Kanye West’s ‘Concerning Online Behaviour’ Prompts Grammys To Bar Him From Performing

Kanye West's career – as far as public events go – has taken a hit following multiple online tirades about his divorce from estranged wife Kim Kardashian, and brand experts are now weighing in on what's next for the Ye rapper. Earlier this month, West was barred from the upcoming Grammys, and there has also been overwhelming public support to keep him from headlining Coachella.    A representative for West confirmed to Variety that the rapper won't be performing at the awards show due to his "concerning online behavior." Meanwhile, a petition to have West removed as a headliner of Coachella has garnered over 40,000 signatures.  "We have watched Kanye harass, manipulate, and hurt Kim, Pete, and others for over a year now.

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. Not only did the comedian get her name branded like livestock, but he is also, “slowly getting to know” her kids. A source told PEOPLE, “He is slowly getting to know her kids.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIn support of Ukraine, the Executive Committee of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced that it will bar all programs from Russia from this year’s International Emmy Awards competition.

Jon Stewart is proud of how Pete Davidson is handling himself amid the ongoing drama between himself and Kanye «Ye» West. For months now, the 28-year-old star and his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, have been the subjects of multiple online attacks from West, Kardashian's estranged husband.Stewart, a longtime friend and mentor to Davidson, appeared on SiriusXM's earlier this week, and discussed the challenges his pal is facing. “I know Pete real well,” Stewart said.

Kim Kardashian, 41, graced the cover of Vogue Hong Kong‘s April 2022 issue and, in the accompanying interview, was asked how she stays “grounded and positive in the age of social media.” The billionaire — who has been a victim of her estranged husband Kanye West‘s brutal attacks on Instagram — answered by showing some love to her famous family, while also getting in a very subtle dig at Ye, 44.

Foo Fighters, Nas and H.E.R. are among the new additions to the roster of performing artists at next month’s Grammy Awards ceremony.The announcement, made overnight (March 24), also sees Jon Batiste and Chris Stapleton added to the bill.

Showing support. Jon Stewart is the latest celebrity to come to Pete Davidson’s defense amid the Saturday Night Live star’s ongoing feud with Kanye West.

2022 GRAMMY Awards are set to be a star-studded night filled with some truly epic performances!On Thursday, the Recording Academy announced even more performers for the upcoming awards show, including current nominees Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton. Also, a special In Memoriam will feature songs by the late Stephen Sondheim performed by GRAMMY winner Cynthia Erivo, current nominee Leslie Odom Jr., current nominee Ben Platt, and Rachel Zegler.Additionally, multi-nominees Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are set to take the stage as they duke it out for some of the night's biggest awards, Lil Nas X will be joined by Jack Harlow for a performance of their smash hit, «INDUSTRY BABY,» and K-pop megastars BTS will no doubt provide a show-stopping performance in celebration of their nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, for «Butter.»The 2022 GRAMMYs, which will be hosted once again by Trevor Noah, will also include performances from nominees Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne and many more!This year, Jon Batiste leads the nominations with 11 nods. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R.

The Recording Academy has unveiled more performers for the 64th Grammy Awards. Nominees Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, H.E.R, Nas and Chris Stapleton will join previously announced Olivia Rodrigo, Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow. Additionally, Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo, current nominees Leslie Odom Jr. and Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler will perform during a special In Memoriam segment, featuring songs of Stephen Sondheim.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academy has unveiled a second round of performers for the 64th annual Grammy Awards: nominees Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton, and, as revealed by Variety Wednesday night, a special In Memoriam performance featuring songs of Stephen Sondheim by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler.The Grammys, again hosted by Trevor Noah, will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.

“I know Pete [Davison] real well,” Jon Stewart said during the Mar. 22 episode of SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show. Jon, 59, and Pete, 28, were recently photographed together at a New York Knicks game, and Stewart dished on his friendship with the Saturday Night Live funnyman. He also gave love to Pete for handling the drama with Kim Kardashian‘s ex-husband, Kanye West. “[Pete’s] just a kid trying to live his life. He’s one of my favorite people. He’s just a f-ckin’ smart, funny kid just trying to live his life, and he’s caught up — I think he’s doing as best he can in that situation, when you’re dealing with something that’s so explosive and loaded with all kinds of other things, and I just love that kid.”

Jon Stewart is sticking up for his pal Pete Davidson.

Jon Stewart got candid about his relationship with Pete Davidson and is showing his support for the star. On Tuesday’s episode of SiriusXM’s "The Howard Stern Show", the 59-year-old comedian dived into his friendship with the "Saturday Night Live" star after Stern brought up the drama between Davidson, his girlfriend Kim Kardashian and her estranged husband Kanye West.  "I know Pete real well," Stewart said. "He’s just a kid trying to live his life.

As is the tradition, the nominees for the Best Original Song will perform or have their songs performed at the 2022 Academy Awards on Mar. 27. Beyoncé will sing her song from King Richard, Billie Eilish, and her brother FINNEAS will perform their theme to No Time To Die. Even Lin-Manuel Miranda will have two of his songs from Ecanto performed during the show. Yet, one of the nominees will not hit the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood: Van Morrison. The controversial rocker is nominated for “Down To Joy” from the film Belfast, but he won’t perform the song due to a scheduling conflict. ‘

Grammys Awards are quickly approaching and scheduled to air live on 3 April. While the awards ceremony’s location has been the Crypto. com Arena – formerly the Staples Center – in Los Angeles for the majority of the past 20 years, the forthcoming show will be hosted at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Trevor Noah is sharing his thoughts on Kanye West’s Grammys ban, after it was confirmed that the singer will not be performing at the Awards due to “concerning online behavior.”The host of the upcoming Grammy Awards is opening up about the situation, after Kanye was banned from Instagram for using a slur against Noah, when he commented on his social media behavior and his controversial co-parenting issues with Kim Kardashian.“Over time, Kanye has become more and more belligerent in how he tries to get Kim back,” Noah previously said, adding that “It touches on something that is more sensitive and more serious than people would like to admit.”“I see a woman who wants to live her life without being harassed by an ex-boyfriend or an ex-husband or an ex-anything…You may not feel sorry for Kim because she’s rich and famous, but what she’s going through is terrifying to watch. And it shines a spotlight on what so many women go through when they choose to leave,” he shared.Following his statement and Kanye’s reaction, the artist was banned from performing at the Grammys despite being nominated in five categories.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the wake of the not-entirely-unexpected news that Kanye West has been barred from performing at the Grammy Awards due to his “concerning online behavior,” he has not been barred from attending the show, sources tell Variety.That means West  — who is up for five awards around his “Donda” album, including the top prize of Album of the Year — can walk the red carpet, attend and accept awards at both the Premiere ceremony (the livestreamed event before the main show where non-televised awards are given out) and the main show itself.It’s also possible that he could hold a competing event that would draw viewers away from the Grammys — a spiteful if not out-of-character move that arguably would harm the many fellow artists performing on the show more than the show itself.  In fact, unconfirmed rumors state that he is planning just such an event with Drake, another artist with a rocky Grammy history.

Chris Willman Music WriterContrary to possible recent appearances, Vince Gill’s greatest hits are not “Take It to the Limit,” “New Kid in Town” and “Lyin’ Eyes.” Audiences will have a chance to be reminded of that this summer when the Country Music Hall of Famer, who’s been part-time member of the Eagles for the last five years, heads out for some concerts with his own band for the first time since before the pandemic.The initial shows will take place in July and August (see a list of dates, below). “I knew that the guys weren’t going to work in those months,” Gill tells Variety, meaning Don Henley and company, “and I said, ‘You mind if I go out and do some dates?’ They said, ‘Of course not.’ And so I’ve got a lot of guys who have played with me for most of their lives, and they could stand to make a little money and come back to work.

Julia Fox is sharing her thoughts on the recent drama between Kanye West and Pete Davidson, following multiple claims made by the rapper on his social media platform, including a controversial and violent music video, Instagram posts expressing concern for Kim Kardashian’s wellbeing, and exposing alleged co-parenting issues.The actress had previously said Kanye, who was recently banned from performing at the Grammy Awards, was just expressing himself artistically, when she was asked if she was concerned about Kim Kardashian, “No, no, no, no! Kanye’s harmless. I just think that’s his artistic, creative expression.

Wilson Chapman editorJust For Laughs, the world’s largest annual comedy festival, has announced a new slate of performers for its upcoming 40th anniversary festival.“We are overjoyed to be able to bring the preeminent Just For Laughs Festival back to Montréal this summer, for a historic milestone festival” Just For Laughs president Bruce Hills said in a statement on Tuesday. “We share in the world’s heaviness right now, and as leaders in the comedy industry, we are hopeful that we can provide some much-needed levity and premium quality laughter for all audiences, industry and artists planning to gather in Montréal this July.”The festival has announced that John Mulaney, Hasan Minhaj, Tommy Tiernan, Vir Das, Celeste Barber and Neal Brennan will perform concert shows during the festival.

Live from New York, it’s the new lineup of hosts and musical guests for “Saturday Night Live“! On Monday, NBC announced that the late-night sketch comedy series will return with three back-to-back episodes beginning April 2.

Anyone saying that Kanye West’s Instagram rants cannot cause real harm should think again. We now have proof that Ye’s online outbursts have inspired real acts of bullying.

Kanye West from the 2022 Coachella line-up has received over 25,000 signatures.The Change.org petition was launched on March 17 by a user with the alias Kim Pete, following West’s suspension on Instagram for his post about Trevor Noah which contained racial slurs. Noah had commented on West’s treatment of ex-wife Kim Kardashian on a recent episode of The Daily Show, calling it “terrifying to watch”.The caption on the petition reads: “We have watched Kanye harass, manipulate, and hurt Kim, Pete, and others for over a year now.

She didn’t have all the facts. Julia Fox is taking back her claims that Kanye West is “harmless” as his drama with ex-wife Kim Kardashian continues to make waves.

Packing on the PDA! Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’s kiss is on full display in new photos obtained by TMZ. The couple were seen passionately locking lips in the Saturday Night Live comedian’s car as he picked up the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum from the airport in Los Angeles on March 20, 2022.

Mixed feelings. After the Recording Academy banned Kanye West from performing at the 2022 Grammy Awards, celebrities weighed in with their thoughts — and they weren’t all supportive of the decision.

Kanye West‘s recent tirades on social media has led to him being banned from performing at the upcoming Grammy Awards. The rapper, 44, trashed Trevor Noah, who is hosting the Grammys on April 3, after the Daily Show host, 38, discussed Kanye’s drama-filled split with his ex Kim Kardashian, 41, on air. Kim, who has tried taking the high road amidst this ongoing online drama, feels torn that Kanye’s successful career is in danger because of what he’s done.

Kim Kardashian is ready to move on from Kanye West — and every aspect of the endless drama he’s been causing!

After Trevor Noah and Kanye West‘s latest Instagram exchange, news broke that the rapper was officially banned from performing at the 2022 Grammy Awards ceremony due to his “concerning” behavior on social media—and now Trevor is weighing in on the decision himself.

Kanye West has been barred from performing at this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony due to “concerning online behaviour”. The news was originally reported by The Blast based on comments from “sources close to” West, but was later confirmed to Variety by a Grammys spokesperson.West has repeatedly harassed ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her new boyfriend, comedian Pete Davidson, on Instagram in recent weeks.He was also banned from the social media platform for 24 hours last week for breaching its hate speech, bullying and harassment rules.

Kanye West has reportedly had a performance at the 2022 Grammys cancelled over “concerning online behaviour”.The gig, which wasn’t announced as part of the initial wave of performers for the ceremony, was apparently pulled last week in response to an Instagram post where West repeatedly directed a racial slur at Trevor Noah, who is set to host the 2022 event.The insults came after Noah said the ongoing harassment West is directing at former wife Kim Kardashian was “terrifying to watch” on an episode of The Daily Show. “What we’re seeing is one of the most powerful, one of the richest women in the world, unable to get her ex to stop texting her, to stop chasing after her, to stop harassing her.”“It shines a spotlight on what so many women go through when they choose to leave,” he added.Taking to Twitter to clarify what he said on his show, Noah wrote: “I said counsel Kanye, not cancel Kanye.”I said counsel Kanye not cancel Kanye.— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) March 20, 2022According to The Independent, Noah responded to Kanye’s initial outburst in a now deleted Instagram comment.

Kanye West, was “harmless”.Last Thursday (March 17), the actress was approached by TMZ to weigh in on an animated video for West’s recent single ‘Eazy’ – a collaborative effort with The Game, released back in January – which shows a caricature of West kidnapping and brutalising Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson (who is currently dating West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian).Asked if she thinks Kardashian and Davidson should be worried about their safety, Fox – who briefly dated West earlier this year – responded: “No, Kanye’s harmless!” She dismissed the violent scenes in West’s video as “artistic expression”, and although she agreed that his behaviour comes off as “aggressive”, Fox said the rapper’s perceived threats are “nothing more than talk”.“I think if it really came down to it,” she continued, “I don’t think Kanye would hurt a fly.”Fox’s comments proved controversial on social media, with some responders opining that she’d been dismissive of West’s perceived harassment towards Kardashian and Davidson. According to TMZ, Fox has now addressed that criticism in a post briefly made available on Instagram, claiming she was unaware of West’s recent attacks on Davidson, Kardashian and their supporters through his own social media pages.“I would like to point out that I had not seen the latest Instagram posts at the time of this video,” Fox is said to have written in her post.

Trevor Noah is addressing Kanye West getting banned from the 2022 Grammys.

the rapper’s social media posts. Ye is said to be ‘banned’ from performing at this year’s ceremony following his ‘concerning online behaviour’ aimed at his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her new boyfriend Pete Davidson. Reacting to the news, Trevor, who is hosting the Grammys, penned: ‘I said counsel Kanye not cancel Kanye.