Marseille mayor opposes Kanye West gig over 'unabashed Nazism'

The 24-time Grammy winner has lost fans and business deals in recent years over racist or antisemitic outbursts, releasing a song titled "Heil Hitler" last May to mark the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The concert at the city-owned Velodrome stadium scheduled for June 11 -- for which the box office is not yet open -- is West's only French date. Socialist mayor Benoit Payan said the 48-year-old hip-hop star was "not welcome" in the southern city. "I refuse to let...