US EditionMusic Festival Cancelled After Petition Against 'One of World's Most Famous Anti-Semites' Kanye West
SLOVAKIA, JUL 10 – Thousands signed a petition and multiple artists withdrew after Kanye West's anti-Semitic song sparked protests, leading to the cancellation of Slovakia's top hip-hop festival.
- The Bratislava-based Rubicon Hip Hop Festival, planned for July 18-20, was called off following backlash over Kanye West’s scheduled headline slot.
- The cancellation followed public outrage triggered by West's May 8 release of the song "Heil Hitler," which included Nazi propaganda and renewed concerns over his antisemitic remarks.
- Protests, artist withdrawals, and partner dropouts created media pressure that organizers cited as reasons they could not deliver the festival at the expected quality.
- A petition opposing West's inclusion in the lineup gathered over 6,000 signatures, denouncing his participation as disrespectful to historical memory, while Australian officials revoked his visa on July 2 in response to his controversial lyrics.
- The festival's cancellation removed West's only scheduled European show this year, and he has not publicly commented on the development amid ongoing fallout including lost partnerships.
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Music festival cancelled after petition against 'one of world's most famous anti-semites' Kanye West
A music festival in Slovakia has been cancelled after thousands signed a petition against the performance of rapper Kanye West, who was referred to as "one of the world's most famous anti-semites."
European Festival Featuring Kanye West Scrapped
Kanye West's only scheduled European performance this year has been canceled amid controversy over his latest song, "Heil Hitler." The Rubicon hip-hop festival in Bratislava, Slovakia, originally set for July 18-20, announced late Wednesday that the event has been scrapped "due to media pressure and the withdrawal of several artists...
The only music festival in Europe that was to host Ye in July in Bratislava will finally not take place.
The organizers received many complaints, and several performers indicated that they would rather not give their names to the project.
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