Azealia Banks Joins Spectator Party After Backing Badenoch
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- Azealia Banks announced she'll attend the Spectator summer party in London on July 3, writing on X: "Ill be in London July 3 for @spectator"
- Michael Gove, the Spectator's editor and former Conservative cabinet minister, replied to Banks's post with: "Looking forward!"
- Banks publicly endorsed Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch in May on X, calling her "f**king iconic" and "a star"
- The Spectator summer party is traditionally held in the garden behind the magazine's Westminster offices and draws figures from UK politics, media, and culture
- Banks, 32, is known for social media feuds with Nicki Minaj, Zayn Malik, and Lana Del Rey, and won acclaim for her debut single "212," which appeared on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Why it matters: Banks's endorsement of Badenoch in May and her upcoming appearance at a flagship Conservative-adjacent social event — personally welcomed by editor Gove — mark an unusual crossover between a New York rapper and the UK right-wing political establishment, just months after she apologized to British voters for mocking them.
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