Kanye West is making his return to the music game with the release of his new album.named for Kanye's late mother, is the rapper's first album since 2019's It dropped on Sunday following a third listening event, this time held at Soldier Field in Kanye's hometown of Chicago. first premiered on July 22 at a sold-out listening event at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz stadium, and was also livestreamed globally via Apple.