![]() Art like Jesus is King, a Christian-focused album, is “on a different wavelength” and can still be enjoyed because it represents something else, according to Michaelson.īYU wildlife conservation major Hunter Coleman was particularly hurt by West’s comments and has chosen to entirely cut out West’s music. Michaelson believes the reason he can still enjoy “Jesus is King” and other albums despite Ye’s current direction is that his previous work does not reflect his current beliefs. Michaelson believes this can be done because, oftentimes, the meaning in the art does not represent the actions of the creator. There’s definitely tons of rumors about people like Elvis, or even Led Zepplin,” he said. “We do that already with so many other artists. According to Michaelson, many individuals already separate the art from the artist. However, Michaelson said West’s political direction in 2022 hurt his opinion on the rapper. “When Kanye came out with his Jesus is King album and started waking up a little bit to the point where he was speaking out against the Hollywood mainstream narrative and going more politically conservative … I was like, ‘this guy’s kind of cool,'” Michaelson said. West has been accused of antisemitic comments. Michaelson explains why he grew to like West and how he separates the art from the artist. Michaelson shared insight into his evolving opinion on Ye. Joshua Michaelson is a pre-business major and music artist at BYU. This begs the question, what can celebrities come back from and what can they not?Īs West’s music continues to be streamed, many fans who take issue with Ye’s actions have to reckon with the disappointment they have in West, and their love for his work. Dilbert cartoons were pulled from most of the nation’s newspapers. ![]() In February, Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams was criticized for his comments on the Black community in his YouTube live stream. However, other celebrities and companies have taken large hits to their brand. After leaving the spotlight under scrutiny, Paul returned with a successful podcast, boxing career and sports drinks company.ĭirector Roman Polanski’s won the Best Director award in the 75th Academy Awards in 2003 for his film “The Pianist,” despite sexual assault allegations. In 2018, YouTuber Logan Paul recorded a suicide victim in Japan and posted it to his millions of fans. ![]() BYU also ended the use of Ye’s song “Power” for their sporting events.ĭespite backlash and condemnation from the Anti-Defamation League, The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Republican National Committee, Ye’s music still has 53 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Shortly after his remarks, Adidas and Gap ended their partnership with Ye, halving his net worth from more than a billion dollars to around $500 million. Ye, who legally changed his name from Kanye West, came into the spotlight during 2022 antisemitic comments he made publicly. (Elliott Miller)Ĭelebrities branded as “canceled” have become common in recent years, but how this label affects their careers can be unpredictable. Celebrities being branded as “canceled” has become common in recent years, but how this label affects their careers can be unpredictable. Fingers crossed.A man listens to music through headphones. Keep your eyes peeled for an official announcement and/or release date to surface in the coming weeks. No other details are known about the rumored project, but for what it’s worth, both solo tapes from Chance have dropped in April, so it would definitely make sense. If this is indeed true, the upcoming project would be Chance’s first solo effort since 2013’s Acid Rap. Apparently, the announcement was made in between songs, and can be quoted “Third mixtape coming next month.” (Sidenote: show went down on March 31, meaning April as in next month) But good news fam, that may be changing here later this month.Īccording to a report from Esquire, the Chicago native announced during a live show at NYC that his next mixtape is dropping in April. Even though he’s been featured on a ton of new songs these past few months, most notably on the intro for Kanye’s latest album The Life Of Pablo, Chance The Rapper hasn’t released a solo project in a hot minute.
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