To commemorate Mother’s Day this past Sunday, Kanye West released a new video for his song “Life of the Party, one in which he uses deepfake technology to transform into a younger version of himself. 

As a tribute to his late mother, Donda West, the video features photographs from Ye’s childhood that display special moments, such as elementary school photos, family portraits and snapshots of the rapper during his earlier music days.

Throughout the nearly seven-minute version of the song, which was released in November of last year and features Andre 3000, the two rap about messages they’d send to their “mama.” Andre’s mother passed away in 2013, while Donda died in 2007. 

“Hey, Miss Donda, You run into my mama / please tell her I said ‘Say something’ / I’m startin’ to believe ain’t no such thing as heaven’s trumpets / No after-over, this is it, done / If there’s a heaven, you would think they’d let ya speak to your son,” Andre 3000 says in his first verse. 

The special new video also incorporated pieces from the recently announced Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga collaboration which is set to release on May 25.  Ahead of the new collection, Gap rebranded its entire Instagram account to feature nothing but excerpts from the “Life of the Party” video and Ye’s throwback photos. 

“Life of the Party” with Andre 3000, is the latest song and visual off Ye’s Grammy nominated 10th studio album, Donda, which is named after and dedicated to his mother. 

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Pearl Jam continued to pay tribute to the late Taylor Hawkins with a cover of the Foo Fighters song “Cold Day in the Sun” during their concert in Los Angels over the weekend.

As the original “Cold Day in the Sun,” which appears on the 2005 Foos album In Your Honor, features Hawkins on lead vocals, PJ drummer Matt Cameron stepped up to the mic to sing the cover. David Bowie drummer Mark Guiliana manned the kit for Cameron, while Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers also took the stage to play tambourine.

In introducing the performance, Eddie Vedder said, “It’s never easy when you lose someone. As you get older, you’ll notice it starts happening more and more…But sometimes, like this, it’s so unexpected.”

“But also, it makes it harder because he was someone who truly, truly loved living life on this planet,” Vedder continued. “So I guess the one thing we can be consoled by is the fact that he never wasted a moment, and he did live his life to the fullest.”

You can watch fan-shot footage of the cover streaming now on YouTube.

Pearl Jam is currently on tour supporting the band’s 2020 album, Gigaton. During the run’s opening show in San Diego last week, Vedder called Hawkins, “very incredible and very special.”

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Gabby Barrett may be thinking “I Hope” daughter Baylah is ready for a sibling.

Gabby revealed the news — fittingly, on Mother’s Day — that she and husband Cade Foehner are expecting their second child. Posting a video of her sonogram on her socials, the star wrote, “My son. Another LIFE we get to love and cherish. Happy Mothers Day!”

On Instagram, Cade wrote, ‘Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing, strong, and fruitful Bride! She is currently carrying another precious life made in the image of God.”

Gabby and Cade got married in October 2019 after meeting on season 16 of American Idol.  They welcomed Baylah on January 18, 2021.

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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra are feeling extra thankful this Mother’s Day now that their baby daughter is home from the NICU.

On Sunday, the couple shared nearly identical Instagram posts to celebrate the holiday and revealed that their daughter, who was born in January, is “finally home.”

Alongside a photo of the family of three, with the newborn’s face obscured for privacy by a white heart, Nick wrote, “On this Mother’s Day we can’t help but reflect on these last few months and the rollercoaster we’ve been on, which we now know, so many people have also experienced. After 100 plus days in the NICU, our little girl is finally home.”

“Every family’s journey is unique and requires a certain level of faith, and while ours was a challenging few months, what becomes abundantly clear, in retrospect, is how precious and perfect every moment is,” the post continued.

The pair didn’t reveal what complications their little one went through but they did go on to thank the medical teams at Rady Children’s La Jolla and Cedar Sinai in Los Angeles “who were there selflessly every step of the way.”

“Our next chapter begins now, and our baby is truly a bada**. Let’s get it M! Mommy and Daddy love you,” the post concluded.

While they didn’t reveal the name of their newborn, People reported that the new parents decided on Malti Marie Chopra Jonas.

Nick added of Priyanka, “Babe, you inspire me [in] every way, and you are taking to this new role with such ease and steadiness.”

In January, Nick and Priyanka announced Malti’s arrival, saying in a statement, “We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family.”

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Kendrick Lamar is back! The rapper dropped his new song, “The Heart Part 5,” on Sunday, his first solo single in nearly four years.

During the song Kendrick raps about “the culture,” but before getting into his lightning-fast rhymes, he prefaces with a message to his fans.

“As I get a little older, I realize life is perspective /And my perspective may differ from yours,” he says. “I wanna say thank you to everyone that’s been down with me /All my fans, all my beautiful fans /Anyone who’s ever gave me a listen, all my people.”

Along with single came the music video, which features Kendrick in front of a dark red background rocking a white tee with a black bandana tied around his neck. As he raps, his face morphs into notable Black men like OJ Simpson, Kanye West, Jussie Smollett, Will Smith, Kobe Bryant, and Nipsey Hussle, to seemingly drive home the meaning behind his lyrics.

Kanye’s face appears as Kendrick raps about his “friend’s bipolar,” while the late Kobe and Nipsey appear as he reflects on the legacy he leaves behind.

On social media, Kendrick promoted the track with the opening scene from his music video which is a quote attributed to Oklama that reads, “I am. All of us.”

“The Heart Part 5” comes ahead of Kendrick’s fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, which is due out Friday, May 13. His last album, DAMN, was released in April 2017. 

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