Kanye West will not perform at the 2022 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy has banned the rapper from taking the stage for a song, a source confirms to Us Weekly.The insider says the decision to ban the 44-year-old from the Grammys was based off of his recent Instagram activity, which included slinging racial slurs at Trevor Noah.
The Blast was first to report the news. Us has reached out to both West’s representatives and the Recording Academy for comment.The 64th annual Grammy Awards were set for January 31, but the ceremony was delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
They were rescheduled for Sunday, April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Noah, 38, will return as host for the second year in a row.The “Heartless” artist is up for several Grammys.
His August 2021 LP, Donda, is nominated for Best Rap Album and Album of the Year. West is also nominated for Album of the Year with Lil Nas X‘s Montero, on which he is credited as a songwriter.
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