ROME — Italy has banned a Kanye West concert due to take place in July in the northern city of Reggio Emilia after the local Jewish community raised concerns about the rapper’s history of antisemitism, authorities said on Saturday.

Authorities also canceled a concert at the same location by rapper Travis Scott.

The local prefect, Salvatore Angieri, ordered the cancellation because of concerns over public order and security, including the potential for protests.

West, also known as Ye, has faced a wave of cancellations across Europe this summer following years of antisemitic remarks, including statements praising Adolf Hitler and the release of content using Nazi imagery.

Scott, meanwhile, has faced scrutiny over safety at his concerts since a 2021 crowd crush at the Astroworld festival in Houston that killed 10 people and injured hundreds.

Scott had been due to perform at the “Pulse of Gaia Festival” on July 17 at the 103,000-seat RCF Arena, with Ye scheduled to appear the following day.

Angieri said the decision was........

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