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Albanian Prime Minister announces Kanye West concert in Tirana
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Albanian Prime Minister announces Kanye West concert in Tirana

NME·Max Pilley·29 days ago
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A  Kanye West show in Albania is set to go ahead this summer, despite widespread cancellations of his shows across Europe. The rapper, who now goes by Ye, released his new album ‘ Bully ’ in March and had been due to play a world tour, but  his booking to headline all three nights of London’s Wireless Festival sparked an enormous backlash  over his previous antisemitic comments. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was among those to criticise the booking ,  several sponsors cut their ties with the festival , and ultimately the UK Home Office blocked Ye from being allowed into the country.  Wireless eventually announced that they had cancelled their entire 2026 event . Since then, shows in  Switzerland ,  Poland  and  France  have also been cancelled, but it appears that at least one is set to go ahead – in Tirana, Albania.…

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