Yi, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, will not make it to stage to perform on the biggest concert night after criticism over his recent attacks on social media targeting several people including friend Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson and TV host Trevor Noah.
Despite being nominated for five Grammy Awards including Best Rap Song for “Jail” and Album of the Year for “Donda”, named after his late mother, the rapper was banned from performing at the Grammy Awards due to “regarding online behavior, The spokesperson said on Saturday. Yi’s team received a call on Friday to inform them of the change.
according to blastwho first broke the news, the decision was made in part because Noah is hosting the Grammys and there is some concern about the two men coming face-to-face.
Yi’s spokesperson said they weren’t surprised by the Grammys’ decision, hinting that the music awards show is outdated and doesn’t specify how successful the artist will be.
The Recording Academy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The move comes days after Ye was temporarily banned from Instagram for violating its policies regarding hate speech, bullying and harassment.
Content from rappers Instagram account, which has more than 15 million followers, has been deleted. In addition, the account has been banned from posting, commenting, or sending direct messages for 24 hours, a Meta spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, Yi reportedly posted a photo of Noah and captioned it with racial slurs after the comedian and TV host discussed the drama surrounding Yi’s divorce.
In a clip on Tuesday in “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” he encouraged people not to joke about the situation and said Ye had become “aggressive” in his attempts to win back the Kardashian.
Yi has also frequently posted about Davidson – sparking Kardashian fears that he was creating a “dangerous and frightening environment” for Davidson – and shared a music video that appeared to show an animated version of a pug burying Davidson alive.
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