NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Rapper Travis Scott has released 鈥淯topia,鈥 his first album in five years and his first major release since 10 people died at his 2021 Astroworld music festival.
The star-studded 19-track 鈥淯topia鈥 features , , Drake, Sampha, Young Thug, Playboi Carti, Daft Punk鈥檚 Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Future, Bon Iver, James Blake, Kid Cudi, 21 Savage, and many more.
The LP, Scott's fourth full-length, was originally and follows 2018鈥檚 鈥淎stroworld.鈥 In November 2019, 10 people died as a result of compression asphyxia during a massive crowd surge during Scott's Astroworld festival. A grand jury declined to file charges against Scott
Also Friday, Houston police released files that showed that conditions at the show. The 1,300-page report also included a summary of an interview with Scott in which he said he did not hear calls from the crowd to stop the show.
The first track from the album, the -adjacent 鈥淜-pop鈥, was released on July 21 and features the Weeknd and Bad Bunny. The release spans genres 鈥 an eclectic mix of autotune ambient ballads (鈥淢y Eyes鈥), ferocious bars ("Looove"), futuristic trap ("Lost Forever," Telekinesis"), and beyond.
In addition to the album, Scott hosted a one-night-only release of his feature film, at select theaters on Thursday night.
鈥淯topia鈥 was originally scheduled to be celebrated with a livestreamed concert at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, but was canceled due to 鈥渃omplex production issues,鈥 Live Nation said in a statement.
