Wireless Festival boss stands by Ye headlining concerts as sponsors pull out - AP News

Wireless Festival boss stands by Ye headlining concerts as sponsors pull out  AP News

Wireless Festival boss defends Kanye West booking and asks people to forgive rapper

Its managing director calls the rapper's past comments "abhorrent" but asks people to "offer some forgiveness".

PepsiCo, Diageo Drop Sponsorship of Kanye West-Headlined U.K. Music Festival - WSJ

PepsiCo, Diageo Drop Sponsorship of Kanye West-Headlined U.K. Music Festival  WSJ

Wireless festival says Kayne West still due to perform despite calls for ban

Performer is being extended ‘forgiveness’ over antisemitic remarks, says managing director of festival’s promoter Kanye West is still due to perform at the Wireless festival, one of its organisers has said, despite calls to cancel his appearance. The musician, legally known as Ye, has been criticised for making antisemitic remarks including voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler. Last year he released a song called Heil Hitler, a few months after advertising a swastika T-shirt for sale on his w...

By Sammy Gecsoyler and Rachel Hall

Pressure mounts on UK government to ban Kanye West after festival backlash

The British government was under growing pressure on Monday to bar American rapper Kanye West from entering the country after he was named as the headline act for the Wireless Festival of rap and hip-hop music set for July. West, now known as Ye, has been criticised in the past for antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism, which have led on several occasions to his ‌social media accounts, including on X, being barred. The decision to book Ye prompted several companies to pull their...

By Reuters

David Schwimmer Says Kanye West Hasn’t Properly Apologized, Thanks Wireless Festival Sponsors for Pulling Out: ‘I Believe in Forgiveness, but It Takes Much More Than This’

Actor David Schwimmer took to social media Monday to thank several corporate sponsors who have pulled their support from the U.K.’s Wireless Festival, where Ye, formerly Kanye West, is set to headline for three nights in June. He is asking the remaining sponsors to do the same, insisting that the hip-hop superstar still has not […]

By Chris Willman

Wireless Festival Head Defends Kanye West Booking: “Offer Some Forgiveness and Hope”

Several companies pulled their sponsorship for the concert following West's booking as the controversial rapper mounts a comeback following a years-long spree of antisemitic comments.

By Ethan Millman

Wireless Festival Boss Condemns Kanye West’s Antisemitic Outbursts, but Defends Booking

"Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing divisive world," Melvin Benn said

By Jon Blistein

Wireless Fest Organizer Defends Ye Headlining London Festival: ‘Forgiveness & Giving People a Second Chance Are Becoming a Lost Virtue’

The London mayor and the U.K.'s prime minister have spoken out against the decision to have West perform.

By Michael Saponara

Wireless Festival Boss Stands by Kanye West Headlining Event

After Kanye West was named headliner of this year's Wireless Festival in London ... sponsor after sponsor has been pulling out. But it seems Ye doesn't have to worry about losing his top-billed slot. Melvin Benn -- managing director for Festival…

By TMZ Staff

Wireless organiser defends Kanye West booking, calling past comments “abhorrent” but urging “forgiveness”

The festival has come under huge pressure after Keir Starmer called the booking "deeply concerning" and a number of sponsors pulled out The post Wireless organiser defends Kanye West booking, calling past comments “abhorrent” but urging “forgiveness” appeared first on NME.

By Max Pilley