Kanye West Brings Marilyn Manson Out at Chicago Donda Livestream Event

Kanye West hosted the third livestreamed listening party for his new album Donda. While the last two took place in Atlanta, the new one broadcast live from his hometown of Chicago, where he set up a replica of his childhood Chicago home inside Soldier Field. The broadcast was streamed on Apple Music. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

The house was surrounded by vehicles and candles, while a big screen shared Bible verses. West appeared on the stoop alongside Marilyn Manson, who is currently facing multiple lawsuits for sexual assault. Additionally, a spokesperson for Manson told People that the musician’s “voice is featured on Donda,” and that “he will continue to conceptually collaborate with Ye on the Donda project.” A new feature from DaBaby appeared to take the place of a previously shared JAY-Z verse, too. Multiple new songs were added to the album for its third public debut. COVID-19 vaccinations and tests were reportedly not required for the limited capacity event.

Kim Kardashian West attended the event again with the couple’s children. During the performance, West and Kardashian West also recreated their wedding, as TMZ notes and Apple Music captured below. Also during the event, West appeared to set himself on fire, which Apple Music also captured in the below GIF.

Kanye West has been teasing Donda since last year. In July 2020, he shared a song snippet titled “Donda” that featured a sample of West’s late mother Donda reciting lyrics from KRS-One’s “Sound of da Police.” Later that month, he tweeted and deleted a 20-song tracklist, later sharing an updated, 12-track roster from his next album, called Donda.

The rapper revived hype around the album just last month, when he announced the first Donda listening party, which took place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on July 22. West premiered Donda at the event, which was scheduled for release the following day. It never appeared.

West later pushed the album release date to August 6 and announced a second Donda listening party, which took place, once again, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Ahead of the second event, Apple streamed West’s living quarters within the arena where was allegedly “finishing” the album. Ahead of the third event, West started selling a device called the Donda Stem Player.

This article was originally published on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:10 p.m. Eastern. It was last updated on Monday, February 21, 2022 at 10:05 a.m. Eastern.