American rapper Kanye West (Chinese nicknamed "Kanye") applied to change his name to "Ye" and was approved by a Los Angeles court. This means that his full name is Ye thereafter, without a last name or middle name. Earlier, Kanye filed an application with the court to change his full name from Kanye Omari West to Ye.
File photo: rapper Kayne West. [Photo/Agencies]
The singer Kanye West will from now on formally be known simply by the name Ye.
Singer Kanye West will officially change his name to Ye from now on.
Judge Michelle Williams granted the change on Monday in a California courthouse, after the rapper filed a petition to change his name in August, documents seen by CNN confirm.
Documents seen by CNN confirm that Judge Michelle Williams approved the change in a California court on Oct. 18, and Kanye filed an application for a name change in August.
The musician hinted at the change as far back as 2018, when he released his studio album "Ye," and then several months later tweeted: "the being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE."
The musician hinted at the change as early as 2018, when he released his album Ye, and a few months later he tweeted: "I'm Ye, full name Kanye West." ”
In an interview shortly after the album’s release, he said “Ye” was a reference to a biblical term for “you.”
In an interview shortly after the album's release, he said "Ye" refers to the biblical term "you."
The rapper's name change is just one of several recent big shifts in his life: His wife, Kim Kardashian West, filed for divorce back in February after the pair, who share four young children, had reportedly been living apart for some time.
In addition to the name change, there have been other major changes in Kanye's life recently: his wife, Kim Kardashian West, filed for divorce as early as February this year, and the two have reportedly been separated for some time, and they have four young children.
The musician also released his highly anticipated album "Donda" in August. It debuted at the top of Billboard's Top 200 albums chart, making him only the seventh artist to have 10 number 1 albums, according to Billboard.
He also released his highly anticipated album Donda in August. According to Billboard, the album topped Billboard's top 200 album charts as soon as it was released, making him the seventh artist to have a 10-title album.
Source: CNN, Guardian Editor: Dong Jing
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