Ye is bringing “Donda 2" to his personal platform.
The artist previously often known as Kanye West introduced that his forthcoming album — which he’s set to premiere in Miami on Feb. 22 — will be obtainable solely on his Stem Participant listening system moderately than streaming providers.
In a flurry of Instagram posts Thursday evening, Ye defined his determination, accusing streaming providers of decreasing the worth of music.
“Donda 2 will solely be obtainable alone platform, the Stem Participant. Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube,” he wrote in a publish that included a preview of presumably a brand new track. “At present 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.”
“After 10 albums after being beneath 10 contracts. I turned down 100 million greenback Apple deal,” he added in one other publish. “Nobody will pay me to be disrespected. We set our personal value for our artwork. Tech corporations made music virtually free so in the event you don’t do merch sneakers and excursions you don’t eat.”
Ye’s Stem Participant, launched in 2021, permits listeners to isolate varied parts of a track (corresponding to vocals, bass and drums) to create their very own combine. Followers can create a cappella or instrumental variations of their favourite tracks, or mute particular stems to change a sonic panorama.
The disc-shaped system options built-in audio system and 4 illuminated strains to point out the quantity of every stem. It sells for $200, and initially shipped with the primary “Donda” already loaded up.
If “Donda 2" stays a Stem Participant unique, Ye would be a part of the rising listing of artists and podcasters to flee Spotify in latest weeks. The tech firm has been embroiled in controversy, coming beneath fireplace for internet hosting Joe Rogan’s podcast that’s been accused of spreading coronavirus misinformation, not point out its cost mannequin that many say undercompensates musicians.
Ye’s announcement comes on the heels of half certainly one of “Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy,” a brand new documentary that premiered on Netflix Wednesday. The primary episode of the three-part collection focuses on Ye’s early profession and his desires of stardom, displaying his makes an attempt to be taken severely as a rapper together with residence movies alongside his mom, Donda.
“This fly-on-the-wall collection is quiet and understated compared to its topic, making use of the intimacy of a house film to the evolution of West’s music virtuosity, his outsized sense of self, his perpetual want to attain extra and his psychological well being struggles,” Occasions TV critic Lorraine Ali wrote in her assessment.
Ye was additionally within the information this week for his continued fallout together with his estranged spouse, Kim Kardashian. After breaking apart with girlfriend Julia Fox, Ye went on an Instagram spree that prompted accusations that he was harassing Kardashian. On Friday, he requested a decide to delay declaring them each single till property and custody issues are dealt with.
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