Kehlani has denied that she is antisemitic after Cornell University bosses cancelled her concert over her pro-Palestine stance.

The R&B singer, who uses she/they pronouns, was set to headline the New York university's annual Slope Day celebration on 7 May, however, her performance was cancelled last week.

According to The New York Times, Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff told students and staff in an email that many from the Cornell community expressed "grave concerns" about Kehlani's booking as she had "espoused antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments" on social media and in music videos.

Responding in a TikTok video over the weekend, the Can I hitmaker appeared alongside their Jewish-Palestinian best friend and Jewish studio engineer and insisted she was not antisemitic.

"I am being asked and called to clarify and make a statement yet again for the millionth time that I am not antisemitic nor anti-Jew," the star declared. "I am anti-genocide, I am anti the actions of the Israeli government, I am anti an extermination of an entire people, I'm anti the bombing of innocent children, men, women - that's what I'm anti."

Kehlani claimed the accusations kept "coming up as a means to silence me" and pointed out that they have been working with the organisation Jewish Voices for Peace since the Israel-Hamas conflict began in October 2023.

In the caption, she added, "ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR. from day one it's been clear. I know you've seen Cornell University cancelled my show, and now there are attempts at other cancellations on top of the cancellations I've already experienced over the past year... Don't make it anti-Jew. This is a played out game. All this because we want people to stop dying (sic)."

They have been a vocal supporter for Palestine amid the ongoing war, and even performed in front of the Palestinian flag in the music video for their 2024 song Next 2 U.