Kanye West’s Donda album rollout has already earned ‘about $7M’ and smashed Apple Music livestream records… ahead of third listening party in Chicago
His 10th studio album, Donda, has yet to be released, but has already garnered millions from tickets and in-person merchandise sales, according to sources.
And Kanye West is raking in the dough as he’s reportedly earned ‘about $7million’ from merchandise sales and ticketed events despite the album not even being accessible for purchase.
Billboard reported that fans are paying anywhere from $25-$100 per ticket to his livestream events, which drew 42,000 attendees to his first experience at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz stadium.
A second event featuring an updated version of the album broke Apple Music’s livestream records with 5.4million viewers.
The publication estimated his Atlanta listening parties grossed ‘between $1.5-$2.7million’ each for the rapper.
In addition to the publicity for his un-released work, his impressive catalog of music has been highly sought after with U.S. streams rising 37% in a 22-day period between listening parties.
The streams likely garnered ‘an additional $350,000 in income on top of what the prior period had brought in.’And he’s set to continue his unique theatrics by reportedly recreating his childhood home on Soldier Field as multiple tweets taken inside the venue (seen on accounts including Modern Notoriety and West Sub Ever), which is the home to the NFL’s Chicago Bears, show a replica of the home being constructed on the field.
The doses are split between the two-jab Pfizer and one-jab Johnson & Johnson vaccines for the listening party on Thursday.
The site was told that anyone who received the first dose of Pfizer – which just received full FDA approval – officials from the Chicago Department of Health will be on-site to set up appointments for the second dose.
One thing to note, however, is it is not Kanye himself pushing the inoculations but it is ASM Global Management – who run Soldier Field – along with the City of Chicago.
Kanye, 44, is also not requiring attendees to be vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 like other major cities have required.
