Albania News » Tirana News Albania » Tirana » Events: Shame, not with my money!: Albania’s €4 million Kanye West concert sparks political backlash over public funding
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 defends funding Kanye West concert, says it will put capital on map
Tirana has paid $4.6 million to back concert amid poor ticket sales; rapper known for antisemitic outbursts set to perform in purpose-built venue ...
News Albania » Tirana » Events: Albania’s PM defends $4.56 million public funding for Kanye West concert
The concert, scheduled for July 11 just outside Tirana, will take place in a makeshift stadium constructed specifically for the event.
News Albania » Tirana » Events: Albania defends funding Kanye West concert
Albania's government has defended its payment of €4 million to support the upcoming performance by US rapper Kanye West in the capital, Tirana, amid reports of weak ticket sales.
News Albania » Tirana » Events: Albania PM Faces Backlash Over Government Funding Millions for Historic Ye Concert
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 ...
News Albania » Tirana » Events: Critics Slam Albania’s Emergency Bailout of Kanye West Concert as a $5 Million Smoke Screen
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: Ye celebrates Donda West’s birthday with touching moment at Albania show
Kanye West, or Ye’s performance in Albania marks the latest stop on his ongoing international concert run. The show attracted thousands of fans and had a set list that had several unscripted moments ...