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Kanye West’s sold-out Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirm
Russia’s foreign ministry had called planned shows unacceptable due to rapper’s ‘glorification’ of Adolf Hitler Two sold-out shows that Kanye West was due to play in Russia have been cancelled after weeks of confusion, organisers have confirmed.
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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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