BBC World reports: Rapper Kid Cudi removes British star M.I.A. from tour 1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGeorgia Levy-CollinsBBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesM.I.A. was booed by fans at the 2 May Dallas show ahead of performing her hit Paper PlanesGrammy award-winning rapper Kid Cudi has dropped singer-songwriter M.I.A.
I never thought I would be canceled for being a brown Republican voter."She is also heard to say she can't perform the song Illygal, "though some of you could be in the audience".In a follow-up post on X, she stated she was not able to vote in the US, despite describing herself as a Republican voter.London-born singer M.I.A. began releasing music in 2003, and became a sensation thanks to her unconventional sound and discussion of political themes influenced by her upbringing as a child of Sri Lankan parents.She reached major recognition with her 2008 song Paper Planes, which hit number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammys.
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She was also nominated for an Oscar for "O... has also publicly supported President Donald Trump ahead of the elections.After being fired from Kid Cudi's tour, she posted on X to say she wrote Illygal "before you thought immigrant rights were cool". "I've has these battles myself without the help of millions of fans backing me," she wrote."I don't need this virtue signal era to all of a sudden erase an entire life I've led."Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.Music
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- Rapper Kid Cudi removes British star M.I.A.
- from tour 1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGeorgia Levy-CollinsBBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesM.I.A.
- was booed by fans at the 2 May Dallas show ahead of performing her hit Paper PlanesGrammy award-winning rapper Kid Cudi has dropped singer-songwriter M.I.A.
Originally reported by BBC World. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.
