Kanye West's Sunday Service draws thousands to Detroit riverfront
-His kids danced onstage, his famous wife looked on, and Kanye West threw a jubilant gospel-hip-hop revival Friday afternoon for a flock of about 6,000 fans and singers at Detroit's Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, scene of the rapper's latest Sunday Service concert.
It made for a powerful, often compelling 90 minutes, where traditional gospel mingled with church-ified Kanye hits and a Mariah Carey cover, courtesy of 150 singers onstage and a sea of them in the audience.
For his part, the rapper was a grinning but relatively low-key presence, mostly taking in the music around him like a happy fan blessed to be onstage. He didn't speak during the event, which drew a crowd that appeared to be a mix of younger Yeezy fans and older members of Detroit's gospel community...
Kanye West's Sunday Service in Detroit draws thousands
Kanye West plays new album 'Jesus Is King' for fans in Detroit, previews new gospel movie
-Detroit remained the center of the Kanye West universe Friday evening, as the rapper staged a pop-up listening party to reveal his new music at the Fox Theatre, hours after hosting an outdoor gospel event.
About 2,000 very zealous fans gathered inside the grand theater as West served up the first listen of his 10-track "Jesus Is King," the much-delayed album that at one point was scheduled for Friday release...
Kanye West plays 'Jesus Is King' for Detroit fans, previews new movie