Australia cancels Kanye West’s visa over release of Heil Hitler single

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West (Larry Neumeister/AP)

US rapper Ye was stripped of a visa to enter Australia after he released his single Heil Hitler, a government minister has said.

Home affairs minister Tony Burke revealed that Ye – formerly known as Kanye West – has been travelling for years to Australia, where his wife of three years, Bianca Censori, was born.