Organizers of a popular London music festival say it has been canceled after the headliner, Kanye West, was blocked from traveling to the United Kingdom.

The British government has blocked the rapper formerly known as Kanye West from entering the U.K. as the controversy over his antisemitic statements led to calls for planned headline performances at a

A senior member of the British government said Tuesday that Ye should “absolutely not” play the Wireless Festival, as the rapper formerly known as Kanye West offered to meet members of the U.K.’s Jewish community and show he has changed since provoking outrage with antisemitic statements.

Kanye West's planned performance at the Wireless Festival has faced criticism in recent days over his past antisemitic remarks.

Kanye West has offered to meet members of the Jewish community in the U.K. following the furore over his headline booking at this year’s Wireless Festival, as sponsors continued to flee and politicians maintained their pressure on the government to bar his entry.

He said his goal was to 'come to London and present a show of change' through his music.

Anheuser-Busch InBev follows PepsiCo and Diageo in pulling out of the planned U.K. event.

As sponsors pull out from London’s Wireless Festival over headliner Ye, its organizer is standing by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West