Kid Cudi Drops M.I.A. from Tour After Dallas Remarks

Kid Cudi announced Monday that rapper M.I.A. is no longer part of his Rebel Ragers Tour after her remarks during a Dallas concert drew boos from the crowd.

The decision followed M.I.A.'s opening set on May 2 at Dos Equis Pavilion, where she addressed being canceled for various reasons, including as a "brown Republican voter." She added that she could not perform her song "Illegal," noting "some of you could be in the audience." Videos shared by attendees captured the audience jeering, after which M.I.A. clarified, "Alright, I'm illegal. Half of my team are not here because they didn't get the visa, okay? I want you to know that. Alright, so don't listen to what the bots say on the internet."

Kid Cudi, 42, shared the update via Instagram Story. "M.I.A is no longer on this tour," he wrote. "I told my management to send a notice to her team before we started tour that I didn't want anything offensive at my shows, cuz I already knew what time it was, and I was assured things were understood. After the last couple shows, I've been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing and I won't have someone on my tour making offensive...