KANYE West has officially released Donda after teasing it and holding listening events for it the past few weeks.
Fans can finally listen to the album that is available to stream on a number of services including Spotify.
The rapper announced last summer he would was working on the album. It was slated to be released in July but was postponed a few times.
West held his last listening party in Chicago on Thursday, August 26.
West's epic listening party for his upcoming album Donda, named after his late mother, featured him setting himself on fire and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian dress in a wedding gown.
Ye was controversially seen with singer-songwriter Marilyn Manson and 29-year-old rapper DaBaby outside his childhood home replica inside Chicago's Soldier Field during the listening party.
But Kanye really made a statement by bringing Kardashian, who walked on stage in a wedding dress.
The social media superstar walked outside a mock-up of Kanye's childhood home on stage.
The pair are not back together, according to sources close to the couple.
Read our Kanye West Donda live stream for the latest news and updates…
- Danielle Cinone
WHEN WAS KANYE’S DONDA ALBUM ORIGINALLY SLATED TO DROP?
Donda was originally slated to drop on July 23, 2021.
The album was postponed several times and was previously scheduled to be released on August 27, 2021, after a third listening party.
It was finally released on Sunday, August 29, 2021.
The album can be found on Apple Music.
- Danielle Cinone
KANYE FINALLY RELEASES DONDA ALBUM
Just days after Kanye West held his third Donda listening party, the album was dropped on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.
The album — released on Sunday, August 20 — has 1 hour and 44 minutes of music.
- Danielle Cinone
PREORDER KANYE’S DONDA ALBUM
Although it hasn’t dropped yet as promised, fans can preorder Kanye’s Donda album.
To pre-order the new album, head to Apple Music.
It now has a release date of September 3, 2021.
- Danielle Cinone
HOW MANY LISTENING PARTIES HAVE THERE BEEN?
Kanye West held another listening party for his new album Donda on August 26.
Previously, he hosted two other listening parties at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
This latest event took place at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
- Danielle Cinone
KIM WANTS TO DROP ‘WEST’ FROM BEAUTY LINE
Last month, The Sun revealed that Kim was looking to drop West from her KKW beauty line to reflect her “independence” after her split from the recording artist.
An insider explained: “She feels the strongest and most independent she’s felt in her life so she wants this brand to feel completely hers now.
“In order to do that she obviously needs to drop the ‘West’ part from the branding.
“Kanye wants it to succeed so he was supportive of the decision and at the end of the day, he also seemed happy to disassociate from the brand.”
- Jocelyn Cook
WHEN IS KANYE'S DONDA ALBUM COMING OUT?
Donda was originally slated to drop on July 23, 2021, but has yet to arrive.
The album has been postponed several times and was previously scheduled to be released on August 27, 2021, after a third listening party.
It now has a release date of September 3, 2021.
To pre-order the new album, go to Apple Music.
- Jocelyn Cook
FAN FURY OVER KANYE REPLACING JAY-Z WITH DABABY
During the third Donda album listening party, many fans were upset when they learned Jay-Z's verse in a song is now performed by DaBaby instead.
One person wrote on Twitter: "Get dababy OUT of here."
Another added: "He replaced Jay z for dababy I’m sick."
Alongside a gif of Chrissy Teigen cringing, a third responded: "Not dababy on the first track…"
- Jocelyn Cook
WHAT IS THE DONDA STEM PLAYER?
The Donda Stem Player is a piece of music creation tech that allows you to adjust songs to your liking.
According to the device’s website, it lets you “customize any song".
It's named after Kanye's late mother, who is also the inspiration for his Donda album.
The device was developed by the rapper's Yeezy Tech brand and electronics company Kano.
- Jocelyn Cook
ARE KIM AND KANYE DIVORCED?
Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from her husband back in February after the couple separated months before.
They both have filed for joint and physical custody of their four children and have remained focused on co-parenting since.
Kim made an appearance at Kanye's third listening event and appears to be very supportive of his work.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHAT IS KANYE'S FULL NAME?
Kanye's full, legal name is Kanye Omari West.
However, he filed the paperwork in Los Angeles and asked a court to change his name to "Ye" instead.
A judge will likely approve the request "unless there's evidence a name change is designed to commit fraud or other shenanigans."
- Jocelyn Cook
KANYE AND KIM SEEN BACKSTAGE TOGETHER DURING PREVIOUS LISTENING EVENT
During a previous listening party for Donda, Kanye and Kim were seen laughing together in a sweet video.
Kim and Kanye appeared to be on good terms, as they happily laughed while spending time together backstage at the event.
Kim made an appearance during Kanye's third listening event — in a wedding dress.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHERE DID KANYE WEST GROW UP?
Although Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, he moved to Chicago as a child.
He constructed a replica of his childhood home inside a Chicago stadium for the third Donda listening party.
- Jocelyn Cook
FANS REACT TO KIM APPEARING AT THIRD DONDA LISTENING PARTY
Fans on Twitter were floored to see Kim Kardashian appear onstage at Kanye's third Donda listening party in a wedding dress.
"Lmao the feels," one person wrote in reply to the image.
"WAITTTTTTTT THIS IS A PLOT TWISTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT," someone else added of the moment.
- Jocelyn Cook
KANYE WEST FANS UPSET ABOUT ALBUM DELAY
Some Kanye West fans turned to Twitter with furious messages about the album's continued delay.
"So Kanye is doing another listening party on the 26th? This guy is making money by fooling us," one ranted.
"Kanye lied to us, he been saying he releasing Donda for a month now," another wrote.
A third added, "Where the f**k is Donda, Kanye.. I’m starting to get mad bro."
- Jocelyn Cook
HOW MANY LISTENING PARTIES HAVE THERE BEEN?
Kanye West held another listening party for his new album Donda on August 26.
Previously, he hosted two other listening parties at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
This latest event took place at Chicago's Soldier Field.
- Jocelyn Cook
DID KANYE WEST CHANGE HIS NAME?
Kanye West officially filed legal documents in Los Angeles to change his name on August 24, 2021.
Instead of going by Kanye Omari West, he has requested to officially change his name to "Ye," which is the nickname he has gone by for many years.
TMZ reported that in the state of California, if there is no evidence a name change is designed to commit fraud or be used in other illegal activities, a judge will typically sign off on the request.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHY ARE FANS UNHAPPY MARILYN MANSON WAS AT KANYE'S LISTENING EVENT?
Marilyn Manson turned himself in to police this summer for assault after an arrest warrant was issued over an alleged spit attack on a videographer.
Authorities announced in July that Manson, whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner, turned himself in after a warrant was issued against him on two misdemeanor counts of simple assault in Gilford, New Hampshire.
Some fans on Twitter also alleged that Manson is an "abuser" who is "facing sexual assault allegations."
- Jocelyn Cook
WHAT WAS DABABY RECENTLY CRITICIZED FOR?
Not everyone is pleased with DaBaby's inclusion on the album following recent controversy.
DaBaby was recently slammed for an explicit "homophobic" rant about HIV and "sucking d**k" on stage.
The 29-year-old artist was criticized after he made the vile comments at Rolling Loud festival in Miami, Florida, in July.
"If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that'll make you die in two, three weeks, then put your cellphone light up," DaBaby said.
"Ladies, if your p***y smell like water, put a cellphone light them up. Fellas, if you ain’t sucking d**k in the parking lot put your cellphone light up. Keep it real."
- Jocelyn Cook
JAY-Z VERSE ON DONDA REPLACED WITH DABABY VERSE
It appears Kanye replaced a Jay-Z verse on his Donda album with a verse from DaBaby.
That seemed to be the case during his Thursday night livestream listening event in Chicago.
- Jocelyn Cook
PREORDER KANYE'S DONDA ALBUM
Although it hasn't dropped yet as promised, fans can preorder Kanye's Donda album.
To pre-order the new album, head to Apple Music.
It now has a release date of September 3, 2021.
- Jocelyn Cook
KIM AND KANYE 'NOT BACK TOGETHER'
TMZ reported: "Now, our sources with direct knowledge have told us for weeks the two are NOT back together… but they're forever family," of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
"Kim and Kanye have always supported the other's endeavors and will continue to do that in the future, whether it be a collaborative effort or not."
- Jocelyn Cook
WILL KIM AND KANYE RECONCILE?
Kanye is officially back on the market following his brief romance with Irina Shayk.
The rapper started dating the model, 35, earlier this year after his split from Kim.
However, a source told People that the relationship was “never a serious thing that took off.”
Another insider added: “Kanye has been busy working and spending time with his kids. This is his focus. He doesn’t have time to date right now. He finds Irina amazing though."
“They remain friendly.”
- Jocelyn Cook
KIM SHOWS UP IN WEDDING DRESS AT LISTENING EVENT
Kanye brought his ex Kim Kardashian onto the stage at the listening event and she walked on in a wedding dress.
The social media superstar walked outside a mock-up of Kanye's childhood home that was set up.
Credit: Apple Music She appeared during the final song of the night, No Child Left Behind, wearing a Balenciaga Couture dress.
- Jocelyn Cook
WHY WERE MARILYN MANSON AND DABABY AT KANYE'S EVENT?
On August 26, 2021 Soldier Field was transformed into a replica of Kanye's childhood Chicago home for a third Donda listening event.
Yeezy then brought on various artists when their verses played out over the speakers, which included Manson and DaBaby.
Fans were outraged by this, especially as DaBaby performed Jay-Z's part of the song "Jail."
- Jocelyn Cook
CAN YOU LISTEN TO DONDA YET?
Kanye has held THREE listening parties for Donda which were streamed live on Apple Music.
However, you can't listen to the album in its final form just yet.
The album has been delayed multiple times, much to the annoyance of his fans.
The release date has been moved to September 3, HipHopDX reported.
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