Apple Music to Livestream Premiere of Kanye West's New Album 'Donda' on Thursday - MacRumors
Skip to Content

Apple Music to Livestream Premiere of Kanye West's New Album 'Donda' on Thursday

Apple Music on Thursday will host a global livestream for the premiere of Kanye West's tenth studio album, titled "Donda."


The sold-out event will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, and ‌Apple Music‌'s livestream will start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The livestream was revealed in a Beats Studio Buds ad that aired during the NBA Finals. The ad features U.S. track star Sha'Carri Richardson, who was recently banned from the Tokyo Olympic Games for testing positive for marijuana.

Richardson is seen starting a training session at night to the sound of "No Child Left Behind," one of the tracks on West's upcoming album.

The event was later confirmed by Def Jam Recordings in a tweet. Kanye's "Donda" will be officially released the day after the event, July 23.

This isn't the first time Apple has livestreamed a special event. Most recently, in February, Apple TV+ hosted a live premiere for its exclusive documentary "Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry."

Popular Stories

apple music

Apple Music Now Costs $11.99 as Apple Increases Subscription Prices

Friday July 17, 2026 11:25 am PDT by
Apple today increased the price of Apple Music and some Apple One subscription bundles. An individual Apple Music subscription is now $1 more expensive in the United States, going from $10.99 to $11.99 per month. Pricing on the Apple Music Family plan increased by $3, increasing from $16.99 to $19.99. Student pricing is up $1, with the plan now priced at $6.99. The price of the individual ...
Four iPhone 18 Pro Colors Mock Feature

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra: Pre-Orders and Release Date

Thursday July 30, 2026 6:12 am PDT by
Apple has yet to reveal when the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra will be announced and released, but the dates usually follow a familiar pattern. Labor Day is September 7 this year. The last time the holiday fell on that day was in 2020, but the iPhone event that year was delayed until October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, the last time Labor Day was on September 7 in a normal year was in ...
macbook ultra

MacBook Ultra's New Design Won't Stay Exclusive for Long

Thursday July 30, 2026 6:00 pm PDT by
The touchscreen and the OLED panel have dominated discussion about Apple's next high-end laptop, but the redesign wrapped around them may prove to be an equally consequential change, largely because it is not expected to stay unique to the machine for long. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman last week laid out Apple's plan to refresh every Mac it sells over the next two years. In the report, he...

Top Rated Comments

66 months ago

Well, this is going to be a huge waste of time!
You mean like commenting on a post, that clearly doesn't interest you?
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ThunderSkunk Avatar
66 months ago
I just need everyone here to stop for a second and realize that this particular content does not suit my particular personal interests. I feel it is very important that you all think of me and my musical tastes in this trying time.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Sydnxt Avatar
66 months ago

No son, you need to learn this is garbage music
We all have different music tastes, no need to pick on somebody for liking something different :)
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Smici Avatar
66 months ago
Is this a good thing? :rolleyes:
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
66 months ago
Beautiful. The haters will hate that’s what you all do.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Sydnxt Avatar
66 months ago
Super excited for Donda, will be watching this live
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)