Glastonbury: Kanye West divides festival-goers

Kanye West will headline Saturday night at this year's Glastonbury festival, it has been confirmed.

The appointment of the self-confessed musical "genius" has angered some festival-goers – "because it wouldn't be Glastonbury without people kicking off about the headline acts," says The Independent.

A petition has already been signed by thousands of people who say hip-hop does not belong at the festival, echoing arguments made by Noel Gallagher against Jay Z's Glastonbury performance in 2000.

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The petition also brands Kanye an "egotistical, maniacal, disgrace" and "an insult to music fans all over the world" and calls on organisers to sign a rock band instead.

But others defended the rap icon, arguing that no-one is forced to see him perform.

Fans also point to the fact that Kanye is one of the bestselling artists of all time and was named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people in the world.

However, "his live sets are notoriously unpredictable," says The Guardian. Last year, Kanye was booed off stage at Wireless festival after he stopped his set to deliver a bizarre rant about creative freedom and media attention.

On the other hand, his Watch the Throne tour with Jay-Z has been hailed as one of the greatest hip hop tours of all time. Regardless of what happens this year, "it is unlikely West's Glastonbury appearance will be uneventful", says the newspaper.