Sky News — Kanye West has announced he wants to be known as YE - a nickname he has used for many years and the title of his last album. more info

411 Mania — Kanye West announced today that his new name is ‘Ye.’ West appears on Saturday Night Live tonight to promote the release of his new album[.........] The post Kanye West Announces His New Name is ‘Ye’ appeared first on 411MANIA. more info

411 Mania — TMZ reports that a homeless man named Nino Blu stopped Kanye West on the street this morning to listen to him rap, and West was[.........] The post Kanye West Takes Homeless Man Into Studio To Rap appeared first on 411MANIA. more info

TMZ — Kim Kardashian & Kanye West hit the town in NYC on the eve of Kanye's 'SNL' performance. Kim and Kanye were leaving the Electric Lady Studio Friday night, where Ye has been recording music. His new album drops Saturday, and he's already conceded… ... more info

TMZ — Kanye West stopped dead in his tracks early Saturday morning as he listened to a homeless man rap ... and Ye was impressed enough to take the guy into the studio. Nino Blu is in desperate straits. He became homeless recently and is clearly on the… ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — SERIES Elizabeth I As Elizabeth (Lily Cole) reaches 60, she falls for the flattery of the Earl of Essex (Charlie Clements) in the finale of the three-part miniseries presented by historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones. 7 p.m. OVA Saturday Night L... more info

USA Today Music — Ariana Grande was set to be the musical guest on this week's premiere of NBC's Saturday Night Live but canceled for "emotional reasons," according to show creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels.             more info

Stereogum — Kanye West is performing on Saturday Night Live this weekend, maybe as a last-minute replacement for Ariana Grande. He also has plans to release a new album, Yandhi, to coincide with it. TMZ is now reporting that he'll bring some special guests a... more info

TMZ — Kanye West has been hard at work finishing his album, doing a massive shoe release and practicing for his gig on 'SNL' ... a performance that'll feature some serious star power. Sources on set tell us Ye's been in NYC all week putting the finishing�... more info

Dlisted — Kanye West showed up to The FADER offices yesterday wearing a sweatshirt with Colin Kaepernick’s name on the front, white jeans after Labor Day and a “redesigned” (it’s the same) MAGA hat. So you can pretty much tell how things went from t... more info