Musicians and movie stars were on hand at the BET Awards, with rapper/producer Kanye West and singers Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown coming away with recognition. The sixth annual show was hosted by comedian and actor Damon Wayans....

AP - Wall Street execs, leggy models and one-named celebrities shimmied into the night as Kanye West held court at the exclusive Cipriani's for an intimate concert.

AP - Famed jeweler Jacob Arabov, referenced in songs by R. Kelly and Kanye West, has been arrested on money laundering charges, a spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday.

A New York court clears US rappers Kanye West and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges of stealing another act's music.

AP - Top-selling rappers Kanye West and Ludacris won a copyright infringement trial Thursday when a jury concluded their 2003 hit "Stand Up" did not copy a tune by New Jersey musicians.

Reuters - Rappers Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges and Kanye West were cleared on Thursday of accusations they pilfered rhythms and phrases from a song by a small New Jersey group who had filed a copyright case in a New York court.

AP - Kanye West gave a lesson in hip-hop to federal judge Thursday as he testified at a copyright infringement trial that a 2003 tune he worked on was nothing like a not-so-successful New Jersey group's song.

AP - Best-selling rapper Ludacris testified Thursday at a copyright infringement trial that he never heard an expression that he allegedly swiped to create his 2003 hit "Stand Up."

AP - With some jurors nodding their heads to the beat, lawyers sparred over whether rappers Ludacris and Kanye West stole the essence of another song to create the 2003 hit "Stand Up."

Reuters - A federal courtroom was transformed into a rhythmic hip-hop battlefield on Tuesday with jurors bobbing their heads in a copyright trial pitting a New Jersey group against rappers Ludacris and Kanye West.

Reuters - A federal courtroom was transformed into a rhythmic hip-hop battlefield on Tuesday with jurors bobbing their heads in a copyright trial pitting a New Jersey group against rappers Ludacris and Kanye West.

AP - Rappers Ludacris and Kanye West found their originality under attack Tuesday when a lawyer said they stole the essence of another song to create the popular 2003 tune "Stand Up."

AP - A lawsuit has been filed against Kanye West and his production company claiming breach of contract for not returning a Mercedes-Benz after its lease expired in January.

E! Online - Kanye West may have been too busy taking care of his Late Registration to realize he was missing car payments.

This year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is just hours away from commencing, but that hasn't stopped the festival organizers from making last minute additions to the star studded lineup. Kanye West is the latest 11th hour...

Reuters - Rap acts Kanye West and A Tribe Called Quest, and rock bands AFI, Hawthorne Heights and Yellowcard are among the first acts confirmed for the 2006 edition of Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival.

Reuters - Kanye West, U2 or Faith Hill may soon be coming to a mobile game near you.

AP - Kanye West will be one of the main attractions at this year's Stockholm Jazz Festival.

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Chicago, Illinois (AHN) - The Lollapalooza Music Festival is announcing the big names they say will play this year, at the concert in Grant Park, Chicago. The Festival has signed breakout rapper, Kanye West, along with tried-and-true rock group, the Red Hot...

Reuters - The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West and Wilco lead the lineup for the Lollapalooza festival, which will be held August 4-6 in Chicago's Grant Park.