PepsiCo and Diageo Withdraw Sponsorship from Kanye West-Headlined UK Music Festival
Major corporations PepsiCo and Diageo have reportedly dropped their sponsorship of a UK music festival that was set to be headlined by Kanye West.
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PepsiCo, Diageo Drop Sponsorship of Kanye West-Headlined U.K. Music Festival - WSJ
PepsiCo, Diageo Drop Sponsorship of Kanye West-Headlined U.K. Music Festival WSJ
Read full article →A music festival booked Kanye West, now known as Ye, and lost major sponsors
The rapper Ye was announced as the headliner for the Wireless Festival in London. He's gained notoriety over the years for his antisemitic comments and activities glorifying Nazis.
By Neda Ulaby
Read full article →Major sponsors drop out of London festival headlined by Kanye West
Drinks giants Pepsi and Diageo on Sunday pulled out of sponsoring a music festival in London headlined by US rapper Kanye West, who has a history of antisemitic outbursts. The disgraced 48-year-old hip-hop star - now known as Ye - is due to play three nights at the Wireless Festival in London in July as part of a European comeback tour. A spokesperson for Pepsi, the festival’s top sponsor, said on Sunday that the brand “has decided to withdraw its sponsorship of Wireless Festival”, without...
By Agence France-Presse
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BTS has outpaced Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, to land a second week atop the Billboard 200. The K-pop group’s latest album “Arirang” holds steady at No. 1 on the albums chart with 187,000 equivalent album units, down 71% from its opening week with 641,000. Last week, “Arirang” became BTS’ seventh No. […]
By Steven J. Horowitz
Read full article →Major sponsors drop Kanye West London gigs as British PM voices concern - The Straits Times
Major sponsors drop Kanye West London gigs as British PM voices concern The Straits Times
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