Lady Gaga and Kanye West voted MTV News` Woman and Man Of The Year – Monsters and Critics

Lady Gaga and Kanye West have been voted MTV News’ Woman and Man Of The Year.

Kanye West is seen out and about in the East Village, NYC. Kanye took time to talk and pose with fans. – Johns PkI / Splash News

Gaga, 24, was chosen as MTV News’ Woman Of The Year not only because of her massive chart success but also her work for social causes. This is the second year in a row Gaga has picked up the award.

MTV claim the pop star was given the award as no other artist has dominated the musical and pop-culture landscapes the way she has over the past 24 months.

Rapper Kanye West was voted MTV News’ Man Of The Year and MTV claim there was no other choice for the award.

MTV picked West for the award as they say his comeback was a ‘compelling story’ and while coming into 2010 as a villain for his run-in with Taylor Swift he managed to leave it as a hero after the release of his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

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Kanye West to star on Kourtney and Kim Take New York – Monsters and Critics

By Sophie Eager Dec 3, 2010, 14:21 GMT

Rapper Kanye West is set to star on the Kardashian sisters’ new reality show Kourtney and Kim Take New York.

Kanye West is seen out and about in the East Village, NYC. Kanye took time to talk and pose with fans. – Johns PkI / Splash News

The US rapper has regularly been pictured with Kim, 30, and it is now claimed their meetings were being filmed for their latest E! reality show, where Kim and Kourtney are setting up a New York DASH store.

In a sneak peek clip of the new show, which airs on January 23, the rapper tells the girls he isn’t sure they can get the store ready in time as there were only two weeks to go until it opened.

However it has been claimed that the girls made $100,000 on Black Friday and that the store is now one of the best-selling branches.

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Kanye West scores fifth consecutive No. 1 debut – Monsters and Critics

Kanye West has returned to the top with his fifth consecutive No. 1 debut for ?My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.?

The album moved more than 496,000 copies in its first Soundscan week to become Kanye?s fourth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 and his 5th consecutive No. 1 on the R&B album chart.

The album has also scored big with music critics including positive write ups from Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and Pitchfork.

In a press release, Island Def Jam Music Group chairman Antonio ?L.A.? Reid stated: ?Kanye has delivered another classic. Great music and great art always win. Kanye has showed us, once again, that he belongs amongst the greats, the giants in our industry and our culture. The way he has elevated his own creativity and the entire art form along with it is truly astounding.?

?My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? is the long-awaited follow-up to ?808?s & Heartbreak,? which was released November 2008. 808?s was famously recorded in three weeks of minimalist sessions in Honolulu, Kanye?s first excursion to the island.

?Late Registration? and Kanye?s 2004 solo debut, ?The College Dropout? generated a total of five Grammy Awards, including consecutive wins for Best Rap Album of 2004 and 2005, as well as Best Rap Song (songwriters? award) of 2004 (?Jesus Walks?) and 2005 (?Diamonds From Sierra Leone?), and Best Rap Solo Performance for 2005 (?Gold Digger?). 

?Graduation? went on to generate another three Grammys for Kanye, including Best Rap Song for 2007 (?Good Life?), and then in 2008, Best Rap Album and Best Rap Solo Performance (?Stronger?).

In addition to these, Kanye has shared multiple Grammy Awards with a number of artists over the years, including Alicia Keys (Best R&B Song for ?You Don?t Know My Name,? 2005); fellow Chicago rapper Common (Best Rap Performance, Duo/Group for ?Southside,? 2008); Estelle (Best Rap/Song Collaboration for ?American Boy,? 2009); T.I., Jay-Z, & Lil Wayne (Best Rap Performance, Duo/Group for ?Swagga Like Us,? 2009); and Jay-Z & Rihanna (Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Song Collaboration for ?Run This Town,? 2010).

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