West, the recipient of more than 20 Grammy Awards, hosted a listening party for his 10th studio LP, “Donda,” at Mercedes-Benz Stadium before 40,000 fans. The album is named for his educator mother, who died in 2007 from plastic surgery complications at age 58.
The controversial Atlanta-born, Chicago-raised recording artist hit the foggy white field, which resembled snow, in solitude. He played some of the album’s tracks — tunes filled with church organs, some rock guitar and heavy on the spitfire bars — through the stadium’s speaker system. The event was livestreamed on Apple Music.
West took his time before making his appearance, and barely uttered a word before the crowd. He was scheduled to start at 8 p.m. but made his entrance roughly 90 minutes later.
Throughout the barely hour-long event, a spotlight shone on West, dressed in a scarlet red outfit and orange sneakers. The light morphed into various geometric shapes but never once left his silhouette.
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