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Ye's upcoming concerts in Poland, Switzerland canceled after antisemitic remarks

Ye's upcoming concerts in Poland and Switzerland have been canceled amid mounting backlash over his past antisemitic remarks, disrupting his international tour plans.

Rapper Kanye West performs onstage during the "Vultures 1" playback concert during Rolling Loud 2024 at Hollywood Park Grounds on March 14, 2024 in Inglewood, California.
 Mo Chara of Kneecap, wearing a keffiyeh, performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.

UK prosecutors lose appeal to reinstate terrorism charge against Kneecap rapper

(L-R) Kanye "Ye" West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

’I lost touch with reality’: Ye apologizes for his antisemitism in Wall Street Journal ad

 Rappers Kendrick Lamar (L) and Drake are pictured in Inglewood, California, U.S., on August 27, 2017 and in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 9, 2017 respectively in this combination photo.

Rapper Drake appeals defamation suit dismissal over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us.'


Whitney Houston, Doobies lead R&R Hall of Fame nominations

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 class of inductees runs a gamut from shimmering R&B-laced pop and classic ‘90s hip-hop to industrial rock and foursquare glam-rock.

WHITNEY HOUSTON performs onstage in 2010.

Identity rap comes to Israel

Rami does most of his freestyle rap in English, but now that he is learning and speaking more Hebrew, he is composing more in Hebrew.

Freestyle rap  comes to Israel

Rapper Kodak Black makes $1,000 donation to synagogue while in prison

The donation, made last week, was his second gift in as many years to the Downtown Jewish Center Chabad of Fort Lauderdale.

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Berlin cancels Palestinian terror concert

The Palestinian rappers, Shadi Al-Bourini and Qassem Al-Najjar, have sung for military action against Tel Aviv and urged the destruction of Israel.

A protester holds a placard reading ‘I boycott Israel, but not the Jews,’ during a demonstration marking al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Berlin on June 1

U.S. Christian hip hop artist Lecrae baptized in Jordan River

“Can’t be baptized in the Jordan River and make the same old music. This new album is gonna be special.”

Lecrae performing at the Phoenix Concert Theatre on December 3, 2017.

Mac Miller's drug dealer charged for supplying fatal dose of fentanyl

Fentanyl is described as America's deadliest drug.

U.S. rapper Mac Miller.

Nicki Minaj stuns fans with retirement announcement

"I’ve decided to retire & have my family. I know you guys are happy now. To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me," the singer wrote.

Nicki Minaj arrives at Tidal's office in Oslo, Norway March 4, 2019

Kidnapping of rapper Tekashi69 staged to hype his next album - attorney

He pleaded guilty to crimes carrying a minimum of 47 years in prison.

Daniel Hernandez, aka, Tekashi 69, aka 6ix9ine, appears at his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Gangster in the room

American rapper Freddie Gibbs set to return to Israel in November

American rapper Freddie Gibbs

Nicki Minaj to perform in Saudi Arabia; Joss Stone deported from Iran

In a post on Instagram, singer Joss Stone says she “got detained” and then “got deported” from the Islamic Republic.

Nicki Minaj poses with her awards during the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards at Bilbao Exhibition Centre and Joss Stone performs during the final day of the Rock in Rio USA concert in Las Vegas, Nevada