Kanye West on Kim Kardashian: NOT My Beyonce!


Us Weekly would like to correct a story originally published by... Us Weekly.

Last week, the tabloid published a cover headline that was taken from the title of a certain hit song, and then went on to quote a source who said Kanye West believes Kim Kardashian is his Beyonce. The problem, according to Kanye?

He'd never say such a thing!

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in Love!

"I would never compare anyone to my friend's wife," West tells Us Weekly, adding hilariously: "That doesn't even sound like me... If I don't say something in a rap or on Twitter, it's not true."

Except, well, isn't he saying this in a non-rap and a non-Tweet? Nevermind.

Trying to figure out Kanye West is a lot like trying to figure out why Kanye West is dating Kim Kardashian. Then again, we guess there are two pretty good reasons.

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Tupac hologram performs at Coachella, keeps all eyez on him

Tupac hologram performs at Coachella, keeps all eyez on him

Have you been getting a kick out of Coachella's jams and arts in Indio, California? Or, did you decide to peacefully enjoy it from home via YouTube's site? Either way, you may have heard Tupac made an on-stage holographic appearance over the weekend, performing Hail Mary and 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted alongside Snoop Dogg. Tupac's hologram was made possible by AV Concepts in partnership with Dr. Dre's production company and Digital Domain, after reportedly working on the project for a few months. The outfits used a display technology dubbed "Eyeliner" that, with the help of a custom rig and a mechanical solution, was able to shoot out a life-sized, 3D illusion of Mr. Shakur onto the Coachella platform. Don't believe us? Hit 'em up at the source below, though we feel compelled to tell you language isn't exactly for all ages.

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Dr. Dre (L) and Snoop Dogg perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festiva

Snoop Dogg rises from below the stage to begin his performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Radiohead performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

Radiohead performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

Radiohead performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

Radiohead performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

Band founder Justin Vernon performs with Bon Iver at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Lights crisscross the sky over the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

The Shins perform at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

People dance under water sprayed from hoses at the Do Lab at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

People dance under water sprayed from hoses at the Do Lab at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

People dance under water sprayed from hoses at the Do Lab at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Jarvis Cocker performs with Pulp at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

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British rockers Radiohead and folk band Bon Iver got thousands of fans dancing on day two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and warm, blue skies chased away the cold and rain in time for Sunday's big closing act - Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.

Buzz was running high ahead of the rap duo's headlining appearance, with rumours rife about potential surprise guests, as well as a hologram resurrecting late rappers Tupac Shakur and Nate Dogg, that are thought to be joining the pair for their hit, California Love.

Sunday's line-up also features Gotye, Florence and the Machine, Calvin Harris, DJ Shadow and Avicii.

On a day of comebacks and surprises on Saturday, Usher turned up unannounced, jumping on stage in the dance tent with French DJ David Guetta to perform their single Without You.

Guetta told Reuters before his set that he was curious to see reactions this year given the explosion of electronic dance music into the mainstream music scene.

"I'm very happy to play the dance tent. I'm going to play a lot of music, because when I play main stage, I have to play all my big hits. But I'm going to take this opportunity, I have so much new music," said Guetta.

British rock band Radiohead made their return to Coachella after performing in 2004, kicking off with Bloom, before picking up the pace with 15 Step. Lead singer Thom Yorke shyly introduced the band before launching into a piano-led rendition of The Daily Mail, putting a spotlight on his voice.

Some of the crowd initially dubbed them Radiodead after the opening set list included few of their biggest hits. But the band got the crowd dancing in the second half with hits such as Karma Police, Lotus Flower and Reckoner, and played out with a two-part encore.

Wisconsin band Bon Iver, winner of the best new artist Grammy award this year, saw lead singer Justin Vernon spruced up with a clean shave and a faux-hawk hairstyle for the occasion. He opened with Perth and Minnesota, WI before launching into the mystical melody of Holocene, which reverberated around the polo fields under a starry night sky.

BELIEVING THE HYPE

Earlier on Saturday, New Mexico quintet The Shins made their Coachella debut on the main stage to liven up the crowds as the sun went down over the fields, with a cool evening breeze spreading the chill in the desert.

They played new hits such as Simple Song, older classics such as So Says I, and a cover of Pink Floyd's Breathe, and lead singer James Mercer joked that he "finally believed the hype" of being on the Coachella stage.

As the temperatures dropped in the evening, thousands flocked to the Sahara dance tent, where Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia started a rave with a thumping set of hits, including new song Calling (Lose My Mind), featuring One Republic's Ryan Tedder.

For crowds looking for a break from the dance-heavy beats of the Sahara tent, musician Jeff Mangum's melodic set at sunset on the outdoor stage proved to be a popular choice, while Seattle's indie folk band The Head and The Heart graced the Mojave tent with songs such as Down in the Valley.

Saturday's highlights also included newcomer Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover of TV series Community, who was joined on the main stage by Danny Brown and Kendrick Lamar.

Rising star Azealia Banks, a rapper from Brooklyn, New York, broke out into renditions of Amy Winehouse's hit Valerie and Prodigy's Firestarter at the Gobi tent, while indie rock band Awolnation were joined by Macy Gray on their single Sail, - a deafening collaboration between the two singers' unique voices.

Brit-rock band Kaiser Chiefs riled up the crowds with their classics such as Ruby and I Predict a Riot, while former Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher, who performed with his new band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, had the whole field singing along to a rendition of one of Oasis' biggest hits Don't Look Back in Anger.

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Sergey Brin says the internet is under attack by governments, Apple and Facebook

Sergey Brin says the internet is under attack by governments, apple and facebook

One of the qualifications for scoring a CE-Oh no 'round here is actually being a CEO -- so Sergey Brin does not receive that honor. We will, however, draw attention to what some might call his hyperbolic ramblings. In an interview with the Guardian, Google's cool uncle said he was worried about the state of the internet and that his company could not have flourished in an online ecosystem like today's. According to Brin, the threats are coming from all sides -- most notably governments. While oppressive regimes like those in China and Iran get top billing, the US doesn't escape without criticism thanks to SOPA and PIPA which seemed perilously close to passing with support from the media industry. The co-founder also took shots at Apple and Facebook, which he said have built "really restrictive" walled gardens. For more smack talk from one of the most influential men in the tech industry, hit up the source link.

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Twitter Acquires Social Analytics Startup Hotspots.io

hotspotsHotspots.io, a startup promising to deliver "social media intelligence that you'll actually use", just announced on its home page that it has been acquired by Twitter. It looks like Hotspots was still in private beta, and as a result, the site doesn't have any product details. However, you can see one example of the analytics in-action through the data the company released after the Superbowl, showing the impact of different TV ads on Twitter, showing the total social media reach compared to the amount spent.

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Exclusive: Tupac Coachella Hologram Creator Tells How He Resurrected Rapper

'It was [Dr.] Dre's vision to bring this back to life,' says Nick Smith president of the company that created the Tupac hologram at Coachella.
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2Pac hologram at Coachella
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The Coachella festival is a place where minds routinely get blown, usually due to an awesome set or a killer reunion from one of your favorite bands. But on Sunday night it was thanks to the ghostly re-appearance of West Coast rap legend Tupac Shakur. He materialized on stage alongside his old friend Snoop Dogg during a crowd-pleasing set by the Doggfather and Dr. Dre, which also featured appearances from Eminem, 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa and Warren G.

The resurrection of 'Pac, who was murdered in 1996, would have been a face-melting surprise had word about the stunt not leaked out just a few days before the set. But the 100,000 or so fans who were on hand still couldn't believe it when Tupac materialized on stage to rip off "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted."

"What up, Coachella?" the shirtless, pants sagging MC asked the crowd before bouncing into the classic single "Hail Mary."

"We worked with Dr. Dre on this and it was Dre's vision to bring this back to life," said Nick Smith, president of AV Concepts, the San Diego company that created the hologram. "It was his idea from the very beginning and we worked with him and his camp to utilize the technology to make it come to life."

Smith said he wasn't allowed to talk about the creative aspects of the production — including how the hologram was able to seemingly perform the set in synch with Snoop and whether all the vocals were 'Pac's — but he did say that his company has the ability to recreate long-dead figures and visually recreate them in the studio. "You can take their likenesses and voice and ... take people that haven't done concerts before or perform music they haven't sung and digitally recreate it," he said.

The hologram was the latest visual magic pulled off by AV, which is also behind the 2005 Grammys performance featuring Madonna and the holographic members of the Gorillaz, as well as holograms used in concert by Celine Dion and the Black Eyed Peas.

The Tupac hologram was several months in the planning and took nearly four months to create in a studio and though Smith was not able to reveal the exact price tag for the illusion, he said a comparable one could cost anywhere from $100,000 to more than $400,000 to pull off. "I can't say how much that event cost, but I can say it's affordable in the sense that if we had to bring entertainers around world and create concerts across the country, we could put [artists] in every venue in the country," he said.

The life-size Tupac was amazingly life-like, down to the late rapper's signature tattoos, Timberland boots, jewelry and movements, all of which were also recreated under the direction of Dre.

The hologram, of course, already has a Twitter page and more than 3,300 followers at press time. A spokesperson for Dr. Dre could not be reached for additional comment at press time.

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PSA: Pottermore is no longer colloportus, open to muggles and magicians alike

PSA: Pottermore is no longer colloportus, open to muggles and magicians alike
It's been a waitus longissimus, but finally Pottermore has raised the portcullis to the rest of us muggles. You can sign up right now, after which you'll be allocated to your respective Hogwarts house, but it might take a few more days before you're fully initiated into the hallowed halls proper. Just don't tell Voldemort.

[Thanks Daniel]

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