Kanye West plans another Donda listening party after missing release date

Listening party two is coming (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Music Group)

Kanye West is holding another listening party ahead of the release of his new album Donda.

The rapper, 44, took to the stage at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta last Thursday to promote his new offering.

However, while the musical collection sold out after the bash and was live streamed for fans at the time, Kanye missed his own release date, and is now planning yet another listening party after living in the stadium while adding the finishing touches to the album.

A follow-up celebration is scheduled for August 5, the night before the official release, according to TMZ, with tickets costing between $30 (£22) and $75 (£54).

Creative director of luxury fashion house Balenciaga Demna Gvasalia is set to direct the event, although Kanye is reportedly still pondering on how to make the bash unique.

The first listening party broke the Apple Music Global Livestream record with 3.3million viewers, with the album opening with the voice of Kanye’s late mother Donda West talking about love and marriage.

Donda, who died in 2007 aged 58 following complications from liposuction, a tummy tuck and a breast reduction, is heard saying: ‘Two lessons that he passed along to his children. The first is that no matter what, you never abandon your family. The second was that no matter what, you love unconditionally.’

Kanye has been living at the stadium (Picture: Instagram)

The musician’s estranged wife Kim Kardashian, 40, who filed for divorce from the rapper in February, was in the audience with her and Kanye’s children North, eight, Saint, five, Chicago three, and Psalm, two, as Kanye dropped to his knees at the end of track Unconditionally, appearing to address ‘losing his family’.

He repeated the lyrics: ‘I’m losing my family’, before later rapping: ‘She’s screaming at me / Honey, why could you leave? Darling, how could you leave? / Come back tonight, baby / Come back tonight, darling, please / Darling, how could you leave?’

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Kanye initially teased the release of Donda, his 10th studio album, a year ago, but the release date was pushed back to next month despite last week’s launch party.

It follows 2019’s Jesus Is King and he has been hunkered down at the Mercedes Benz Stadium to finish the record.

Kanye’s living situation is pretty sparse, with a peek into his room showing a single bed, a suitcase on the floor and no windows. 

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