Kanye West ‘banned’ from performing at Grammys 2022 after ‘concerning online behaviour’

Kanye West
Kanye West received’t be performing on the Grammys this yr (Image: WireImage)

Kanye West has reportedly been ‘banned’ from performing on the Grammys 2022 following his behaviour on-line.

The rapper, who has obtained 5 nominations, had not been confirmed as a performer on the ceremony.

Based on Selection, Kanye’s rep confirmed reviews from The Blast that he was scrapped from the ceremony because of his ‘regarding on-line behaviour’.

Trevor Noah, who Kanye lately hit out at on Instagram, is internet hosting the occasion, and the outlet reviews that there would even have been considerations about their interactions throughout the present had the rapper carried out.

The Recording Academy has not spoken out on the reviews.

Kanye is understood for his outspoken nature, together with on the now notorious VMAs in 2009 when he interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for greatest feminine music video to declare that Beyonce ought to have received.

The dad-of-four has most lately been taking intention at his ex, Kim Kardashian, and her new boyfriend, Pete Davidson, on Instagram, resulting in him being suspended from posting on the platform for twenty-four hours.

He additionally hurled a racist slur at late night time host Trevor, after the presenter defended Kim.

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He’s up for 5 awards (Image: Getty Photographs)

Within the now-deleted Instagram submit, Kanye, 44, shared a screenshot of a Google seek for Trevor, 38, together with his South African heritage displayed beneath. Reciting the lyrics from the kumbaya folks track – which originates in an African-American religious track evoking concord – he modified ‘kum’ with a slur.

Kanye’s submit got here after Trevor addressed the extremely publicised fallout between Kanye and Pete on his in style discuss sequence The Day by day Present. 

Eagle-eyed followers managed to screenshot Trevor’s reported remark beneath Kanye’s offensive submit, through which he appealed to the rapper on a heartfelt observe. 

‘It breaks my coronary heart to see you want this,’ the comic reportedly started. ‘Rattling, right here we go once more, everyone sayin’ what’s not for him…. There are few artists who've had extra of an influence on me that you just Ye.’ 

Trevor went on to element how he respects Kanye as an artist and even makes certain to put on his seatbelt in automobiles as a result of rapper’s automobile crash in 2002. 

Trevor Noah
He took intention at Trevor, who’s internet hosting the ceremony (Image: Getty Photographs for The Recording Academy)

He said: ‘You’re an indelible a part of my life Ye. Which is why it breaks my coronary heart to see you want this. I don’t care in the event you assist Trump and I don’t care in the event you roast Pete. I do nevertheless care after I see you on a path that’s dangerously near peril and ache. 

‘You might have each proper to struggle for your loved ones. However it's important to know the distinction between that and preventing your loved ones. I’ve woken up too many instances and skim headlines about males who’ve killed their exes, their children after which themselves. I by no means need to learn that headline about you. 

‘For those who’re simply joking about all of it and I’m an fool for caring, then so be it. However I’d quite be the fool who spoke up and stated one thing to you in life, than the cool man who stated nothing after which mourns for you in jail or the grave.’ 

Addressing the racial slur, Trevor stated: ‘Oh and as for Ok**n… clearly some individuals graduate however we nonetheless silly. 

‘Don’t ever overlook, the most important trick racists ever performed on Black individuals was instructing us to strip one another of our Blackness at any time when we disagree. Tricking us into dividing ourselves up into splinters, in order that we might by no means unite into a robust rod.’

He ended on a lightweight observe and joked: ‘I can’t entrance although, Ok**n Baya can also be humorous as s**t. 

‘Take care of your self my brother. Hopefully someday we’ll all be laughing at this.’ 

The primary spherical of Grammys performers was lately introduced, with BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow amongst these set to take to the stage.

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