Music festival under pressure to drop rapper Wiley over his history of hate rants

The rapper denied racism accusations but apologised for “generalising” in remarks about Jewish people. 

Campaign Against Antisemitism called on New World Fest organisers to drop Wiley from their line-up and explain how he “came to be invited in the first place.” 

A spokesperson said it was “extraordinary  that a festival would think it appropriate to try to rehabilitate” Wiley. 

“One wonders whether a musician who had targeted another minority would have been feted in this way,” the charity said .

Wiley released his latest album, Anti-Systemic, on Friday. He has an average of close to 2.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

New World Fest was approached for comment.