Kanye West 'banned' from performing at Grammys 2022 after 'concerning behaviour'

20.03.2022 - 04:01 / msn.com

Kanye West has reportedly been ‘banned’ from performing at the Grammys 2022 following his behaviour online. The rapper, who has got five nominations, had not been confirmed as a performer at the ceremony. According to Variety, Kanye’s rep confirmed reports from The Blast that he was scrapped from the ceremony as a result of his ‘concerning online behaviour’.

Trevor Noah, who Kanye recently hit out at on Instagram, is hosting the event, and the outlet reports that there would also have been concerns about their interactions during the show had the rapper performed. The Recording Academy has not spoken out on the reports. Kanye is known for his outspoken nature, including at the now infamous VMAs in 2009 when he interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for best female music video to declare that Beyonce should have won.

The dad-of-four has most recently been taking aim at his ex, Kim Kardashian, and her new boyfriend, Pete Davidson, on Instagram, leading to him being suspended from posting on the platform for 24 hours. He also hurled a racist slur at late night host Trevor, after the presenter defended Kim. In the now-deleted Instagram post, Kanye, 44, shared a screenshot of a Google search for Trevor, 38, with his South African heritage displayed underneath.

Reciting the lyrics from the kumbaya folk song – which originates in an African-American spiritual song evoking harmony – he changed ‘kum’ with a slur. Kanye’s post came after Trevor addressed the highly publicised fallout between Kanye and Pete on his popular talk series The Daily Show.  Eagle-eyed fans managed to screenshot Trevor’s reported comment under Kanye’s offensive post, in which he appealed to the rapper on a heartfelt note.