Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has had his Australian visa cancelled after he released “Heil Hitler”, a song promoting Nazism, the country’s home affairs minister said on Wednesday. The U.S. rapper released the song that praised the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler across social media and music streaming platforms in May.

Kanye West ’s Australian visa has been cancelled over the release of antisemitic song Heil Hitler. The 48-year-old rapper – whose wife Bianca Censori has family Down Under – had a ‘lower-level’ visa which has now been revoked after the May release.

American rapper Kanye West has been blocked from entering Australia over a song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Australia's home affairs minister Tony Burke revealed that his department had cancelled West's valid visa after the song Heil Hitler was released in early May.