Kanye West: Amy Winehouse Is More Important Than Britney

Kanye West continued to bad-mouth MTV on Friday during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show, saying the network used Britney Spears to get higher ratings for the VMA’s.

"I just felt like she wasn't ready and I felt like they had to get their ratings. ... It just shows you it's not a black and white thing; it's a money thing. I felt bad for her too. I felt bad for everyone involved."

West went on to claim that bosses at the network should have stopped the performance after watching the troubled pop-tart's rehearsal.
 
"Someone had to be at that practice and be like, 'Wow. This is not good.' All the lip-syncing and everything.

”I mean, that performance, had it been pulled off perfectly, still wouldn't have been up to par to start off the MTV Awards."

The rapper added: "[MTV] didn't give me the opportunity to rock the way I wanted to rock.

"I told the guy at MTV, 'There's only a couple things important in music this year: Umbrella, Amy Winehouse.’ It's not just about me. Britney Spears is not important in music, but she's important to the tabloids and stuff like that."