did have eight heat-related events today. Six people were transported. I believe their condition is all good,” Los Angeles County Fire Department Deputy Chief Tom Ewald said at a press conference Wednesday.
Units were dispatched to the fire around noon Wednesday, when the fire was only about 60 acres, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
As units arrived to the scene, officials closed the northbound Interstate 5 just before 1 p.m., with the southbound lanes closing shortly thereafter.
The major roadway was reopened, but two lanes remain closed at Templin Highway to Lake Hughes Road as of Thursday morning, according to authorities.
Fifteen aircraft, including three with night vision capabilities, were also used to fight the fire, which has destroyed two outbuildings and a truck, Ewald said.
Evacuations were ordered for Paradise Mobile Estates and all structures south of Templin Highway along Upper Ridge Route Road, authorities said. Residents in that area were ordered to evacuate to the north, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The Los Angeles County Police Department, which is working alongside the Santa Clarita Valley police, said its priority is to help assist with evacuations, be it people, livestock or vehicles.
There are currently two shelters available to residents, one in West Ranch High School and one in Frazier Mountain High School, officials said. Small animals can be taken to Castaic Animal Shelter.
The fire rages as southern California braces for a major heat wave this week, with much of the region under excessive heat warnings on Thursday. Los Angeles is projected to reach into the triple digits throughout the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
The track is available now as a digital download and via streaming services, while a lyric video for the tune has debuted on Hayward’s official YouTube channel.
The romantic song features Justin reflecting on the excitement of a burgeoning romance when he was young.
“I’m one of a generation that as teenagers, if we were lucky, were living just for love; with the most wonderful music, freedom and optimism,” the 75-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer says. “We didn’t really understand at the time but I have to celebrate those days now, while we are still here, and we remember.”
Hayward recorded “Living for Love” in Italy earlier this year, and he and his studio collaborator Alberto Parodi are the only musicians featured on the track, with Hayward playing guitars and keyboards and Parodi also playing keyboards.
Meanwhile, Hayward has made some “Living for Love”-themed merchandise available for purchase at his online store.
Hayward wrapped up a U.S. solo tour in June and is now preparing to launch a 10-date United Kingdom trek that begins September 11. Visit JustinHayward.com to check out all the dates.
Hayward, of course, has written and sung many of The Moody Blues best-known songs, including “Nights in White Satin,” “Question,” “I Know You’re Out There Somewhere,” “Tuesday Afternoon” and “Your Wildest Dreams.”
Tyrese was ordered in a divorce hearing to pay over $10,000 a month in child support to his estranged wife, Samantha Lee Gibson.
Fulton County, Georgia, Judge Kevin F. Farmer ruled that Samantha will receive $10,690 per month, according to TMZ. She will split child care and education costs for their 3-year-old daughter, Soraya, with the singer/actor.
Tyrese will also pay the same amount in child support to his ex-wife, Norma Mitchell. They share 15-year-old daughter Shayla, who lives in California.
Farmer declared Tyrese and Samantha legally single and denied spousal support for each party.
“This is not a punishment for you,” the judge told the 43-year-old entertainer. “Put that money where it belongs, in the child. … I want you both to love your kid, and I want you both to tell your kid to love the other parent, because that’s how we get successful human beings.”
“Nobody won here and nobody lost,” Farmer continued. “The kid lost, because she doesn’t have her parents together. Minimize the effects of that loss. Minimize it in every way, shape and form you can.”
Tyrese and Samantha married on Valentine’s Day in 2017. She filed for divorce in September 2020, and claimed that he cut her off financially and locked her out of their house. Samantha had requested $20,000 in monthly child support.
We can’t speak for fun.‘s friends, but the band’s YouTube views are certainly higher than the Empire State.
The trio’s video for their 2011 single “We Are Young,” which features Janelle Monáe, has officially hit 1 billion views.
The clip, which shows fun. and Monáe providing the soundtrack to a slow-motion bar fight, is the first of both acts’ careers to reach the billion-views milestone.
“We Are Young” has been certified Diamond by the RIAA and won Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammys. It was one of several hits spawned by fun.’s 2012 album Some Nights, along with “Carry On” and the title track.
Some Nights remains fun.’s most recent album — the band has been on hiatus since 2015. Vocalist Nate Ruess is now a solo artist, while guitarist Jack Antonoff fronts the band Bleachers and has become one of music’s most in-demand producers, working with artists including Taylor Swift, Lorde, St. Vincent and Lana Del Rey.
Shania Twain is joining the celebrity judging panel for series 2 of Starstruck, the U.K. singing competition that streams on ITV.
The country superstar will join fellow stars Adam Lambert, Beverley Knight and Jason Manford on the panel. Starstruck follows talented singers as they impersonate their musical idols, going head to head as they vie for the top prize.
The latest iteration of Starstruck — a revival of Stars in Their Eyes, which first aired in 1990 — premiered this February and has since been picked up for more episodes. The show announced its series 2 judges’ lineup this week on social media.
“It’s a real honor. I am such a fan of the other artists on the panel,” Shania said in the video announcement. “… I can’t wait to see all the amazing talent there, and all I can say is, let’s go ITV!”
In New York City Wednesday night, Amazon Studios prepared a special feast inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien‘s Middle-earth and the streaming service’s about-to-debut The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
At the helm of the event was Ethiopian-born Swedish-American celebrity chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson, who was tasked with transporting guests gastronomically to the Second Age, and into the dining halls of the respective kingdoms of Dwarves and Elves and men.
On the menu was a fried chicken dish inspired by the realm of the Ñoldorin Elves called Eregion; a spiced lamb shoulder that could have been found within the stone walls of the Dwarf kingdom of Moria; and an almond cake to celebrate the establishment of Númenor, the human Kingdom of Man.
ABC Audio caught up with Samuelsson after the feast, and he said it was a thrill “just to be asked, being such a fan of the show and the books, to the films.”
He added, “You know, coming from a Nordic background like it was, like foraging: some of the foods — I really felt like, ‘OK, I’m inspired by this, I can do this, let’s have some fun with this!'”
“It was super fun,” he continued. “You’ve got to kind of, like, put your ‘serious chef hat’ away and just be like, ‘I’m going to go for it.'”
Those who use Amazon Echo devices can now ask Alexa for all of Samuelsson’s Middle-earth recipes.
“Alexa also gives you just sort of [a] tool to really engage,” the chef said.
“And now food is really part of pop culture, right? Because this is entertainment, technology and bringing people together, what can be better than that?”
Gloria Estefan is 65 today, and she’s getting a doll for her birthday.
To mark her milestone birthday, Mattel has introduced the Gloria Estefan Barbie® Doll, dressed in an outfit based on the one Gloria wore in her 1989 video for “Get On Your Feet.” The Gloria Barbie wears a black jacket with gold detailing and lace sleeves, a leopard belt with a gold waist chain and thigh-high boots.
Gloria tells E! Online that her look in the video, especially her “torero,” or bullfighter-style jacket, was inspired by her grandfather, who was from Spain. She also wanted to have Moroccan touches to honor that side of husband Emilio Estefan’s family. She tells E!, “It’s just one of my favorite looks that I’ve ever had.”
In a statement, Gloria says of the doll’s outfit, “When designing my Barbie with the team, I wanted to ensure I was staying true to my multicultural roots – and I believe we did just that.”
Gloria tells E! that of all the honors she’s ever received, having a Barbie is “a big one for me,” adding, “I played with Barbies since I was a little girl.”
As part of the partnership, the Barbie® brand is also supporting two arts programs in the Philadelphia area: Artistas y Musicos Latino Americanos and the Esperanza Arts Center. The programs help fund private music lessons for young people, and train them in arts production and administration.
