Preceding that literal split was a 16-song set mostly consisting of songs that have been promised for the “Donda 2” album, although not in the order that they have appeared on track lists that West has posted on Instagram. The 80-minute set that followed was ultimately broken into two parts, divided by a moment in the show when the building at the center of the wading pool split in two, literally becoming a divided home, seen by fans as a likely reference to the impending divorce that has occupied West’s attention lately. ET, an hour and 45 minutes past the advertised showtime, which allowed for lots of extra popcorn sales in the nationwide IMAX theaters where ticket buyers were cooling their heels watching a screen saver and listening to a heartbeat on loop.
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Then, Tuesday afternoon, a message went out that it could be seen live “only on .” Ultimately it also went out for free via YouTube and Amazon’s Twitch service, despite West having railed against those tech giants in the last week when he sent out the message, “Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player. Initially he announced that he’d turned down an Apple Music deal to stream the event, and it appeared that it would only be viewable beyond the Miami stadium on IMAX theaters in 15 cities, at a cost of $20-30.
It’s possible that it won’t turn out to be that exclusive after all, since West did broaden the audience for Tuesday’s “Donda Experience” at virtually the last minute. The “Donda 2” album itself did not drop Tuesday night, although perhaps only those who already purchased and received a $200-plus Stem Player from West’s web store would be able to know for sure, since the hip-hop titan has vowed that only those who own one of his new handheld listening/mixing devices will be able to hear the recording. Jack Harlow's New Single, 'Nail Tech,' Gets a Big Cosign from Kanye West Harlow Responds Listening to Kanye West's 'Donda 2' Album Will Cost You About $230 Alicia Keys, who played piano as well as sang on one of the concluding numbers, did get to keep her feet dry.Įvan Rachel Wood Details Marilyn Manson Abuse Allegations, Meets Fellow Survivors in 'Phoenix Rising' Trailer
But this time it was surrounded by a lake of two or three inches of water laid out across the LoanDepot field, which required waders not only of West but guest performers like Jack Harlow, Playboi Carti, Pusha T, Migos, Baby Keem, Fivio Foreign, the Game, the Sunday Service Choir and (notoriously returning from the last “Donda” listening party) Marilyn Manson and DaBaby. The “Donda 2” event at Miami’s LoanDepot Park - which was ultimately streamed (and remains available) on YouTube, despite West’s earlier assurances that it wouldn’t be - had the performer pacing around a full-sized replication of his Chicago childhood home, a la the last listening party for his previous “Donda” album last year. But for West, walking on (or in) water was just the ticket. The latter singer had reportedly balked at a design that would have had appear to be in or floating atop the middle of a large pool. Coincidentally or not, Kanye West’s livestream and theatrical simulcast of his “Donda Experience” event Tuesday night seemed to make some use of a staging conceit that Adele had recently nixed for her scotched Las Vegas residency.