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\n\tYe \u2013 formerly known as Kanye West<\/a> \u2013 and Ty Dolla $ign<\/a>\u00a0have nixed Vultures<\/em> listening parties that were slated to be staged in multiple U.S. arenas later this month, Billboard <\/em>can confirm.<\/p>\n \n\tThe listening parties were dubbed \u201cVultures 1 & 2 Listening Experience,\u201d but notably, the Vultures 2<\/em> album, which was originally announced for release on March 8, about one month after the release of\u00a0Vultures 1<\/em>, still\u00a0hasn\u2019t materialized<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tThere\u2019s still no word or sign of Vultures 2<\/em>, and, now, those listening parties have gone quiet. A spokesperson for Ye tells Billboard <\/em>those playbacks will no longer go ahead, but is confident new replacement dates will be announced shortly. No explanation has been given for the change of plan.<\/p>\n \n\tAt the time of writing, Kanye and Ty are still holding a listening party at the Pyramids of Giza<\/a> in Egypt on April 21, with tickets on sale\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe listening sessions were quietly announced, and largely overlooked by the mainstream media.<\/p>\n \n\tEvidence of those shows can spotted, however, at Ticketmaster which hosts a page for the Washington D.C. \u201cexperience,\u201d with a\u00a0broken <\/a>link.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tA statement from Amelie Arena in Tampa, FL reads<\/a>, \u201cWe regret to report that due to the time constraints for Ye and Ty Dolla $ign to curate production and meet logistic requirements, the upcoming dates for the VULTURES 1&2 listening experience will need to be revisited at a later date.\u201d Amelie Arena was scheduled to host the playback on April 14.<\/p>\n \n\tVariety\u2019s<\/em> Chris Willman was first to report the canceled U.S. playbacks<\/a>, which were also penciled-in for venues in Fort Lauderdale, FL; Pittsburgh, PA; Nashville, TN; and Charlotte, NC. <\/p>\n \n\tThe delayed Vultures 1<\/em> project enjoyed a fast start around the globe when it finally dropped, including a back-to-back stint at No. 1 on the Billboard 200<\/a> in February, for Ye\u2019s eighth consecutive No. 1 album dating all the way back to 2005\u2019s Late Registration.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tThat two-week stint at the summit for Vultures 1 <\/em>marked the first time West held the top spot for more than a week since\u00a02011\u2019s collaborative album with Jay-Z, Watch The Throne<\/em>. The latest LP also topped Australia\u2019s ARIA Albums Chart and opened at No. 2 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart.<\/p>\n \n\tA handful of listening parties built the buzz for Vultures 1,<\/em> and the hip-hop pair would appear on stage at Rolling Loud California on March 14, for a performance that divided audiences<\/a> as either a spectacle of high-art or next-level trolling.<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n