Kanye West Finally Addresses Bonnaroo Incident

After receiving the wrath of concertgoers for appearing on stage two hours late, the hip-hop maven takes to the Web and sounds off.

As previously reported, Kanye West left more than a few Bonnaroo concertgoers with a sour scowl after he failed to hit the festival's main stage on time, pushing his set -- already moved from 8:45 P.M. June 14 -- back and forcing fans to wait.

Kanye West's Bonnaroo Debacle

After stomaching numerous set-time changes and a painful early morning wait, fans weigh in on the hip-hop maven's show, which finally started two hours late -- at 4:45 A.M.!
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Since its initial announcement, Kanye West's Bonnaroo headlining set has been troublesome to fans. West's slot, originally set for the Which Stage earlier in the day, was moved to the main What Stage at 2:45 A.M., reportedly to bolster his Glow in the Dark light show.

Entertainer of the Year: Kanye West

In 2007, the man had his biggest success (and, sadly, his biggest heartbreak).
Kanye West is not pissed; he's just in problem-solving mode. Right now, the problem is production costs. "I want to be the No. 1 artist," he says to a member of his crew.

Entertainers of the Year: Daft Punk

With Kanye West, they were responsible for the year's most thrilling single.

Nine hours into October's Vegoose festival, the immortal five-note melody from Close Encounters of the Third Kind drifts out over the grassy field at Las Vegas' Sam Boyd Stadium, and the crowd of 30,000 is packed so tightly it can barely move.

Strength in Numbers

In their first joint interview, Kanye West and Daft Punk discuss their robotastic collaboration.
Whose idea was it to get you guys together?
KANYE WEST: It was their idea to come up with ["Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"] and my idea to sample it.
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