Kanye West shuns spotlight closing iHeart Radio festival
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kanye West lives in the spotlight, but on Friday the acclaimed rapper was instead a backlit silhouette barely visible behind smoke for his first few songs on stage at the iHeart Radio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
The headline-maker, who recently announced at MTV's Video Music Awards that he would run for president in five years, made the slightest of references to his possible run, singing the lyrics from "Only One" that "You'll be the man I always knew you'd be," adding the year "2020" at the end.
West's set closed the show after performances from Duran Duran, Coldplay and The Killers on the same stage as rapper Lil Wayne, soulful singer Sam Smith and country music's Kenny Chesney at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the festival's fifth year.
The two-day show continues Saturday with headlining performances from Jennifer Lopez, The Weeknd and Blake Shelton
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