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Kanye West

October 2026

  • Kanye West on a red carpet

    Kanye West’s sold-out Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirm

    Russia’s foreign ministry had called planned shows unacceptable due to rapper’s ‘glorification’ of Adolf Hitler

August 2026

  • Polly Hudson

    double quotation markKim Kardashian’s kid wants to work at Starbucks. What a breath of fresh air

    Polly Hudson
    North West has revealed her sensible intention to get a ‘regular’ job. It could be character-building – unless the venti-sized privilege she was born with holds her back, writes Polly Hudson
  • Kanye West onstage in 2024, surrounded by dry ice

    Russian stadium says it will not host Kanye concerts – but promoter says shows have not been cancelled

    The controversial rapper now known as Ye was due to play two huge shows at St Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena, which now states it cannot host performances for contractual reasons
  • Ye (Kanye West) on stage at Hollywood Park Grounds, California.

    Kanye West to become biggest western act to play in Russia since start of Ukraine war

    Artist also known as Ye, who has attracted controversy in recent years over antisemitic outbursts, to perform two shows in October

July 2026

  • Beyoncé in an ornate black and silver cape and headdress stands center stage with backup dancers behind

    ‘I was there!’ Writers remember legendary gigs by Beyoncé, Brian Wilson, Britney, Oasis, Daft Punk and more

    What’s it like to catch a gig so great it goes down in history? Our writers relive incredible performances by everyone from Amy Winehouse at the North Sea jazz festival to Kanye West at Glastonbury

May 2026

  • Kanye West on stage

    Kanye West concert in Italy cancelled over ‘public order and safety issues’

  • Kanye West in a black and white jacket looks upward against a dark background.

    Kanye West loses lawsuit over uncleared sample played at stadium fan event

April 2026

  • Kanye WestFILE - Kanye West, known as Ye, watches the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

    Kanye West’s European tour in doubt as more concerts cancelled in Poland and Switzerland

  • Kanye West pictured at the Museum of Modern Art in 2019.

    Kanye West postpones Marseille concert as France considers blocking him from performing

  • Image of Kanye West on stage surrounded by dry ice, with offensive tweets super-imposed over him

    The Sunday read
    ‘A house of cards’: how did Wireless festival get it so wrong on Kanye West?

  • Kanye West on stage dressed in a black jacket and black gloves

    Today in Focus
    Why the UK banned Kanye West - podcast

    Podcast28:04

  • Politics Weekly UK
    Trump and the Middle East: can Starmer do anything? – podcast

    Podcast28:16

  • The Long Wave
    What’s behind the worrying rise in anti-LGBTQ+ laws across Africa?

    Newsletter

  • Wireless festival cancelled after Kanye West banned from entering UK

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    UK politics: Farage says Trump’s Iranian ‘civilisation will die’ threats went ‘way too far’– as it happened

  • UK Jewish groups threaten protests if Kanye West’s Wireless shows go ahead

  • Wireless festival promoter stands by decision to have Kanye West perform

  • UK minister says Kanye West should not perform at Wireless festival

  • Diageo and Pepsi drop Wireless sponsorship amid criticism of Kanye West booking

  • double quotation markWireless festival’s backing for Kanye West is all about money. Don’t pretend it’s about the art

    Dan Hancox
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