Kanye West Drops Out of Rolling Loud Miami, Kid Cudi to Replace Him As Headliner

Kanye West is no longer headlining the first night of Rolling Loud Miami 2022.

According to Variety, festival organizers confirmed on Sunday (July 17) that the 45-year-old Donda rapper’s performance would be replaced by a set from Kid Cudi.

The announcement comes just days before Rolling Loud is set to kick off in Miami on Friday.

Click inside to see the Rolling Loud co-founder’s statement…

“We were looking forward to Ye headlining Rolling Loud Miami 2022. We spent months working with him and his team on the performance,” co-founders Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingle said. “Unfortunately, Ye has decided that he will no longer be performing. This is the first time a headliner has ever pulled off our show and though we don’t take it lightly, we wish him the best. We look forward to welcoming Kid Cudi as a headliner in Miami and we can’t wait to see what he has in store.”

Rolling Loud also said that the festival “did its utmost to keep Kanye on the lineup until the last possible moment” but “he wasn’t having it.”

Tariq said that the festival developed a strong “personal and professional relationship” since December 2021. They revealed that they had gotten personal assurances from Kanye about his performance and he seemed excited about the festival, suggesting that they reveal the lineup days “before the scheduled announcement time.”

Kanye had previously cancelled his headlining performance at Coachella, only 11 days before the California festival was scheduled to take place.