Kanye West to Premiere Swish With Live Event Screened in Theaters

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Kanye West recently hinted at a February 11 release date for Swish, his new album. It looks like he plans to debut the album at a performance at NYC's Madison Square Garden that same day. As Reddit points out, according to listings on the websites of various international theater chains, the performance will be screened in theaters.

A poster for the event (below) bills it as "Yeezy Season 3". Kanye's last two fashion lines were titled Yeezy Season 1 and Yeezy Season 2. A few days ago, Kanye tweeted a photo from the studio with an open laptop. The folks at TeamKanyeDaily then zoomed in on that photo to reveal a February 11 launch date for Yeezy Season 3. 

According to the theater listings, the Madison Square Garden event will feature a performance by artist Vanessa Beecroft, who was also involved in both previous Yeezy Season launches.

West streamed both previous Yeezy Season launches in theaters. He also premiered new music at each event: "Wolves" (featuring Sia and Vic Mensa) at Yeezy Season 1 and "Fade" (with Ty Dolla $ign and Post Malone) at Yeezy Season 2. 

This week, Kanye also revealed the Swish tracklist. It includes "Real Friends" and "No More Parties in LA," as well as "Wolves" and "Fade." "All Day" and "Only One" didn't seem to make the cut.

Read the op-ed "On Kanye West and Black Humility" on the Pitch.

Watch Kanye West's performance of "Wolves" on "SNL," with Vic Mensa and Sia:

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