Kanye West to design Gap clothes
Kanye West is bringing his Yeezy brand to Gap.
The rap superstar will design adult and children’s clothing that will be sold at Gap’s stores next year. Yeezy is best known for pricey sneakers that sell out online quickly. But Yeezy footwear, made with sneaker company Adidas, won’t be sold at Gap stores.
San Francisco-based Gap Inc., whose sales are dwindling, hopes the deal will keep it relevant with shoppers. For Yeezy, being in more than 1,100 stores worldwide could get the brand in front of more people.
On Friday, West tweeted a photo of what the collaboration might look like: bright colored hoodies, jackets and T-shirts. Shares of the retailer soared nearly 30%.
West has a history with Gap. He worked at one of its stores in Chicago as a teenager. And he told Vanity Fair magazine in 2015 that he wanted to be creative director of the brand.
David Lee Roth changes his name: David Lee Roth has changed his name. The former Van Halen frontman now wants to be called “David L. Roth” or “El Roth.”
The change was inspired by the current movement in the music industry to disown words having to do with the slavery that existed in the South.
Roth made the announcement via social media, posting a piece of artwork he’d created, showing a giant frog by a tiny human, with the following text: “David ‘Lee’ Roth changes name! Diamond Dave, following
Lady Antebellum’s (now ‘Lady A’) example, will be dropping the ‘Lee’ from now on. He wants us all to call him ‘David L. Roth’ or simply ‘El Roth.’ ”
“El Roth” did not go into details as to why he’d decided to strike the “Lee” from his name. But some have hypothesized that it might be because of its linkage to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Many are assuming it’s meant to be a joke.
‘Tenet’ again delays release: With reported cases of the coronavirus surging, Warner Bros. on Thursday postponed the release of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.”
The sci-fi thriller starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson will move from July 31 to Aug. 12, a Wednesday. In a statement, the studio stressed the need for flexibility.
“We are choosing to open the movie mid-week to allow audiences to discover the film in their own time, and we plan to play longer, over an extended play period far beyond the norm, to develop a very different yet successful release strategy,” a Warner Bros. spokesperson said.
Rapper Huey killed in shooting: A St. Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting, authorities say. St. Louis County police identified the man killed in a Thursday shooting as Lawrence Franks Jr., 32, known by fans as Huey. He was best known for his 2006 debut single, “Pop, Lock & Drop It,” which reached the
No. 6 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The music video has more than 50 million hits on YouTube.
June 27 birthdays: Singer Bruce Johnston is 78. Actress Julia Duffy is 69. Singer Lorrie Morgan is 61. Director J.J. Abrams is 54. TV personality Jo Frost is 49. Actor Christian Kane is 48. Actor Tobey Maguire is 45. Reality star Khloe Kardashian is 36. Actor Drake Bell is 34. Actress Madylin Sweeten is 29. Singer H.E.R. is 23.