A major London music festival is facing a wave of canceled sponsorships as well as criticism from Prime Minister Keir Starmer after after announcing that Ye, the rapper with a record of antisemitism, would be its headliner. Ye, who recently apologized for a years-long spree of antisemitic and Nazi rhetoric, is slated to headline all […]

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Sponsors back out of London festival that invited Ye to headline despite record of antisemitism
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