Where to find Kanye West’s new album, ‘Donda 2’

Kanye West seems on the Vainness Honest Oscar Get together in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2020.

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Kanye West introduced Thursday how individuals can stream his upcoming “Donda 2” album — and it’s not precisely straightforward.

Particulars: West mentioned in an Instagram submit that the brand new “Donda 2” album won't be accessible on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon or YouTube.

• As a substitute, “Donda 2” will likely be accessible on Stem Participant — a music-playing system that West launched with “Donda” final 12 months.

The place to seek out ‘Donda 2’: You should buy the Stem Participant by itself web site. It prices $200.

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What he mentioned: “‘Donda 2’ will solely be accessible alone platform, the Stem Participant,” he wrote on Instagram. “Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube. As we speak artists get simply 12% of the cash the trade makes. It’s time to free music from this oppressive system. It’s time to take management and construct our personal.”

• “I really feel that very same feeling like after I first moved to New York to make it in music. I ain’t know what was gonna occur however I knew needed to transfer. After 10 albums after being beneath 10 contracts. I turned down 100 million greenback Apple deal. Nobody will pay me to be disrespected. We set our personal worth for our artwork. Tech corporations made music virtually free so if you happen to don’t do merch sneakers and excursions you don’t eat. Jay Z made Tidal and faux media attacked him. Effectively within the phrases of my massive brother. Come and get me. I’m keen to die standing trigger I ain’t residing on my knees no extra. God please cowl me.”

What to anticipate: West launched a draft of a tracklist for the brand new album, too.

What’s subsequent: West is anticipated to launch his first sequel album on Feb. 22, which coincides with the U.S.’s first Pluto return, per Complicated.

• A Pluto return occurs when a physique passes by means of the entire 12 astrological indicators and returns to the identical signal it was in when it was born. This occurs each 248 years.
• On Feb. 22, the U.S. could have gone by means of its Pluto return.