Kanye West left his fellow stars speechless as he debuted his new single, All Day, at the 2015 BRIT Awards on Wednesday evening.
The controversial rapper delivered an expletive-filled performance as he revealed the latest single from his yet-to-be released album that drew mixed reactions from the likes of Taylor Swift and Lionel Richie.
In the ferocious performance which saw the star sharing the stage with British grime artists such as Skepta, Krept and Konan, Jammer and Novelist, the rapper was heard saying the N-word at least three times despite ITV’s attempt to mute his swearing.
Memorable: Kanye West left his fellow stars speechless as he debuted his new single, All Day, at the 2015 BRIT Awards on Wednesday evening
Shocked: The controversial rapper delivered an expletive-filled performance as he revealed the latest single from his yet-to-be released album that drew mixed reactions from the likes of Taylor Swift and Lionel Richie
Taking to the stage just after watershed, Kanye was introduced on the stage by his wife Kim
Dressed in an all-black ensemble, the stage was full of a mob of people and was mainly illuminated by a flame thrower.
While there were two blow-torches on stage, it seems a mishap meant that only one torch worked during the performance as Kanye rapped alongside artists Allan Kingdom and Theophilus London on the track produced by Velous and French Montana.
Controversial: The performance provoked a mixed reaction from viewers
Mob: In the ferocious performance which saw the star sharing the stage with British grime artists such as Skepta, Krept and Konan, Jammer and Novelist, the rapper was heard saying the N-word at least three times despite ITV’s attempt to mute his performance
New music: Kanye rapped alongside artists Allan Kingdom and Theophilus London on the track produced by Velous and French Montana
Mishap: While there were two blow-torches on stage, it seems a mishap meant that only one torch worked during the performance
Inspired by the London riots? Dressed in an all-black ensemble, the stage was full of a mob of people and was mainly illuminated by a flame thrower
While the audience at London’s 02 arena were able to take in the full performance, viewers at home were unable to hear most of the track as ITV attempted to mute the explicit lyrics.
The 'Audio Muted' sign in the corner of the screen signalled that ITV bosses were ordering the sound to be turned off.
An ITV spokesperson told MailOnline: 'ITV took the decision to use an audio mute during the performance. The Brits is broadcast live on ITV from 8pm to a wide audience.
'We have operated a short time delay as standard practice for some years on the show, to allow us to mute language that may be inappropriate for that wide audience, and elected to do so in this case, given the performance took place shortly after the 9pm watershed.'
However, at one point one of the rappers was heard saying the word, ‘s***’, as well as the few times that that N-word slipped through the muting.
Light up the night: A plume of fire was repeatedly fired into the air during Kanye's controversial performance
Ferocious: While the audience at London’s 02 arena were able to take in the full performance, viewers at home were unable to hear most of the track as ITV attempted to mute the explicit lyrics
Getting down: Taylor Swift soon got back into her usual award show behaviour as she was seen dancing away to the track on a slightly different beat compared to Kim Kardashian who was stood next to her
Proud wife: Kim watched on as the rapper performed alongside the grime artists
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His autumn/winter 2015 collection has barely left the catwalk at London Fashion Week and its already proven a huge hit with fashionista A-listers, with Taylor Swift and now Kim Kardashian both wearing designs from Julien Macdonald’s fall line.
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The song features the n-word 39 times and lyrics include: 'Ye in the building like a hallway, n****, Big in the game like an arcade, n****, I jump in the whip, Audi R8, n****, Still got the 100 with the small face, n****'.
Kanye reportedly kept the song so secret ahead of his performance that only his inner-circle were allowed to watch rehearsals.
Lionel Ritchie was seen staring at the stage with a confused expression as he tried to make sense of the performance while Taylor Swift was spotted staring open-mouthed at the scenes before her.
But she soon got back into her usual award show behavior as she was seen dancing away to the track on a slightly different beat compared to Kim Kardashian who was stood next to her.
However, at one point one of the rappers was heard saying the word, ‘s***’, as well as the few times that that N-word slipped through the muting
In the hood: The BRIT awards provided a platform for more Kanye controversy on Wednesday night
Here he comes: Taking to the stage just after watershed, Kanye was introduced on the stage by his wife Kim Kardashian and host Ant and Dec
The gang: Having only been confirmed to perform the day before the show, Kanye’s performance once again divided opinion on social media
Get your hands up: The rapper stunned with his performance of All Day
Having only been confirmed to perform the day before the show, Kanye’s performance once again divided opinion on social media.
One user fumed: 'Someone at @ITV needs to be sacked for this audio interference'.
Another wrote: 'Muting Kanye was dumb'.
Divisive: Having only been confirmed to perform the day before the show, Kanye’s performance once again divided opinion on social media
Under wraps: Kanye reportedly kept the song so secret ahead of his performance that only his inner-circle were allowed to watch rehearsals
The N word: The song features the n-word 39 times and lyrics include Ye in the building like a hallway, n****, Big in the game like an arcade, n****, I jump in the whip, Audi R8, n****, Still got the 100 with the small face, n****'
He's on fire: Kanye's flame-thrower lit up the stage during his performance at the O2 Arena
Big draw: Kanye and Kim were two of the biggest star's to attend Wednesday evening's show
Some praised the performance as Annie Mac wrote: 'That Kanye performance is the most powerful and impactful thing I have ever seen at the BRITS. Would have liked a 16 from Skepta though.'
However another simply said: 'Kanye West was atrocious'.
MailOnline had contacted Kanye's representatives for comment.
Furious: Viewers were not pleased with ITV's censorship decision
Pointless: Thousands flocked to Twitter to share their annoyance
Interesting choice: Some felt the rapper was clearly inspired by the 2012 London riots
Powerful: Radio DJ Annie Mac had nothing but praise for the performance
Not loving it: Another user clearly wasn't so taken
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