Kanye West Pulled From The Grammys Performance Lineup Due To His ‘Concerning Online Behavior’

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.”

22-time Emmy winner Jon Stewart gave an update on his friend Pete Davidson's emotional state amid his public feud with 22-time Grammy winner Kanye 'Ye' West.The 59-year-old comedian revealed on Tuesday's episode of The Howard Stern Show: 'I think he's doing as best you can in that situation when you're dealing with something that's so explosive and loaded, with all kinds of other things. I just love that kid.'Also pulling for the 28-year-old Staten Island native - who has borderline personality disorder - is his Saturday Night Live castmate Bowen Yang.

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.

Kim Kardashian has confessed that her daughter North West is her harshest critic when it comes to her wardrobe, and we’re not remotely surprised.The 41-year-old has the eyes of the entire world critiquing her every move when she steps out of the house, but her eldest child is the most ‘opinionated’.Appearing at Vogue’s Forces of Fashion conference on Tuesday – in an outfit the eight-year-old probably won’t have approved of – she told the audience of her daughter’s opinions.‘North is very opinionated when it comes to what I’m wearing,’ she said.‘She’ll always complain when I’m wearing too much black.‘I showed up at her school on Valentine’s Day wearing head-to-toe pink, and she got so excited she ran over and hugged me. ‘[Of course] she opened my coat, saw the black lining, and says, “Mom, you’re still wearing black”.’We’ll be seeing more of North’s ‘opinions’ when the businesswoman returns to our screens in her new reality show, alongside her famous family.The Kardashians is premiering next month, with momager Kris Jenner, Kourtney, Khloe and co opening their doors to the camera once again.A main arc of the series will follow Kim’s divorce from ex-husband Kanye West, who she shares children North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm with.Speaking in a now-infamous interview with Variety, she confirmed that the rapper will be appearing in the new episodes.‘Being in the public eye and having disagreements publicly is never easy,’ she told the publication of where they stand now. ‘But I do believe in handling it all privately.

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.

Kim Kardashian is hitting the streets of NYC!

Kanye West was recently banned from performing at the 2022 Grammys.

Kim Kardashian does it all! In addition to being a reality tv personality and businesswoman, Kim is also a soccer mom. The 41-year-old Los Angeles native put on a Balenciaga jersey, let her hair down, and attended fresh-faced to her son Saint’s soccer game after returning from the SKIMS pop-up shop opening in Miami.Kardashian sat down in picnic chairs while holding her coffee.

Trevor Noah had quite a scare on his way into Toronto.

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.

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.

Kim Kardashian is done with Kanye West from head to toe. Over the weekend, the SKIMS founder put up two pairs of Yeezys from her own closet for sale. She attempted to sell two pairs of identical-looking black mesh sandal heels and charged $375 for a pair with the shoebox and $350 for a pair without the box. The listing quickly gained traction after it was shared in a viral Reddit post.

Kim Kardashian is a soccer mom — a Balenciaga-wearing soccer mom, that is! The Kardashians star showed up to support son Saint, 6, on Sunday at his sports game and cheered him on on the sidelines. For the outing, Kim sported a white $1150 Balenciaga jersey with blue and red stripes on the side and kept up her energy with a cup of Starbucks coffee. She also snuggled with her sweet boy on breaks as her bodyguards kept watch behind her.