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    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      Music
      Ask not for whom the bell tolls, Kanye — it tolls for Ye

      Bipolar disorder and US politics have surely contributed towards the rapper’s dire situation, but music critics are also partly to blame

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Social Media
      Kanye West won’t buy Parler after all following ‘mutual’ agreement

      Announcement comes as rapper has stirred more outrage and lost brand deals over anti-Semitic comments

    • Friday, 25 November, 2022
      US politics & policy
      Trump under fire over dinner with white supremacist

      Far-right activist Nick Fuentes brought to Mar-a-Lago by Kanye West, leaving rival Republicans to question judgment

    • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
      Adidas AG
      Adidas to launch probe into claims about Kanye West playing pornography to staff

      Decision comes after a top shareholder demanded clarity about alleged incidents

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      Alex Barker
      Kanye: the tightrope of celebrity endorsements for brands

      Big companies are damaged when their famous partner implodes, but they survive and move on

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      Kanye West’s anti-Semitic provocations reverberate across LA

      String of offensive comments from rapper and businessman coincide with burst of anti-Jewish acts

    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      Law firm Greenberg Traurig latest to move to cut ties with Kanye West

      Florida-based group representing rapper in two ongoing cases condemns his anti-Semitic remarks

    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
      Music business scrambles to contain fallout from Kanye West controversy

      Spotify, Universal and Sony denounce rapper’s anti-Semitic remarks but keep his songs available to stream

    • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
      Adidas AG
      Adidas ends tie-up with Kanye West after anti-Semitic remarks

      German group warns net profits will be up to €250mn lower following decision

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Ari Emanuel
      Business silence on Kanye West’s anti-Semitism is not an option

      The rapper has millions of fans around the world, many of them young and impressionable

    • Monday, 17 October, 2022
      Social Media
      Kanye West to buy extreme ‘free speech’ app Parler

      Proposed deal comes after rapper was suspended from Twitter and Instagram this month

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Jo Ellison
      Kanye West and the age of the unmanageable

      The failure to auto-correct extreme behaviour has been trending

    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      Fashion shows
      Chaos and Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week

      The musician’s show proved controversial — but away from the drama, many designers seemed adrift

    • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
      ReviewAlbums
      Kanye West disappoints (again) with Donda 2

      The sequel to last year’s spectacularly bad effort is less ambitious and so has less far to fall

    • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
      ReviewTelevision
      Kanye West series Jeen-yuhs is an intimate tale of the controversy-courting rapper

      The excellent Netflix documentary shows the gifted musician behind the obnoxious exterior

    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
      Style
      Is Kanye West good for Gap?

      What started as a coup for the store has turned to frustration at the slow rollout of the Yeezy Gap brand

    • Saturday, 11 September, 2021
      Enuma Okoro
      Kanye West and the emotional power of home

      It grounds us and gives us a sense of belonging and direction. What happens when it’s gone?

    • Tuesday, 31 August, 2021
      ReviewAlbums
      Kanye West’s latest album Donda is a dud

      The rapper’s new record is hobbled by repetitious hooks, unimaginative beats and sketchy song structures

    • Saturday, 8 August, 2020
      US presidential election 2020
      Democrats challenge Kanye’s bid to get on Wisconsin ballot

      Party worries billionaire rapper’s presidential attempt could divert votes from Joe Biden

    • Tuesday, 30 June, 2020
      Due Diligence
      Keeping up with the Kardashian deal machine Premium content

      Coty is looking to the celebrity family to modernise the group’s portfolio of make-up brands

    • Monday, 29 June, 2020
      LexGap Inc
      Gap/Kanye West: celebrity culture Premium content

      Both sides will benefit from the surprise tie-in

    • Monday, 2 March, 2020
      FT SeriesWomenswear Autumn/Winter 2020 shows
      In Paris, mad clothes for mad times, plus a little Kanye West

      The singer dropped in on Paris with his Sunday Service gospel choir, while Balenciaga showed clothes for doomsday

    • Tuesday, 24 December, 2019
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      Fifty people who shaped the decade

      The game-changing politicians, influential businesspeople, record-breaking sports stars and brave activists who make up the FT’s list

    • Wednesday, 19 September, 2018
      News in-depthUS & Canadian companies
      Apple takes on Kanye West in retailing battle on Friday

      Latest iPhone and rapper’s newest shoe line to vie for ‘sneakerhead’ love

    • Tuesday, 26 June, 2018
      Jenny Lee
      What it takes to be an American hero

      Both sides of the US political divide canonise unlikely icons

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