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Kanye West's Russia shows officially cancelled after weeks of uncertainty

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Chaos has surrounded the St Petersburg shows since the stadium said it had not agreed to host the rapper.

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BBC News and The Independent both lead on the cancellation of Kanye West’s Russia shows after weeks of uncertainty. BBC News alone adds that chaos had surrounded the St Petersburg shows because the stadium said it had not agreed to host the rapper. The Independent uniquely notes that Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova had previously called the planned shows unacceptable.

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