Fans of Kanye West still don’t know when his 10th studio album “Donda” will be released. But it seems that the rapper has benefited from this uncertainty because he has made millions of dollars by making fun of upcoming music at listening parties.
According to reports, the 44-year-old rapper earned US$15,000 to US$2.7 million from each of his two events in Atlanta and US$7 million from live merchandise sales for these shows. billboard.
The first game alone was held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22, with 42,000 fans participating, each paying between US$25 and US$100 in tickets.
Apple Music broadcasted the first listening party for free, thinking that the rapper would eventually release an album the next day.It has a total of 5.4 million viewers, which is a record-breaking number for the streaming service New York Post Report.
However, the launch did not happen as expected. Two weeks later, Kanye did not release his new music, but held another “Donda” event.
Kanye is currently preparing his Third listener, Will be held at Soldier Field in Chicago on Thursday night.
Fans do not need to show any vaccination certificates or negative COVID-19 test results when entering the stadium. In fact, fans will have the opportunity to be slammed at the venue because 1,500 doses will be provided to attendees.
Two types of vaccines will be provided throughout the exhibition-Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and a single injection of Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Officials from the Chicago Department of Health will give a second shot at the stadium to people who will be vaccinated by Pfizer.
In addition, to ensure proper distance, the stadium can only accommodate 38,000 spectators, although it can accommodate 63,000 spectators.
Kanye wrote the “Donda” album to commemorate his late mother Donda West and the house where she raised him. The house was sold for $121,000 in 2003, but the rapper bought it back 16 years later.
According to reports, before his third “Donda” event, the rapper was building a replica of the above-mentioned house in the middle of Soldier Field.
On the personal side, Kanye recently filed court documents in California, shortening his name to “Ye”.
