India, Oct. 1 -- Kanye West's planned concerts in Russia have officially been cancelled. The rapper, who now goes by Ye, was scheduled to perform two shows at St Petersburg's Gazprom Arena on October 10 and 11. The concerts had already faced weeks of uncertainty after the venue said it had never signed a rental agreement for the performances. The cancellation was confirmed by Moscow-based concert organiser Say Agency on September 30.

"The Ye concerts in St Petersburg will not be able to take place on the scheduled dates," the agency said in a statement shared via Telegram.

It added, "We will issue an official statement regarding the status of the project and our plans in the near future."

Say Agency has not yet publicly provided a deta...