Kanye West is a jerk (who is also a genius)

Toward the end of the show, some models raised their fists in a symbol of defiance, while West acted as master of ceremonies, performing, directing and emceeing for nearly an hour. Lowe, who made the image used on Kanye's invitation more than two 

I'd use another word for “jerk” but this is a USA TODAY website and we try to keep it PG-13 around here. I'm not arguing that fact. West proved that again this past week in the media circus surrounding the release of his new Yeezy 3 fashion collection

“Ugh, I'm just having fun with it,” he glows as a swell of brass joins his exaltation. Then those same horns dissipate, leaving Kanye alone with his cavernous choir once again. Watch the stream of yesterday's Kanye West event at Madison Square Garden

The hatchet Kanye West and Taylor Swift buried a few years ago got disinterred. A day after Mr. West's fashion show/album release sold out Madison Square Garden, he added a song that included a sexual reference to Taylor Swift and claimed

Thursday, Kanye West unveiled Yeezy Season 3 and debuted his long-awaited new album, now titled The Life of Pablo, at Madison Square Garden. As we await the album's official release, Vulture music critic Lindsay Zoladz, New York writer-at-large