Rapper Travis Scott released his latest album, “Utopia,” on Friday, which features multiple artists on it including Beyoncé, Drake, and many others.
Scott’s album has 19 tracks on it, according to The Associated Press. It’s his first album in about five years.
Scott’s “Utopia” album is the “highly anticipated follow-up” to “Astroworld,” which was released in 2018, Rolling Stone reported. It is also his first album since 10 people died at a 2021 Astroworld Music festival in Houston that he was headlining, the AP reported. A crowd crush resulted in the fatalities and several hundred were injured, according to CNN.
Scott’s latest album features appearances from Beyoncé, SZA, James Black, Drake, the Weeknd, Bon Iver, and more, according to Rolling Stone.
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The album was previously going to be celebrated with a live-streamed concert at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt but it was canceled due to “complex production issues,” Live Nation said in a statement obtained by the AP. But he did host a one-night-only release of his film, “Circus Maximus” at select movie theaters Thursday evening.
On Nov. 5, 2021, nearly 50,000 people attending the Astroworld concert at NRG Park surged toward the stage after 9 p.m. as the headliner, Scott, began performing, the Houston Chronicle reported. It got dangerous as the crowd squished together leading to hundreds unable to move or breathe. The crush of people overwhelmed security forces, according to the newspaper.
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In June 2023, a grand jury declined to file charges related to the Astroworld concert against Scott, according to the AP.
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 25: Travis Scott attends the Dior Homme Menswear Spring Summer 2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 25, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 25: Rapper Travis Scott attends the Dior Homme Menswear Spring Summer 2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 25, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JULY 08: Travis Scott is seen in walking out of a hotel in SoHo on July 8, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 05: Travis Scott performs during 2021 Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 05, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Erika Goldring/WireImage)
HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 05: Travis Scott performs during 2021 Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 05, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Erika Goldring/WireImage)
ATLANTA, GA – JUNE 12: Young Thug, Travis Scott and Lil Duke attend a Birthday Experience "The Playas Room" Brought to You By Gunna at Gold Room on June 12, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 15: Travis Scott and daughter Stormi Webster seen in Manhattan on June 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 12: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white) Travis Scott performs during the 2019 Rolling Loud music festival at Citi Field on October 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 24: (L-R) Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott perform onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage)
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 25: Rapper Travis Scott and designer Kim Jones pose backstage with models after the Dior Homme Menswear Spring Summer 2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 25, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 09: Travis Scott performs in concert during his second annual Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 9, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 06: Travis Scott attends a Day Party Hosted by Travis Scott at Allure Gentlemen’s Club on March 6, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 16: Travis Scott performs during his "Astroworld" tour at ORACLE Arena on December 16, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 12: Travis Scott performs during the 2019 Rolling Loud music festival at Citi Field on October 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 05: Travis Scott performs onstage during the third annual Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 05, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 6: Travis Scott is seen performing at E11EVEN Miami during Art Week 2019 on December 6, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for E11EVEN)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 23: Travis Scott performs onstage during the Bootsy Bellows x Sports Illustrated Circuit Series After Party at Austin American Statesman on October 23, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 23: Travis Scott (R) and Chase B perform onstage during the Bootsy Bellows x Sports Illustrated Circuit Series After Party at Austin American Statesman on October 23, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 15: Travis Scott is seen on Sunset Boulevard for a promo with Cacti drink on March 15, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by APEX/MEGA/GC Images)
MALIBU CA – MARCH 28: Travis Scott is seen at Nobu on March 28, 2021 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Photographer group/MEGA/GC Images)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – JANUARY 25: Rapper Travis Scott performs on stage at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena on January 25, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, NY – JUNE 19: Rapper, Travis Scott, during Round 2, Game 7 on June 19, 2021 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2021 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 09: Travis Scott performs in concert during his second annual Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 9, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 12: Travis Scott attends the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on September 12, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 12: Young Thug performs at Webster Hall on March 12, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 19: Travis Scott attends Brooklyn Nets v Milwaukee Bucks game at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on June 19, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX – NOVEMBER 6: Artist Travis Scott smiles with James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets after a game against the Golden State Warriors on November 6, 2019 at the Toyota Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Cato Cataldo/NBAE via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 24: Artist Travis Scott, talks with the media during the game on February 24, 2020 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Cato Cataldo/NBAE via Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, TN – JUNE 11: Travis Scott performs in the crowd during his performance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 11, 2017 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Josh Brasted/WireImage)