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News Albania » Tirana » Events: Shame, not with my money!: Albania’s €4 million Kanye West concert sparks political backlash over public funding

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/shame-not-with-my-money-albania-s-4-million-kanye-west-concert-sparks-political-backlash-over-public-funding/ar-AA28efmH
Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026

What was meant to be one of Albania’s biggest music events has quickly turned into a political flashpoint. A government-funded Kanye West, also known as Ye, concert has sparked a political storm in ...

News Albania » Tirana » Events: Albania's PM defends €4 million Kanye West concert

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/albanias-pm-defends-4-million-kanye-west-concert/ar-AA27u9S6
Published on: Wednesday 08 July 2026

TIRANA, July 8 (Reuters) - Albania's prime minister on Wednesday defended a decision to spend €4 million ($4.56 million) on a concert by U.S. rapper Kanye West, as he sought to defuse anger over the ...

News Albania » Tirana » Events: Critics Slam Albania’s Emergency Bailout of Kanye West Concert as a $5 Million Smoke Screen

News channel or source: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/critics-slam-albanias-emergency-bailout-of-kanye-west-concert-as-a-5-million-smoke-screen
Published on: Friday 10 July 2026

Prime Minister Edi Rama is under fire for deploying $4.9 million from state reserves to bankroll the controversial rapper's Tirana performance—a move critics label a "bread and circus" plot to drown ...

News Albania » Tirana » Events: Albania PM Faces Backlash Over Government Funding Millions for Historic Ye Concert

News channel or source: https://thesource.com/2026/07/13/albania-faces-backlash-over-government-funding-millions-of-euros-for-ye-concert/
Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

A major concert event featuring Ye has become a political flashpoint in Albania after Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government committed millions in public funds to bring the rapper to Tirana. The ...