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Hear Nicolas Jaar’s Remix of Kanye West’s “Blood On The Leaves”

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Kanye West introduced his 7th solo album The Life of Pablo yesterday through an elaborate joined fashion and album launch party at Madison Square Garden, which saw a surprise appearance from Naomi Campbell and black power salutes from his models.

In related news, electronica super-talent Nicolas Jaar has remixed Kanye’s “Blood On The Leaves” – a track on the 2013 album Yeezus. The remix was part of a soundtrack commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for a short-film about iconic artist Barbara Kruger, titled Picturing Barbara Kruger, and directed by Pippa Bianco.

Picturing Barbara Kruger premiered to the public during 2015’s SXSW after being commissioned the year before and shown at the 2014 ART+FILM Gala.

You can listen to the remix on Vimeo.

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Brits Launch Petition to Stop Kanye West from Recording David Bowie Tribute Album

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Despite no confirmation that Kanye West is in fact recording a David Bowie tribute album or even any tribute songs, Bowie fans in Great Britain have launched a petition to stop him from doing just so.

The Daily Star, a British tabloid, began circulating the rumor when an unnamed source claimed that Kanye had been delivering versions of Bowie hits including “Rebel Rebel” and “Heroes.” According to the source, “some are straightforward covers with Kanye actually singing. On others he is rapping with his own lyrics over Bowie’s music.”

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The moment of writing, the petition had drawn 4,900 signatures, perhaps fueled by memories of Kanye’s rendition of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” at Glastonbury, which drew a lot of harsh criticism. Many fear the Chicago-born rapper is cashing in on Bowie’s death and would do a disservice to the late artist’s music.

Kanye’s representatives were asked for comment on the matter by the Independent but didn’t immediately respond.

Source: Independent UK