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From the Daily Caller: Azealia Banks pulled out of a London festival and alleged that “the promoters” pressured her to support Palestine.
The 34-year-old singer slammed festival promoters in a lengthy post shared June 24 on X.
“So guys, I am cancelling Boomtown and Maiden Voyage, the promoters have been stressing me out for weeks trying to force me to say free Palestine and threatening to cut me from the bill because I won’t say free Palestine and I’m not dealing with the threats and I’m not putting on a fucking hijab,” she wrote.
In a fiery hot, profanity-laden post, Banks made it plain and clear that she was disgusted at being pressured to fall in line and voice support for Palestine in order to perform at the festival. She continued:
They’re both basically trying to extort me – by insinuating that I need to say I support Palestine or they will drop me from the gig BUT I would much rather drop them and not associate with anything that has cheap group think bullshit attached to it.
If they want to allow some no-name dj’s to bully them into desecrating the nature of this music ecosystem and make ME the issue – whilst there being absolutely no ethical consumption under capitalism. Then that’s fine.
More thinly veiled racism and overt antisemitism from the fucking gays for Hamas.
#FUCKPALESTINE
Continuing her rant in a follow-up post, Banks said, “Yall wanna make a stance so bad but stand for absolutely nothing.” She added:
That war has been going on in the background for fucking decades . Way before anyone alive today was born
And all of a sudden yall are throwing around words like genocide and Zionist not even knowing the meaning of those words.
While you drive around in ur teslas and leave comments from your iPhones all built off the backs and the blood of children working in mines from dusk til dawn.
There is zero ethical consumption under capitalism. EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING.
I’m going to enjoy the rest of my summer and make music. It’s time for a new ab record. I don’t need to be on stage stressing out to appease some dumb ass protesters who literally rely on those people in Palestine being crushed so they can solicit donations they DO NOT give to the cause. Kiss my ass.
And no, I’m not saying fuck actual Palestine. But fuck your dumb ass slogans and performative bullshit. Yall wanna make a stance so bad but stand for absolutely nothing. As soon as the media says pedophilia is “natural and normal,”
You bitches will be right there talking about…— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) June 25, 2025
Banks still wasn’t done. She added in a third post:
A bunch of people who didn’t get booked for festivals putting pressure on promoters and artists to drop out of gigs because of some random backwards non-association to Israel.
And honestly the nerve of those promoters to come at me to try and gloss some shit over – Acting like they care, while they’re alllllllllll backed by huge asset management funds with ties to the war.
You’re not going to make me the scapegoat while yall gleefully accept investment from companies who have active hands in almost all wars around the world .
Like I see what yall raggedy bitches are doing and it’s foul.
A bunch of people who didn’t get booked for festivals putting pressure on promoters and artists to drop out of gigs because of some random backwards non-association to Israel.
And honestly the nerve of those…
— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) June 25, 2025
Banks has been extremely active on X, and in one post, appeared to praise President Trump over his efforts to work out a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
“Yall are gonna learn to respect the USA like come on…. Look at us saving the day AGAIN,” she wrote.
Yall are gonna learn to respect the USA like come on….
Look at us saving the day AGAIN https://t.co/uBcnUkbLYv
— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) June 28, 2025
On June 3, Banks had warned, “No black person should be supporting Palestine.”
No black person should be supporting Palestine. Whenever I see stupid ass musicians supporting Palestine blindly without raising the question about black peoples safety and the ongoing *industry* of CHATTEL SLAVERY enslavement of black peoples in the Islamic world It makes my…
— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) June 3, 2025
READ MORE from the Daily Caller.
Azealia Banks says she is cancelling two major performances after the promoters tried to force her to say “Free Palestine.”
The rapper, who is pro-Israel, announced the bold decision to cancel the concerts and stand by her political beliefs.
“So guys, I am cancelling Boomtown… pic.twitter.com/dO1S81sks9
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) June 25, 2025
