Kanye West announces new album

Kanye West has announced a new album, “Bully”.

The “Bound 2” hitmaker — who released his two “Vultures” albums with Ty Dolla $ign earlier this year — previewed the first track from his upcoming album, “Beauty and the Beast,” during his listening event at Wuyuan River Stadium in Haikou, China, Saturday (09.28.24).

He told the public in images circulating on social media: “I have a new album coming out. The album is called “Bully” and this song is called “Beauty and the Beast”.

The track featured a soft instrumental and lyrics sung by Kanye that included: “I still think about it every night and every day trying to stay away, keep my audience/Don’t take this disrespect, I’m sitting here trying to redirect. »

The 47-year-old rapper’s longtime collaborator Mike Dean suggested the track was a leftover from Kanye’s 2021 album, “Donda.”

Commenting on an Instagram post about the news, he simply wrote: “Donda leftover.”

A few hours after his performance, Kanye shared an image from the concert on his own Instagram account accompanied by the caption: “BULLY.”

Kanye returned to China earlier this month for his first performance in 16 years alongside Ty to promote their collaboration with “Vultures.”

At the Sept. 15 listening party, the “Stronger” singer revealed he’s planning a new solo album and debuted another new song, “Preacher Man.”

Although it’s not yet clear when “Bully” will be released, Kanye’s releases have been hit by delays as of late.

The first disc “Vultures” was released in February after being pushed back several months, while the second was supposed to follow on March 8 but didn’t arrive on streaming services until August 3.

Additionally, Kanye has previously teased albums including “TurboGrax16,” “Yandhi,” and “Love Everyone,” but none ever materialized as actual records.