Kanye West is on the move. He is reportedly making plans to visit Moscow where he will meet with Russia President Vladimir Putin and bring his Sunday Service traveling gospel experience there later this year. The confidant and strategic advisor for the artist also known as Ye, Ameer Sudan, told Billboard that …
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Subscribe to get this newsletter delivered to your inbox. The Atlantic Omicron is everywhere, and people are tired. Nearly two years into this pandemic, the seemingly more transmissible and milder coronavirus variant is tempting some to throw in the towel on avoiding infection. Should you just accept that you’re going …
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Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter attend The 67th NBA All-Star Game: Team LeBron Vs. Team Stephen at Staples Center on February 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) () “Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Daughter Blue Ivy Carter Is All Grown Up in New Birthday Photo” proclaimed an …
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Kanye West performs Sunday Service during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 21, 2019 in Indio, California.Photo: Rich Fury for Coachella (Getty Images) It appears the artist formerly known as Kanye West will be taking his talents to …Russia? Per Billboard, Ye’s confidant and strategic advisor …
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