American rapper Kid Cudi has removed British artist MIA from his ongoing US tour after she made remarks at a Dallas concert that drew boos from the crowd. During a support set on 2 May, MIA told the audience she had "been canceled for being a brown Republican voter" and addressed the absence of some of her team members who had not received US visas. Kid Cudi confirmed the dismissal on Instagram, stating he had previously warned her management against offensive content at his shows, but said he had been "flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants." MIA, known for her 2007 global hit *Paper Planes*, responded online by clarifying her remarks were tied to her 2010 song "Illegal" and noted she cannot vote in the US, pushing back against accusations of divisiveness.