Brit nominee Pa Salieu attacked a man in Coventry shortly after his best friend was stabbed to death.

Pa Salieu says he was told he failed a background check while rehearsing for next week's show.

Pa Salieu is cleared of engaging in violent disorder but convicted of possessing an offensive weapon.

Pa Salieu's friend Fidel Glasgow was stabbed to death during the brawl in Coventry.

Pa Salieu is one of four men on trial for violent disorder in which Fidel Glasgow was killed.

It is not the first Pa Salieu performance to have been cancelled in Coventry in recent months.

The three rappers have four nominations apiece, while Little Simz is up for best female artist.

The charges follow the death of Fidel Glasgow, grandson of The Specials singer Neville Staple.