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Travis Scott has broken records with his fourth studio album ‘UTOPIA’, which is now deemed the biggest hip-hop release of the year so far.On July 28, the Houston-born rapper dropped his highly-anticipated album, featuring Beyoncé, Teezo Touchdown, Drake and more on the star-studded 19-track album. It was the follow-up to the ‘Antidote’ rapper’s Grammy Award-nominated third album ‘Astroworld’.‘UTOPIA’ has broken many records since it dropped.

Travis Scott’s concert in Rome this week wasn’t exactly problem-free.

Travis Scott's recent live show in Rome resulted in 60 people requiring medical attention and sparked fears of an earthquake, CNN reports. The rapper was in Italy on August 7 for a concert to promote his new studio album UTOPIA. The event, held at Circus Maximus, an ancient chariot-racing stadium, was initially supposed to take place at the pyramids of Giza in Egypt but was canceled due to “complex production issues.” Rome’s civil protection department told CNN that one attendee at the show sprayed pepper spray into the crowd, injuring the group of 60 people in the process.

Travis Scott’s mammoth show in Rome has sparked controversy after causing ‘earthquake-like’ levels of movement, featuring a surprise appearance from Kanye West and reportedly leaving 60 fans injured.The rapper brought his new album ‘Utopia’ to Italy on Monday (August 7) – holding a one-off show in Rome before he kicks off his upcoming tour of the same name. Originally, the first performance was set to be held at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, however, the date was ultimately cancelled.However, for the gig at Italy’s Circus Maximus earlier this week, the event turned out to be more chaotic than pre-anticipated, and reports have come through that many fans were left injured at the concert.First highlighted by CNN, at least 60 members of Scott’s 60,000-strong crowd were left needing medical attention after someone brought pepper spray to the show and used it on people in the crowd.It also reported that, although nobody was gravely injured at the event as far as we know, one 14-year-old was also left needing medical assistance after they tried to scale a false wall to sneak into the concert, and fell 13 feet.NME has reached out to Travis Scott’s representatives for comment.Following the aftermath of the gig, some have begun worrying that holding live shows at the venue is causing damage to the ancient site, and have since created a campaign to halt all future events there.These calls for change came from Alfonsina Russo, director of the head of the Colosseum Archeological Park, who called for an end to all future performances at the site.

Travis Scott‘s recent ‘Utopia’ concert.Speaking to CNN following the concert, a representative for Russo revealed that Rome citizens were concerned of an earthquake after they felt the ground shaking from the Travis Scott concert. The Italian fire department also confirmed to CNN that it received “hundreds of calls” over the same concerns.Now, Russo is campaigning to stop concerts from happening at the Circus Maximus over safety concerns for the public as well as the preservation of the venue.

Travis Scott is back.Two years after his tragic Astroworld incident, the 32-year-old rapper will tour arenas and stadiums all over North America this fall as part of his 28-concert ‘Utopia Presents Circus Maximus Tour.’ That includes a huge show at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Friday, Sept. 29.“I miss the road, I miss y’all,” [sic] the “SICKO MODE” star shared on Instagram.The tour announcement comes on the heels of the release of Scott’s fourth studio album “Utopia” which hit number one on the Billboard 200 in its first week and features big-name artists like Beyoncé, Drake, Playboi Carti, The Weeknd, SZA and more.And if you’re hoping to hear Scott debut his new tracks live, we’re here to help.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster yet, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar of all upcoming tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.While we can’t say for certain what Scott will play live on the ‘Utopia Tour,’ we can make an educated guess based on the songs he performed in Rome on Monday, Aug.

Travis Scott has announced a run of North American shows for later this year.The ‘Utopia Tour Presents Circus Maximus’ tour kicks off in Chicago on September 25 and includes shows in Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, and DC before finishing in Miami on November 27.Notably, this is Scott’s first tour since the Astroworld tragedy, in which 10 people died and hundreds more were injured following a crowd crush at the festival in November 2021.Last month, it was revealed that a grand jury in Texas had decided that Scott would not face charges over the incident, and a full report has now been filed.Tickets will go on sale on August 11 at 10am – you can see the full list of dates below and buy your tickets here.SEPTEMBER25 – Chicago, IL, United Center27 – Detroit, MI, Little Caesars Arena29 – East Rutherford, NJ, MetLife StadiumOCTOBER1 – Boston, MA, TD Garden4 – Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center5 – Washington, DC, Capital One Arena8 – Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena11 – Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center12 – Raleigh, NC, PNC Arena14 – Orlando, FL, Amway Center17 – Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center19 – Houston, TX, Toyota Center21 – Oklahoma City, OK, Paycom Center23 – Denver, CO, Ball Arena26 – Phoenix, AZ, Footprint Center28 – Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Garden Arena30 – Oakland, CA, Oakland ArenaNOVEMBER 4 – Inglewood, CA, SoFi Stadium7 – Seattle, WA, Climate Pledge Arena9 – Vancouver, BC, CA, Rogers Arena12 – Portland, OR, Moda Center18 – Austin, TX, Moody Center ATX24 – Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena27 – Miami, FL, Kaseya CenterMeanwhile, Scott’s new album ‘Utopia’ has become the second-most streamed album of 2023, less than two weeks after it was released.The rapper’s first album since 2018 has been streamed

Travis Scott is hitting the road for the first time since the 2021 Astroworld tragedy that left 10  attendees dead. 

Travis Scott‘s new album ‘Utopia’ has become the second-most streamed album of 2023, less than two weeks after it was released.The rapper’s first album since 2018 has been streamed globally over 650million times, while Apple Music confirmed it had the biggest first day streams of an album in 2023, and Spotify named it the most streamed record in 2023 on its first day with 128 million streams.In terms of both sales and streams, ‘Utopia’ has had 2023’s third-biggest first week numbers, just behind behind Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift.The album features an illustrious list of credited artists including Beyoncé, SZA, Kanye West and Daft Punk‘s Guy-Manuel. Bon Iver, The Weeknd, Sampha, Drake, James Blake, Young Thug also make appearances.To celebrate the album’s release, Scott played a special show and livestream at Italy’s Circus Maximus, an entertainment stadium and public park in Rome that used to host chariot races.He brought out Kanye West to perform ‘Praise God’ and ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’.

Travis Scott has successfully executed the first concert behind his new album Utopia. The show was held today (August 7) at Rome’s Circo Massimo (Circus Maximus), which once housed the Roman Empire’s largest chariot racing track.

Kanye West joined Travis Scott in Rome, Italy, marking Ye's first live public performance since he made antisemitic remarks at the end of 2022.«Only one human being on this motherf**king planet that has ever walked side by side with me through anything and every motherf**king thing,» Travis told the audience at his tour stop before bringing Kanye on stage, as heard in a video obtained by .The duo pivoted from Travis’s new album, Utopia’s, track list to perform «Praise God,» a song that featured Travis from Kanye's 2021 album, Donda, and «Can’t Tell Me Nothing,» from Kanye's 2007 album, Graduation.A post shared by Complex Music (@complexmusic)«There is no Utopia without Kanye West. There is no Travis Scott without Kanye West.

Travis Scott brought out Kanye West at his special Circus Maximus live stream from Rome tonight (August 7).Travis Scott’s planned Circus Maximus show comes after his original ‘Utopia’ launch show at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt fell apart due to “production issues”. The show was meant to take place on July 28, but was cancelled by Live Nation Middle East a day before.During the show, Scott was performing new album ‘Utopia’ in full before interrupting the tracklist to welcome Kanye to the stage to perform ‘Praise God’ and ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’.As Pitchfork report, Scott told the crowd: “There is no Utopia without Kanye West.

Kanye West is stepping back into the spotlight.

Kanye West made a surprise appearance at Travis Scott‘s concert in Rome.

some “Mercy” on Monday night as the rapper invited the controversial, self-proclaimed “genius” onstage for West’s first performance since his antisemitic rants.The “Stronger” rapper surprised Scott’s audience at Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy, where the duo performed their 2021 collaboration “Praise God” off of West’s “Donda.”West, 46, then launched into his classic “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” much to the crowd’s delight, though his backing track did most of the singing as West missed many of the lyrics and Scott screamed over the top of him. Scott, 32, told the crowd that West is the “only one human being on this mother f–king planet that has ever walked side by side with me through anything and every motherf–king thing.“There is no ‘Utopia’ without Kanye West,” Scott added, referencing his own new album.

Thania Garcia Travis Scott’s features-loaded “Utopia” tops the albums list this week at No. 1, touting the third-biggest week of 2023 for any album (behind Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift) and the second-largest streaming week of the year. The 19-song set expands on Scott’s discography after several years of hiatus between this and his last full-length, 2018’s “Astroworld.” That album and Scott’s image at the time were badly tarnished by the deaths that occurred at his 2021 Astroworld festival and he remained relatively low-key — appearing as a featured artist on other songs and limiting his live appearances.

Michaela Zee Kanye West made a surprise appearance at Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus concert in Rome on Monday night. The show marked West’s first live performance since his spate of antisemitic remarks, which began in October 2022. During his performance of his new album “Utopia,” Scott welcomed West to the stage to rap “Praise God” and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.” “There is no ‘Utopia’ without Kanye West.

A Houston-based news organisation has revealed that a deal between Travis Scott and Apple regarding the livestreaming of his 2021 Astroworld performance required the rapper to complete his set in order to receive a $4.5 million fee. That has led to some discussion about whether or not that agreement put pressure on the rapper’s team to keep his Astroworld set going despite the crowd surge that occurred in the audience which resulted in ten fatalities.The recent publication of the Houston Police Department’s report into the Astroworld tragedy has put a new focus on the big question as to why Scott’s set continued for some time after the scale of the problems within the crowd had become apparent to emergency services.

14-year-old Astroworld concert victim John Hilgert have quietly reached a settlement with rapper Travis Scott, Live Nation, ScoreMore and other festival organizers, Rolling Stone reported. The family is said to have withdrawn a $1 million lawsuit back in February, settling for an undisclosed amount.High school freshman Hilgert was the second youngest of 10 victims to die after chaos broke out causing a crush at the opening night of the music festival in Houston Nov.

A third family has settled a lawsuit filed against Travis Scott after the Astroworld tragedy, Rolling Stone reports. The lawsuit also named Live Nation, and Scoremore, plus multiple security companies and other festival organizers.