LONDON (Reuters) -British police on Monday launched a criminal investigation into musician Bob Vylan and Irish rap band Kneecap's performances at Glastonbury music festival after they led derogatory chanting about the Israeli military and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

U.K. police say the weekend performances by rap punk duo Bob Vylan and Irish-language band Kneecap are subject to a criminal investigation after chants calling for “death” to the Israeli military and

British musical duo Bob Vylan were dropped by their talent agency after leading “Death to the IDF” chants at the Glastonbury music festival. United Talent Agency no longer listed the group on its website Monday, and sources told Deadline that UTA decided to drop Bob Vylan over the weekend due to the chants.