The 20 year-old rapper behind the infectious single '212' is to stroll the red carpet of the Gala on the arm of designer Alexander Wang, wearing his custom creations. He has attended the Ball with Zoe Kravitz, Lara Stone and M.I.A. in previous years.
Banks tweeted her excited Met Ball news, before deleting the tweets suspiciously. She teased fans that she will debut new tracks during the performance. Lana Del Rey is also confirmed to attend the event.
Designer Alexander Wang with Zoe Kravitz and M.I.A. at the event in 2010
Rapper of the moment, Nicki Minaj, was originally slated to play at the 'Fashion Oscars', as they are nicknamed, but pulled out at the last minute. The Gala is scheduled to take place next monday, May 7th, in New York City.
Azealia Banks has recently had to cancel a slew of international music festival appearances this Summer, as her management and record label want her to focus on completing her debut album instead. Fans were disappointed to hear Azealia Banks would not perform at Electric Picnic this September, with the rapper only playing Reading, Leeds and the BBC Radio 1 Hackey Weekender, in London.
However, yesterday the singer tweeted "We're working on adding Mallorca & Ibiza Rocks and Electric Picnic back into the schedule".
Banks with Florence Welch backstage at the recent Coachella festival in California
The MET Ball will also be streamed live this year, from the websites of Amazon, American Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
