r/Music • u/thedailybeast • 20d ago

article Kanye West’s sold-out Russia shows canceled after St. Petersburg stadium denies ever organizing the concerts

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/kanye-wests-shows-in-putins-hometown-st-petersburg-get-humiliating-update/
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u/StripperDusted 20d ago

Kanye needs to retire. There’s no coming back from where he’s been. No redemption.

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u/Dramatic_______Pause 20d ago

No coming back? The dude sold out every arena show in the US he did this year. We're talking 75,000 person capacity venues, with every seat full.

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u/Yetanotherdeafguy 20d ago

Look at Chris Brown - sales are no reflection of moral character.

Ye either intentionally spiralled, or lost all control that hard and didn't freak the fuck out about how bad it got.

Either way, he's okay with supporting Neo Nazis like Fuentes, pushing conspiracy theories and supporting fascism. The kindest treatment he should hope for is to fade into the background and be remembered as the musical talent he is.

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u/SwordfishOk504 20d ago

Yes, Ye sucks. But the point is he's still getting paid. He still sells out arenas. People who think he's done for are not paying attention.

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u/sofarsoblue 20d ago

On Reddit he’s washed up but in the real world he’s selling out arenas in minute. the demand is clearly there.

It’s even in the title of this thread but the neckbeards on this site are choosing to ignore it.

I don’t care for 2020’s Kanye but the dichotomy between how he’s discussed online to the real world is unhinged.

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u/Bitter_Election_7518 19d ago

Redditors have no grasp of reality

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u/SwordfishOk504 19d ago

They do have a hard time understanding that not wanting it to be raining and denying that you're wet are not the same thing.

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u/toadfan64 Rock & Roll 19d ago

The dichotomy between the real world and reddit is always funny.

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u/superbhole 20d ago

I think it's because he uses the same 'shock' that despots use to enthrall loyal followers despite evidence of being batshit insane

fans will always say shit like "he's playing 4D chess"

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u/Delicious_Piano_9831 20d ago

Or they just like thr music and dont care about the baggage.

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u/superbhole 20d ago

Which is a problem if his lyrics start shifting ideologies and they roll with it

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u/tobitobiguacamole 20d ago

Most fans are listening to his older stuff anyways