Kanye West Dominates Source Nominations
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Rapper-producer Kanye West received a leading seven Source Hip-Hop Music Awards nominations Thursday, while Ludacris got six.
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The Grammys will be held tonight, and one of the mostly hotly contested categories involves Kanye West against ... himself. The producer-turned-rapper leads all nominees with 10 nods. He has two nominations in the best rap-sung collaboration: "Slow Jamz" with Twista and actor-singer Jamie Foxx, and "All Falls Down" with Syleena Johnson.
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The debut album by Kanye West is named best album of 2004 in a round-up of the UK's end-of-year polls.
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Once again Usher, Kanye West and Outkast top the list of nominations for a music awards show. Usher leads the pack with four nominations but West and Outkast arenât far behind with three nods each.
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Sour grapes from Kanye West &#151; again. Shut out at the Video Music Awards, Kanye West threw a tantrum Sunday night in front of media and crew backstage as the MTV show was ending.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - A day after reaching No. 1 on the U.S. album charts, hip-hop star Kanye West took the top spot on the singles chart Thursday.
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Pop stars Justin Timberlake and Beyonce led the nominations for the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday with seven apiece, followed by rapper Kanye West and Barbados teen-ager Rihanna who are both up for five awards.
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The audience at Flavorpillâs One Step Beyond party at the American Museum of Natural History in New York got a huge surprise on Friday night. During a set by the Chicago indie rapper Kid Sister in the Rose Center for Earth and Space, Kanye West, above, rushed onstage to rap along to her single âPro Nails.â Afterward, to deafening cheers from the crowd, Mr. West and his D.J., A-Trak, performed a string of songs from his recent album, âGraduation,â including the radio smashes âStrongerâ and âGood Life.â Mr. West wore a bulky fur coat, leading Kid Sister to quip, âYâall look like my grandma.â.
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who  survived a near-fatal car crash to record a debut album that  ranked among the year's biggest sellers, led the field of  Grammy Award contenders with nominations in 10 categories,  organizers said on Tuesday.
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of commercially
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U.S. artists dominate a shortlist for Britain's biggest black music awards, with Chicago rapper Kanye West receiving a record number of nominations.
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Rapper Kanye West leads next year&#39;s Grammy Awards with a staggering ten nominations, included major categories like Best New Artist, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
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50 Cent may be getting hip-hop's equivalent of a gold watch next week. Early reports have Kanye West beating 50 in their much-hyped battle of album sales: West's "Graduation" is on pace to sell about 575,000 to 700,000 its first week out, while 50 Cent's "Curtis" is on track to do 550,000, according to Billboard magazine.
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Not everyone is happy. Innovative rap newcomer Kanye West is shut out in all of his three nominations. &quot;I feel I was definitely robbed,&quot; he says.
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With four nominations, R&amp;B hitmaker Usher tops the list of contenders for the 32nd annual American Music Awards. Superstar rap duo OutKast and hip-hop newcomer Kanye West garnered three nominations apiece.
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If the American Music Awards offers a clue to the Grammys, Usher and Kanye West might want to start making room in their dens for an expanded trophy collection.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Kanye West has increased his lead over 50 Cent in the much scrutinized battle between the rap stars, according to preliminary sales data issued Friday.