Kanye West barred from performing at Grammys due to 'concerning online behaviour'

Rapper Kanye West has been barred from performing at the Grammy Awards due to his concerning online behaviour a representative for the artiste confirmed to VarietyAccording to Variety representatives for the Recording Academy and CBS which present the Grammys did not immediately respond to the portals requests for comment on the claimWests representative cited a report in the Blast posted late Friday claiming that the artists team received a phone call Friday night informing him he had been unfortunately removed from the lineup of performers for the show due to his concerning online behaviourWhile West who is up for five 2022 Grammy Awards was not among the first list of performers announced on Tuesday he may have been a planned performerA representative for West sent Variety a link to that story saying only this is confirmed the rep did not respond to requests for further information although the Blast report states our sources say Kanyes team isnt surprised by the decisionWhile Academy representatives did not respond to requests for comment there are many reasons why a Kanye West performance on live network television would be a prohibitively risky propositionBased on his social media posts and activity in the past few months alone he might use the stage to continue his online harassment of Pete Davidson his estranged wife Kim Kardashians new boyfriend he could attempt to lobby public sentiment for custody of his children he could make some statement in support of accused sex offender Marilyn Manson or unrepentant homophobe DaBaby both of whom he has featured at his recent concerts or listening events he could make more misguided statements about slavery or revive his stumping for former President Donald TrumpConversely he could use the platform to do something that isnt selfserving selfreferential or sheer trolling like when he unexpectedly said George Bush doesnt care about Black people during a televised Hurricane Katrina fundraiser in 2005Perhaps most of all the report stated the decision was made partially because of concerns over possible interactions between West and Grammy host Trevor Noah West used a slur against Noah in an Instagram post regarding comments the Daily Show host made regarding his split with Kardashian resulting in a 24hour ban from the platformIn response Noah wrote Ill be honest with you what I see from the situation is a woman who wants to live her life without being harassed by an exboyfriend or an exhusband or an exanythingWests public appearances are rarely without controversy often negative and theres no reason to expect that a performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards would be any exceptionThere was fierce outcry in some quarters over the report claiming that it was part of a racist or antihiphop narrativeHowever it is worth noting that Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr has said he argued successfully to expand the number of Album of the Year nominees from eight to 10 beginning with the 2022 awards because hiphop was not represented and the beneficiary of that decision was Wests Donda albumVeteran rapper the Game who collaborated with West on the recent single and Davidsontrolling video Eazy wrote in an oftcited post Time amp time again they show us that they only want to STEAL the culture not allow you to ever be their equals In a more than obvious move for reasons of minuscule actions The Grammys have at the last minute decided to pull Kanye West from performing on the show as if we didnt know it was comingCould be because Trevor Noah is hosting and there was a conversation held amongst his team amp the academy that led to the decision or because Yes account was suspended just days ago for reasons unknown especially in a world where all the negativities of the world can be found on the same app with no repercussions or suspensions Well just say its all of the above and a continuous disrespect for us and all that we have brought to the table in entertainment media amp sports over the last 100 years especiallyThe first round of Grammy performers were announced on Tuesday morning nominees BTS Olivia Rodrigo Billie Eilish Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow Brandi Carlile and Brothers OsborneTaking place live from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas and hosted by Trevor Noah the 64th Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on April 3This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever