Kanye West banned from Australia over song glorifying Hitler

Published By Alexandra Heilbron on Jul 02, 2025

Kanye West in jeen-yuhs: A Kanye TrilogyKanye West is no longer welcome in Australia after he released a song glorifying Nazi leader and mass murderer Adolf Hitler. The song "Heil Hitler," released in May, prompted Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to announce that West's visa had been revoked.

West is married to Australian designer Bianca Censori and has been to his wife's home country numerous times, but Burke stated that West had "made a lot of offensive comments" during his visits, but it was the song that led his department to take action. He explained, "But my officials looked at it again once he released the Heil Hitler song, and he no longer has a valid visa in Australia."

The  song by West, who identifies as a Nazi, has been banned from streaming platforms Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.

However, just after "Heil Hitler" was released, in a sudden about-face, Kanye West claimed to be "done with anti-Semitism" and released a new version of the song, now titled "Hallelujah," which replaced references to Nazism with lyrics relating to Christianity. ~Alexandra Heilbron


Comments & Discussion

  1. Gwen • 7/2/2025 3:05:51 PM

    Never did like him. Better not try to come to Canada! We don't need his type here. In only days of the song released he no longer is a Nazi. B.S.


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