Kanye West faces possible ban from France ahead of concert in Marseille

<p>Interior minister is ‘highly determined’ to block US rapper from performing in the southern city in June due to his past antisemitic remarks, sources say</p><p>France’s interior minister is seeking to block the US rapper formerly known as Kanye West from performing in the southern city of Marseille in June due to his antisemitic remarks, a source close to the minister said Tuesday.</p><p>The interior minister, Laurent Nunez, is “highly determined” to ban the 11 June concert at Marseille’s Velodrome stadium and is exploring “all possibilities”, the source told Agence France-Presse.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/15/kanye-west-ban-france-marseille-ye-concert">Continue reading...</a>