Once again, it's hard to tell if Kanye West is being serious — or trolling fans — with his antics.
The rapper originally wanted to appear atop a giant pile of sand at the events, which were held in five cities around the world.
Vultures 1, the rapper's full-length collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign, earned close to 169 million on-demand streams in the United States.
Getting creators paid fairly means settling songwriting credit issues in a reasonable amount of time.
The duo will present their joint album at Accor Arena on Feb. 25.
Rights holders for James Brown and Sly Stone also didn’t approve the use of their music on the new album, while many licensing discussions are still ongoing.
The album and its songs were previously wiped from the streamer as well as iTunes on Thursday (Feb. 15).