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Albanian PM Rama defends forking out €4 million for Kanye West concert | DW News
Albania hopes Kanye West's aka Ye’s concert will put their capital Tirana on the global map. But the rapper’s record of antisemitic comments has turned the show into a political flashpoint. Now the Albanian government is defending a multimillion-dollar gamble. Chapter Breakdown 0:00 Why is Kanye West, aka Ye, so controversial? 0:37 Besar Likmeta, Journalist, on PM Edi Rama investing in Ye's concert #dwcurrentaffairs For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
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San Antonio Current
· Jun 26, 2026
Ye won’t have July 5 encore show at Alamodome, San Antonio city officials confirm
San Antonio city officials confirmed to the Current that controversial rapper Ye won’t stage an encore show the day after his July 4 Alamodome concert. Even so, the contract signed with the hip-hop artist formerly known as Kanye West earlier this month allowed for one. As part of that agreement, signed on June 3, Ye’s [] The post Ye won’t have July 5 encore show at Alamodome, San Antonio city officials confirm appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Cosmopolitan
· Jul 2, 2026
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· Jun 28, 2026
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Face2Face Africa
· Jun 22, 2026
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones explains why she supports canceling Kanye West’s concert
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones took to social media over the weekend to call on the relevant officials to cancel controversial rapper Kanye West’s concert in the city. Per Complex, the concert is scheduled to take place at the city’s Alamodome stadium on July 4, which marks Independence Day. Jones, 45, argued that San...
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· Jun 30, 2026
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Le Monde
· Jul 10, 2026
Kanye West, banned from most European countries, receives €4 million grant to perform in Albania
Barred from entering or performing due to antisemitic and neo-Nazi statements, the American rapper is set to take the stage on July 11 in Tirana. Many protesters are accusing Prime Minister Edi Rama of using the event to serve his own interests.
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