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Kanye West Axed From Performing At The Grammys

The forced withdrawal follows months of concerning online behaviour by the artist.

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Kanye West will no longer be performing at the 2022 Grammy Awards just weeks out from the event.

The rapper, producer, songwriter and fashion designer has been pulled from the performance lineup following his "concerning online behaviour", a rep of the artist stated.

Ye has faced intense criticism following cyberbullying and harassing Pete Davidson and his estranged ex-wife Kim Kardashian and also using a racial slur while addressing The Daily Show and Grammy's host, Trevor Noah.

Despite no longer performing, Donda still remains nominated for five awards, including Album Of The Year.

The Game, West's collaborator on most recent single Eazy went to Instagram to speak his thoughts.

“The Grammys have at the last minute decided to pull Kanye West from performing on the show as if we didn’t know it was coming," he said.

"Could be because Trevor Noah is hosting and there was a conversation held amongst his team and the academy that led to the decision or because Ye’s 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.

"Speak your mind in this country for yourself, family or your people & you’re ostracized immediately & if you push them hard enough they will stop at no ends to try and put an end to you as a whole,

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"I can’t sleep at night knowing I was quiet about issues burning holes in my heart or narratives incorrectly pushed by the mass agenda to create a mind set that the person at hand is krazy or has issues internally that are beyond repair."