Why Did Kanye West Ban From Performing At The 73rd Grammy Awards?
The rapper’s scheduled performance at Sunday night’s ceremony has been canceled. This news comes just days after a Twitter executive was fired for “a pattern of abusive behavior” against the rapper. Last year, Kanye West almost caused a riot when Taylor Swift won best female video over Beyonce. This year, he’s been banned from performing at the 73rd Grammy Awards due to “concerning online behavior.” Last night (November 20th) The Recording Academy told NBCChicago they will neither confirm nor deny if West is scheduled to perform at this Sunday’s ceremony,
Kanye West At The 73rd Grammy Awards Reason
As they are only releasing an official list of nominees and performers. This is due to their policy requiring a performer to confirm within a certain time frame in order to perform. Rapper Kanye West will not be allowed to perform at the 73rd annual Grammy Awards, as he has been banned by the Recording Academy. According to reports, the Recording Academy “took issue with a number of things” that West had done online and in-person which made him “unacceptable for airing”. It’s official: Kanye West is not going to be performing at the 73rd Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy released an official statement this morning announcing that due to his “past controversies”, as well as recent behavior that has raised “concerns”, Kanye West will not be performing at this year’s ceremony, which will be hosted by James Corden, He also tweeted photos of himself wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. A source told CBS News that the decision to pull West off Sunday’s schedule was made on Thursday night by Michael Greene, executive producer of the show. Greene said in a statement: “Kanye West was initially confirmed to perform on the show. However, it was later decided that he would not appear due to his travel schedule.
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