'Vultures 2' Songs Released But There's a Catch

Turns out, the Vultures performance at Rolling Loud LA was less of a performance and more of a Spotify playlist-listening event. Find out below if Ye’s alleged world tour is a scam or not. In other news today:

• Song streams & revenue 💰️ 

• Certain Vultures 2 songs released & Ye’s world tour 🌎️ 

• Could TikTok really be banned? Soulja Boy claims he’s responsible 🤔 

• New Music Friday releases 💿️ 

• Industry Insights 📈 

Song Streams & Revenue

It’s a new week and a new song revenue chart. As reported by Hits Daily Double, which tracks streaming revenue week over week, the above chart reflects the streaming period from March 1 to 7.

Kanye & Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival” earns its highest single-week income, generating $151K from 33M streams. 4batz’s “act ii: date @ 8” remix ft. Drake debuts with almost $31K and 6.7M streams (it’s his 4th song release ever).

Everything We Know About ‘Vultures 2’ & Alleged World Tour

The rollout for Vultures 2 has been messier than that of Vultures 1. The scheduled release date came and went, and there are talks of the album being released as a digital download to boycott streaming services.

Ye’s hired his old manager back to plan a world tour, he’s beefing with Adidas and Drake (claiming Drake stole Lil Durk from the rollout), and he’s previewing new music, but no tracklist has been confirmed.

It’s a lot to take in, but we broke down everything you need to know below.

The album may not be on streaming services

Continuing the conversation that James Blake started last week about artists not being paid properly and people thinking music is free, Ye seems to be exploring direct-to-consumer options to release Vultures 2.

Talking to fan account @yefanatics on X, Ye said he’s considering releasing the album on Yeezy.com for $20. He’s done the math and thinks it would blow album-equivalent streaming sales out of the water.

Ty Dolla $ign also weighed in and echoed Ye’s thoughts. Unconvinced by arguments of piracy negatively affecting digital download sales, he said, “That’s what these streaming services want us to believe so they can stay on top.” 

“It’s time to figure out the unlock on how to bring the music straight to our audience and cut the middle man out. Artists are getting raped, and that has to stop,” Ty concluded.

‘Vultures 2’ songs are released, but there’s a catch

Mid-week, fans noticed Vultures 2 songs being available on IG and TikTok to stream and add to posts. This included:

• “Everybody” from Vultures 1 with the controversial Backstreet Boys sample

• “River” ft. Young Thug, Leon Bridges

• “Worship”

• “Promotion” ft. Future

• “Slide” ft. James Blake

• “Field Trip” ft. Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Lil Durk, Don Toliver

Unfortunately, @yefanatics reported that this wasn’t an official release, and fans uploaded low-quality rips to social platforms. A Vultures producer allegedly contacted the fan account to clarify this.

You can find many of the leaked Vultures 2 songs in the post below.

Alleged upcoming world tour

According to Billboard, Ye has reunited with his OG manager, John Monopoly, who played an integral role at the beginning of his career. It’s been over a decade since they parted ways, but Ye allegedly praised Monopoly at a private Vultures listening event last weekend.

Ye has been without a manager for the last few years, but with Monopoly back in the fold, they’re reportedly working on a world tour set to begin in a few months.

Unlike the Vultures listening events, the tour will feature “full production and performances.” Their Rolling Loud LA set last night (March 14) wasn’t a performance, unlike initial reports, leaving fans in attendance disappointed.

Could TikTok Really Be Banned? Soulja Boy Claims It’s His Fault

The narrative of a TikTok ban has been circulating all week, but once you get past the headline, it’s not very clear what that means. If you read “House of Representatives,” “Congress,” “Senate,” and zoned out, then allow us to simplify it.

How does a bill get passed?

On March 13, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok, or the app will be banned in the US. 

The bill will now go to the Senate, which will vote on whether or not to pass it. If the House and the Senate pass the same bill, it’s sent to the President.

If the Senate does not pass this bill, it will go to a Conference Committee. The committee's TLDR is that it tries to find a compromise, and if it succeeds, the bill goes to the president.

President Joe Biden has already endorsed the bill, saying he’ll it into law if it’s passed.

Why is Soulja Boy involved?

One of Soulja Boy’s more outlandish claims is that he’s responsible for the TikTok ban because he’s making too much money as a creator on the app. He took to his IG to flex his $32K earnings from a single day on the platform. 

It’s fair to say that the House, Senate, and President have greater concerns than Soulja Boy’s $32K bag, but it’s a valid point that if the ban is imposed—millions of creators will lose income they may depend on.

Why is TikTok potentially being banned?

Legislators are essentially trying to force ByteDance’s hand by imposing the ban, which would affect 170M users in the US, to get them to sell TikTok and cut ties with the Chinese government. 

U.S. lawmakers have cited national security risks, such as the sharing of personal data and algorithm manipulation to influence political views.

New Music Friday

Offset hopped on “Prada Dem” for Gunna’s first collab song since the YSL RICO indictment. Here’s all the music you can listen to now—categorized by 💿️ for albums and 🎶 for singles:

• 💿️ Dirty Nachos by Chief Keef, Mike WiLL Made-It

• 💿️ Fine Ho, Stay by Flo Milli

• 💿️ Sacred Heart 2 by DC The Don

• 💿️ Growing Pains by 24kGoldn

• 💿️ Mr. Beat The Road by BossMan Dlow

• 💿️ 9 by Kenny Mason

• 🎶 “Shibuya” by Ski Mask The Slump God

• 🎶 “Real Woman” by PARTYNEXTDOOR

• 🎶 “Left Wrist, Right Wrist” by Trippie Redd

• 🎶 “Wock N Red” by 42 Dugg

• 🎶 “Enough (Miami)” by Cardi B

• 🎶 “Understand” by Babyface Ray

• 🎶 “Never Lose Me (Remix)” by Flo Milli, SZA

• Trial date set for the only adult defendant in Pop Smoke’s murder. Corey Walker was 19 years old at the time of the home invasion and will face an LA jury on June 25.

• Pharrell walks off stage at F1 post-race show in Saudi Arabia. He cut his set short because of the audience’s unruly behavior, asking them to stop multiple times.

• Money Man becomes the latest rapper to receive backlash for Donald Trump support. “I fuck with Trump. This my thing—I don’t think the Democrats done did shit for us,” he said on a recent podcast.

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