'All Of The Lights' rapper Kanye West performed a headlining set at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend and over 40 people made official complaints to OFCOM after it was broadcast. 

The main cause of complaint was West's use of bad language, but BBC bosses have now defended his set and explained that not only was it shown after the 9pm UK watershed, but there were also explicit content warnings before and during his performance:

"We received complaints from some viewers who were unhappy with some of the language used by Kanye West during his headline set... The performance was broadcast after the watershed and clear warning notices were given that it may contain strong language - both at the start of the show and again, with a caption placed on screen just as Kanye's act started."

The superstar was also plagued by a petition to stop him filling the headlining spot and over 130,000 signatures were collected, but he told Q magazine this week that he doesn't think people were racially motivated when signing it: 

Q magazine about what might have inspired the petition, he explained that it's more likely to be because he's not afraid to speak the truth and speak his mind than anything else: 

"I'm not concerned about race. I don't think it has to do with race at all. There's something abnormal about anyone speaking their mind in today's society. It's even more shocking or radical for someone to see a darker skin be so confident. Because we've been advertised against it. So it's surprising when someone darker really believes in themselves and speaks up about it."

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Watch clips from his Glastonbury performance here: