As San Jose attempts to compete with San Francisco for programming around the marquee sporting events coming to the Bay Area in 2026, the city has announced a potentially controversial artist as a headlining act for a Super Bowl week event.

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Kehlani — an Oakland-native and Grammy-nominated R&B artist whose past comments about the Israel-Gaza War previously led to event cancellations or the withdrawal of sponsorships in other cities — will perform at a gigantic block party put on in partnership with San Jose Foos on Feb. 6 in front of City Hall.

Remarks supporting Palestinians, including calls for a ceasefire, and criticisms of the Israeli government had led to previous accusations from community groups and event organizers that the non-binary musician espoused antisemiti

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