Kanye West is confirmed as a last minute addition to the BRIT Awards line-up.
The Yeezus rapper will take to the stage at London’s 02 for his second BRIT Awards performance.
The news was announced via the BRIT Awards’ official Twitter account where it was tweeted: “CONFIRMED ARTIST: @kanyewest joins the line-up for #BRITs2015.”
Kanye hasn’t performed at the London music bash since 2006 when he took to the stage surrounded by 77 golden backing dancers during a medley of Diamonds from Sierra Leone, Gold Digger and Touch The Sky.
Candice Morrissey, Head of YouTube Music Partnerships across Europe said: “Kanye West tops off an amazing set of performers at this year’s BRIT Awards with some of the biggest British and global stars taking the stage.
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“We're excited to partner with the BRITs again this year so anyone outside of the UK who can't tune in on TV can watch their favourite artists live on the BRITs YouTube channel."
According to the Daily Mirror the 37-year-old will perform an exclusive track from his new album.
Other acts confirmed include Madonna, Taylor Swift, Take That, Paloma Faith, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, George Ezra and Royal Blood.
The ceremony will be live streamed worldwide on YouTube for the second year in a row with performances available on GooglePlay after the show. Each time a song is streamed or downloaded GooglePlay will make a donation to War Child and The Brit Trust.
The BRIT Awards is on ITV tonight at 8pm.
