He's certainly moving in a more mainstream direction — compared with the lairier, grimier Hooligans, Watch the Sun Come Up posits Gleave as a crossover artist, more Dan Black than Tinchy Stryder.
On Won't Go Quietly, there are choirs, ballads that name-check Gary Barlow, the Calvin Harris-produced Time Machine that recalls Wham, and a track called Next 7 Hours that apparently sounds like "everything in the top 20 all at once". The album claims to have been made under the influence of Kanye West, Madness, George Clinton, Daft Punk and the Rolling Stones, but we're expecting an album of Calvin Harris-ish streamlined urban pop, no more, no less. The truth: Wham, Madness and Kanye, eh?
Now that's what we call a mish-mash, volume 3. But then, we haven't heard it all yet. Links: myspace. Damon Albarn's solo album is a blend of laidback introspection and Blur-worthy pop Tiger King As it roars back, what does the woman Joe Exotic wanted dead have to say?
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In June he headlined the Glastonbury festival in the UK, despite a petition of , signatures asking for him to be removed from the bill. There was more controversy in the run-up to his seventh album, The Life of Pablo. Before its release on February 14, , West hit the headlines for a series of controversial tweets - including one that proclaimed Bill Cosby , on trial for drugging and raping women, to be innocent. He started a beef with the rapper Wiz Khalifa , whom he mistakenly believed to have criticized his wife, Kim Kardashian "I am your OG and I will be respected as such," West tweeted.
He also apologized to Michael Jordan for appearing to diss the basketball legend in his lyrics. The album itself was another change of direction, and another triumph. It covered a much broader sonic sweep than Yeezus , incorporating a vast array of sounds, styles and influences, from trap to gospel to Auto-Tune crooning, to avant-pop, classic soul and dancehall.
It became West's sixth solo album in succession to debut at No. I know you got killers. Please don't send them at my head It was the second time within a week that he had ranted onstage and voiced support for Trump, and this time it sounded like a public breakdown — he did not complete the show.
The following day he canceled the remaining 21 dates of his tour citing exhaustion, subsequently spending eight days hospitalized at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Rumors surrounding the album's development continued to surface, with some reports saying the award-winning artist had retreated to the mountains of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for creative inspiration. West began working his way back into the news cycle in April with the announcement that he was writing a philosophy-themed book, Break the Simulation.
Days later, he confirmed the rumors about new material in a rapid-fire series of tweets, declaring he would drop two albums within a week of one another in June, the second one involving longtime collaborator Kid Cudi.
The artist then caused a stir when his tweets veered toward his support for President Trump, calling him "my brother" and noting how they shared "dragon energy," even posting a selfie in which he wears Trump's "Make America Great Again" hat.
West later sought to clarify things by saying he loved Hillary Clinton too and didn't agree with everything the president said. On May 31, West held an exclusive listening party in Jackson Hole for industry insiders and select celebrities, like Chris Rock and Jonah Hill , to debut his new studio effort, Ye.
West expanded on the bipolar topic in a subsequent interview, confirming that he had recently been diagnosed. Echoing his track's lyrics about how it is his "superpower," he insisted that the condition fueled his creativity, but also admitted that it led to unfortunate consequences. On June 12, it was revealed that Ye had debuted at No.
Additionally, all seven tracks from Ye had cracked the Top 40, with "Yikes" charting highest, at No. In early , West debuted his Sunday Service sessions — performances of the rapper and associates singing gospel versions of his hit songs from various locations. Little was known about these invite-only sessions, with the public getting glimpses via social media clips.
West then brought a larger-scale version of his new project to Coachella in April for a special Easter Sunday show, in which he and a large contingent of singers and dancers, dressed in matching mauve robes, performed atop a man-made mountain. Meanwhile, the artist continued working on a new album. Titled Yandhi , with a planned release date of September 29, , the album was pushed back to November 23, before being delayed indefinitely.
In August , it was announced that another studio project, Jesus Is King , would be released on September 27, though that date also passed with no sign of the promised album. At the Hollywood Bowl in November, West debuted Nebuchadnezzar , an opera featuring Sunday Service-style choir singing with its creator reading Bible passages from off to the side of the stage. He followed with Mary , an opera based on the nativity story, before releasing the track gospel album Jesus Is Born on Christmas Day.
On July 4, , West tweeted that he is running for president: "We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States.
West held his first campaign rally on July 19, , in Charleston, South Carolina. With "" shaved into his head, he spoke about Planned Parenthood, marijuana and slavery, among other subjects, in his speech that lasted over an hour.
On October 12, he dropped his first campaign video urging voters to write his in on their ballots. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Cornel West is a political activist, author and university professor. His books include 'Race Matters' and 'Democracy Matters.
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