Kanye West Holding Third Apple Music Listening Party for Unreleased 'Donda' Album - MacRumors
Skip to Content

Kanye West Holding Third Apple Music Listening Party for Unreleased 'Donda' Album

Kanye West is planning to hold a third listening party for his upcoming "Donda" album, reports Variety. The listening session will take place at Soldier Field in Chicago on Thursday, August 26.

kanye west
As with West's prior two listening parties, the third listening party is likely to be livestreamed on Apple Music.

kanye west donda
West held a public listening party for the "Donda" album on July 22 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The event was publicized in a Beats Studio Buds ad that aired during the NBA finals.


The initial listening party ended up breaking ‌Apple Music‌ livestreaming records with 3.3 million viewers tuning in. Even more ‌Apple Music‌ listeners participated in the second streaming event, which was held in Atlanta on August 5.

So far, West has been playing dramatically different versions of the album at each event, featuring new songs and new mixes.

West was initially expected to release the album after the August 5 Atlanta event, but that did not happen. There continues to be no release date for "Donda."

Popular Stories

macOS 27 on MacBook Pro

macOS 27 Will Mark the End of an Era

Saturday April 18, 2026 6:45 am PDT by
During its Platforms State of the Union segment at WWDC 2025, Apple revealed that macOS 26 Tahoe is the final major macOS version for Intel-based Macs. The upcoming macOS 27 release will be compatible with Apple silicon Macs only, meaning that you will need a Mac with an M-series chip or a MacBook Neo with an A18 Pro chip in order to install the software update. macOS 27 should be available...
macworld iphone 18 pro colors

iPhone 18 Pro's Four Rumored Colors Revealed, Including 'Dark Cherry'

Friday April 17, 2026 3:50 am PDT by
A source said to be familiar with Apple's supply chain today revealed the color options Apple is planning for the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the upcoming foldable iPhone. Image via Macworld. The information comes from Macworld, which says the signature new color for this year's Pro models will be Dark Cherry, a deep wine-like red. While other sources had previously reported on a...
Aston Martin CarPlay Ultra Screen

Apple Says CarPlay Ultra is Coming to These Vehicle Brands

Saturday April 18, 2026 5:59 am PDT by
Last year, Apple launched CarPlay Ultra, the long-awaited next-generation version of its CarPlay software system for vehicles. Nearly a year later, CarPlay Ultra is still limited to Aston Martin's latest luxury vehicles, but that should change fairly soon. In May 2025, Apple said many other vehicle brands planned to offer CarPlay Ultra, including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. CarPlay Ultra...

Top Rated Comments

Randel.D Avatar
61 months ago
This guy does not respect his fans. Selling $100 tshirts and $50 chicken tenders to people in a stadium who want music from him, then he comes in playing music too loud for anyone to make anything out, and then when he said he was going to release his album, he just… doesn’t.

I used to like his music, but now I just can’t separate the music from the artist, so it’s all trash to me now.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
nikhsub1 Avatar
61 months ago
I'd seriously rather have a root canal than go to this. Not sure why it's newsworthy either.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️ Avatar
61 months ago
Why is Kanye still relevant? Why is this even a news? He's trolling, clearly.

Kanye is the KING OF TROLLING 🤡

Is he being serious this time?
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jkev57 Avatar
61 months ago
I refuse to support an artist who is crazier than I am.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
mashdots Avatar
61 months ago
can't say i've ever liked his music. dislike his personality much more. i wouldn't be caught dead wearing a pair of yeezys
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
61 months ago
Put Depeche Mode, The Cure, Or New Order in his place.


NOW THATS AN APPLE LISTENING PARTY

KENYE has always had a few screws loose
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)