Ye Blocked From Travelling To UK Amid Controversy Over Wireless Booking
[ad_1] The US rapper Ye has been banned from travelling to the UK ahead of his scheduled performances at this year’s Wireless music festival. Ye – formerly known as Kanye West – had been booked to headline all three nights of the London festival in July, leading to widespread controversy due to his past antisemitic […]
Wireless Festival boss asks public to forgive Kanye West as he defends booking ‘anti-semitic’ rapper amid growing backlash
[ad_1] The boss of Wireless Festival has defended booking Kanye West as a headliner, asking for the public to ‘forgive’ the controversial rapper for his ‘abhorrent’ anti-semitic comments. Melvin Benn, the managing director at Festival Republic, which organises Wireless, encouraged people to give West a ‘second chance’ after the star’s scheduled appearance in July sparked a […]