· ye, the artist formerly known as kanye west , has been barred from performing at the 2022 grammy awards because of his concerning online behavior, according to a spokesperson for the. · the jesus walks rapper is no longer due to appear at the music awards ceremony on april 3, due to his concerning online behaviour, an insider told the blast. The decision was made by the recording academy, who, alongside representatives of. · the decision to prevent the 44-year-old rapper from taking the stage at the awards show was made due to his concerning online behavior. the blast was first to report the news. · earlier this month, kanye west (now “ye”) was barred from performing at the 64 th annual grammy awards. “this is confirmed. · it seems kanye west will not be performing at the grammy awards , now that the artist has been barred from taking the stage at the highly anticipated ceremony due to his “concerning. The decision by the recording academy comes days after ye hurled racial slurs against daily show host trevor noah, who is slated to host the annual music awards show next month. · a representative for kanye west says that the rapper was informed by the recording academy that he would be pulled from the lineup of performers for the upcoming grammy awards , citing. A representative for west , who also goes by ye, added: