April 22, 2025

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Kanye West Wants Only One Thing At His Kardashian Wedding

Whatever Kanye West wants, Kanye West gets. Kim Kardashian says that when it comes to their wedding, she'll leave the details up to her hubby-to-be. And Yeezy sure is aiming high.

"I only got two words in my mind so far, as far as ideas for the wedding go. That's fighter jets," Yeezy told Power 106 on Monday (October 28) about the wedding.

"It's probably— it's gonna be next summer," he said with a slight stutter.

During the two-hour radio interview, streamed live online, Yeezy opened up fashion, music, his Yeezus Tour and his relationship with Kim.

"I wanted to marry that girl from the first time I saw her, and I just had to wait through a bunch of relationships to finally get my chance," he said, dodging direct questions about Kim's ex-husband Kris Humphries.

Yeezy said that his grand proposal at San Francisco's AT&T Park last week wasn't much of a surprise for his future bride. "I think Kim just knows everything," he said with a chuckle. "She knew I was eventually gonna ask her to marry me, I just had to get that ring right."

Ever the perfectionist, 'Ye had designer Lorraine Schwartz tinker with the 15-carat diamond ring up until the last minute. "I worked with four different jewelers; three rings were made; only one actually hit the finger with Lorraine," he revealed. "She came through. And the ring I actually changed it the night before, that ring was less than four hours old by the time I gave it to her."

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Jay Z’s Response To Barneys Controversy Get Mixed Reaction From Fans

Jay Z has responded to the calls for him to end his partnership with Barneys, after the high-end department store was accused of racial profiling by two shoppers.

In his statement, Jay said that, while he opposes "discrimination of any kind," he's won't make a decision about the future of the collaboration until after a meeting between community leaders and Barneys, because that would ultimately harm "all the people that stand a chance at higher education." The rapper's partnership with the retailer benefits his Shawn Carter Foundation, a charity that awards scholarships to students facing socio-economic hardships.

"If I make snap judgments, no matter who it's towards, aren't I committing the same sin as someone who profiles?" Jay asks in a statement posted over the weekend. "I am no stranger to being profiled and I truly empathize with anyone that has been put in that position. Hopefully this brings forth a dialogue to effect real change."

Since made that statement on Saturday, the dialogue has certainly continued, with community activists like the Rev. Al Sharpton coming to his defense — while, at the same time, threatening a boycott if the retailer does not come up with an acceptable plan for ending discrimination when Sharpton's National Action Network meets with Barneys execs on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, on Twitter, reaction to Jay's comments have been mixed, with some expressing understanding, while others point out that, by temporarily siding with Barneys, the rapper is effectively turning his back on the community he came from — one that has supported him at ...

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Lady Gaga Fans Declare ‘Venus’ A ‘Pure Orgasm’

Pack your bags, Lady Gaga is jetting to space on her latest ARTPOP track, After teasing the song (and its creepy, scorpion-filled images) last week, the singer dropped the full track on Monday (October 28). And if fans are looking for some last-minute Halloween costume ideas, the song certainly offers some up.

"Aphrodite lady seashell bikini (Garden panty)," Gaga sings on the opening lines of the track. The kitschy dance track not only pays homage to Venus, whom she dressed up as at the VMAs earlier this year, but also has Gaga proclaiming her love for someone on the chorus. "When you touch me I die/ Just a little inside/ I wonder if this could be love/ This could be love," she sings. "'Cause you're out of this world/ Galaxy, space and time/ I wonder if this could be love/ This could be love."

Gaga released the song the same day that Justin Bieber dropped his latest Music Mondays release, as well as One Direction officially releasing their new single, to iTunes. The Mother Monster had a message for the boy band. "Busy day in music for releases, but happy to be aside @onedirection on those charts!" she tweeted. "Show them what your made of men! HardWork! Love, #Venus"

Fans have already declared "Venus" "out of this world" and are embracing the Mother Monster's high art persona. "Venus sounds nothing like any of the material that was on born this way I can't breathe," @TheBoysandGaga tweeted.

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Kanye West Thinks Miley Cyrus Is ‘The Sh–‘

From her music to her personal life, it's been a year of transformation for Miley Cyrus.

Last month, Cyrus and "Hunger Games" star Liam Hemsworth officially called off their engagement after four years of dating. But in the December issue of Cosmopolitan, which features Miley on the cover, the star tells the magazine she hasn't been sulking. In fact, she says, "This is the best time of my life.

"I need to treat my music like a relationship — give it my time and all the attention it deserves — and that's my main love right now," Cyrus said. "I'm not going to look back on it and be like, 'I wish I hadn't been dwelling over a breakup,' you know? Because that's not what God wants my life to be about right now. God wants my life to be about being successful and being happy and blessing other people and being blessed."

See more photos from Miley's Cosmo shoot!

Cyrus goes on to say that her life may be "chaotic and crazy," but "everything is falling into place like it's supposed to." And even with an upcoming 2014 tour and Bangerz debuting at #1 on the Billboard charts, she still feels like she has something to prove.

"I don't want to say that I'm on top right now — I feel like I'm kind of an underdog in a cool way," she admitted. "It's almost punk rock to like me because it's not the right thing to do. Like, society wants to shut me down."

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Remembering Edna Krabappel: Five Sweetest ‘Simpsons’ Episodes That Touched Us

You may only know her as the voice of Edna Krabappel, Bart's acerbic teacher on "The Simpsons." But Marcia Wallace, who passed away at the age of 70 on Friday, has had a storied history on TV. She first appeared on "Bewitched," in 1971, before taking regular roles on "The Bob Newhart Show," "Full House" and many more.

Still, it's her delivery of the simple line, "Hah!" for which Wallace will probably be best remembered. Though the character will be retired this season in honor of Wallace, we'll always have 25 amazing seasons of Edna Krabappel episodes to revisit. Here's five of our favorite episodes featuring Springfield's worst/best teacher:

Bart The Lover
One of the most heartbreaking — and hilarious — episodes "The Simpsons" has ever created, Bart decides to cheer up his perpetually single teacher by creating a fake beau for her to fall in love with. Taking his name from President Woodrow Wilson, and his picture from hockey star Gordie Howe, Bart creates Edna's perfect man. But when "Woodrow" doesn't show up to their date, it breaks her heart. Bart makes things better by crafting a letter explaining why "Woodrow" needed to leave town, and why he'll always love Edna in a sweet, funny scene that caps the episode.

Bart Gets An F
The most watched episode in the history of "The Simpsons," "Bart Gets An F" was also really the first to flesh out the relationship between Krabappel and her worst student. After faking a book report, Bart is told that if his grades don't shape up ...

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Ciara And Future Get Engaged!

Not to be out done by Kimye, Ciara and Future got engaged. The rapper asked the "Body Party" singer to marry him over the weekend, a rep for the couple confirmed.

According to the Associated Press, Future popped the question with a 15-carat ring while she was in New York City celebrating her 28th birthday.

No date has been set for the nuptials. Ciara and Future, who is currently on tour with Drake on his Would You Like a Tour? jaunt, have been dating for about a year. They appeared together in Ciara's sexy, VMA-nominated video

Over the weekend, Ciara took to Twitter to express her excitement about the engagement.

Ciara spoke to MTV News back in April about her romance with the rapper.

"When you do step outside, you put yourself in a position to where people are going to be able to judge and they could criticize and they can give their opinion and that's something I used to always fear," she said of going public with the rapper.

She added, "That's where I am at this day and time in my life and I'm also with someone who makes me extremely comfortable to be that way, which is really important. The way that he makes me feel, why not? If you love somebody you should express it, and now I understand that. There's nothing sexy about hiding your love. There's nothing sexy about people not acknowledging each other."

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Miley, Miguel And Justin Timberlake: 12 People You Love Who Loved Lou Reed

The death
 on Sunday of punk godfather Lou Reed at age 71 hit the music community hard. The Velvet Underground and solo legend underwent a liver transplant in May and died of undisclosed causes after a career that spanned more than five decades and produced some of the most iconic and influential music in rock history.

The shadow cast by Reed on several generations of noisy bands is well-documented
, but the "Walk on the Wild Side" singer's reach extended well beyond the world of smoky rock clubs and distorted guitars.

That powerful sway was felt in the range of new generation musicians, actors and directors who weighed in to express their grief on Sunday.

Though their ideas of a walk on the wild side are likely much different from Reed's, both Miley Cyrus and Ke$ha spread some love Sunday night. Miley tweeted, " noooooooooo notttttttttt LOU REED," while Ke$ha posted, "So sad with the los of Lou Reed -- such an incredible visionary and songwriter. So inspirational. Transformer on repeat."

Miguel specializes in bedroom R&B, but he couldn't help reacting as well, tweeting, "Wow, just getting to my phone ... RIP Lou Reed," while fellow soul man Justin Timberlake had few words, posting, "#RIPLouReed."

Reed also got some love from the movie world, including "Clerks" director Kevin Smith, who wrote, "Mr. LOU REED had himself a dream: Velvet the underground & change the music scene. Now he's up & gone away. #RIP Lou Reed, an un-Perfect day." Olivia Wilde, who was celebrating ...

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Kim Kardashian Gives Birth In ‘Keeping Up’ Finale: What We Learned

Kim Kardashian led the season finale of E!'s by giving birth to her daughter North with fiancé Kanye West. But we all know how that story turned out, right?

Not exactly. During the dramatic episode, we learned new info including why she had to give birth five weeks ahead of schedule and 'Ye's whereabouts.

Kim Has Toxemia
"I need you guys to cancel your day," Kim called Khloe on the morning of June 15, dropping heavy news that she is suffering from preeclampsia and her failing liver is forcing the early delivery of baby North. Kim asks her sister to stay "calm," adding that "Kanye lands at 5 o'clock," revealing the rapper would be present for his daughter's birth.

Mommy And Daddy Are Excited
In the hospital bed, Kim is smiling and in good spirits as she awaits to give birth, despite the fact that her IV "really hurts." With her excited mom Kris Jenner and sisters Kourtney and Khloe by her side, Kim talks directly to camera, "I can't wait to meet you," she says in a sweet moment to North, adding that her dad is "going to freak" when he sees her. While Kris tears up, Kourtney admits she is looking forward to her kids Mason and Penelope having a cousin to play with.

Little Bundle Of Joy
So she really didn't let cameras in, and the actual birth was not seen. Instead, Khloe paid a visit to step-dad Bruce Jenner's Malibu home (he and wife Kris recently separated after 22 years of marriage) to fill him in on the ...

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Happy Birthday Frank Ocean: We Blew Out The Candles With 4 Wishes For You

It's been a while since we've heard from Frank Ocean. The singer, who turns 26 today (October 28), has been awfully quiet lately, but we hope that's because he's been camping out in Tahiti for some peace and quiet while recording his second studio album. Wherever he is, we thought we'd switch things up a bit by blowing out the candles with our own wishes — for the fans.

Come Back To Twitter Or At Least Join Instagram
While we understand how overwhelming and sometimes negative the world of social media can be, your tweets are definitely missed. With Twitter rants and overexposure all the rage these days, we'd rather look forward to enlightening 140 character messages like "life rule #99: never google one's self." There were brutal revelations: "they lied to us yo, the world isn't spinning. this is bullsh--," or Truths By Frank Ocean, like "time, in fact, does not fly when you're having fun ... it jogs." If that's asking too much, there's always Instagram.

Frank Ocean X Andre 3000, Part Deux
Landing a feature from the elusive Andre 3000 is rarer than finding a rapper without a Jesus Piece these days, yet somehow you managed to do that very early in your career. His verse on the "Pink Matter (Remix)" left us wanting more.

And while Three Stacks continues to deny that he's finally working on a solo album, we're choosing to believe otherwise. We're also praying that he'll enlist your help for the project. Heck, while you're at it, maybe you can also talk him into ...

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