VH1 Storytellers is the second live album by American recording artist Kanye West. It was released on January 5, 2010, through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Critics mostly had praise for the performances of West’s tracks, though some of them panned his speaking. Direction and production design were done by Es Devlin, while lighting design was handled by Martin Phillips and John McGuire.