{"id":31139,"date":"2021-08-02T16:44:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T16:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=31139"},"modified":"2021-08-02T16:44:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T16:44:38","slug":"kanye-wests-second-donda-listening-party","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/kanye-wests-second-donda-listening-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything We Know About Kanye West&#8217;s Second &#8216;Donda&#8217; Listening Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_31149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31149\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31149\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1330153517-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kanye West is seen at \u2018DONDA by Kanye West\u2019 listening event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Universal Music Group)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been piling up with Yeezy updates, a deviation from the mastermind&#8217;s off-the-grid M.O. While headlines have been revolving around Kanye West&#8217;s forthcoming tribute to his late mother, his long-awaited tenth studio album <em>Donda<\/em> has yet to materialize. Now, the 44-year-old is hosting a second listening event ahead of its Aug. 6 *release.* After a slew of delays, we&#8217;re eyeing the plausibility of this premiere.<\/p>\n<p>In a cryptic post to his Instagram, West uploaded a snapshot of a white screen with a buffering symbol and the inscription &#8220;Donda 8.05.21&#8221; across the bottom. The concert production company Live Nation later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveNation\/status\/1421251210615607297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1421251210615607297%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.complex.com%2Fmusic%2Fkanye-west-presents-donda-album-release-event-confirmed\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed<\/a> exactly what was loading for the artist&#8217;s rapturous base.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR-HBHBMU1x\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR-HBHBMU1x\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CR-HBHBMU1x\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Returning to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where fans recently gathered for the first listening affair, the public even will take place on Aug. 5 at 9:00 p.m. EST. In a presumably effort to appease throngs of fans to return to the stadium, West has hired Balenciaga&#8217;s Demna Gvasalia to act as creative director.<\/p>\n<p>After a <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/kanye-west-donda-album-listening-party-atlanta-tickets\/\">private listening party<\/a> leaked covert snippets of the record, West first debuted the record on July 22 to a sold-out crowd at the Atlanta stadium, slating <em>Donda<\/em> to be on platforms the following day. The trade-offs of Ye&#8217; roaming across the white tarp with no live performance? A jaw-dropping reunion between himself and Jay Z and an always-welcomed appearance from his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.<\/p>\n<p>The live-streamed affair followed the announcement of West\u2019s former release date during a <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/kanye-west-donda-album-release-date-shacarri-richardson-ad\/\">Beats by Dre commercial<\/a> that aired during the NBA finals. The ad, scored and edited by West, featured slow-motion footage of track titan <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/shacarri-richardson-olympics\/\">Sha\u2019Carri Richardson<\/a> as \u201cNo Child Left Behind\u201d \u2014 a track off the<em>\u00a0<\/em>album \u2014 lilts in the background.<\/p>\n<p>However, when fans departed from the ceremonious event in late July, West reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/kanye-west-living-inside-atlanta-stadium-donda\/\">turned the stadium into his temporary residence<\/a> to put some finishing touches on the album. In a tweet, Justin Laboy, the host of\u00a0<em>Respectfully Justin<\/em> on REVOLT, seemingly wrote on behalf of West, &#8220;Thanks for your patience.&#8221; He continued, \u201cHe wants to give his fans the best possible product without rushing anything. He loves yall with all of his heart. God bless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though no official track list has been released, songs played during the first listening session featured appearances by Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Pusha T and more. 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