Kid Cudi Removes M.I.A. From Tour After Onstage Republican Rant Leads to Boos
Kid Cudi announced he removed M.I.A. as an opener from his Rebel Ragers Tour. This decision follows M.I.A.'s May 2 rant at the Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion, where she was booed after making offensive remarks.
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Kid Cudi Fires M.I.A. From His Tour After She Is Booed During Republican Rant: ‘I Won’t Have Someone on Tour Making Offensive Remarks’
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Kid Cudi has announced that he fired M.I.A. as one of the openers on his Rebel Ragers Tour.
The move comes after a viral rant she made on May 2 at the Dallas date at the Dos Equis Pavilion, where she was booed during a rant which included lines like, “I’ve been canceled for many reasons. I never thought I would be canceled for being a brown Republican voter.”
Cudi announced her departure from the tour on May 4 via Instagram, where he wrote, “TOUR UPDATE: M.I.A is no longer on this tour. I told my management to send a notice to her team before we started tour that I didn’t want anything offensive at my shows, cuz I already knew what time it was, and I was assured things were understood. After the last couple shows, I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing, and I wont have someone on my tour making offensive remarks that upsets my fanbase. Thank you for understanding. Rager.”
Watch video from M.I.A.’s rant below.
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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/kid-cudi-fires-m-i-a-tour-republican-rant-1236736864/)._
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