Kanye West will be rolling out his 11th studio album, Donda 2, tonight (February 22) at Miami’s LoanDebot Park. The Chicago emcee announced that the new album will not be released on streaming services, instead exclusively on his $200 Stem Player device and official website.
The Bluetooth speaker made in partnership with Kano promises plenty of features, such as four-channel audio mixing, loop and speed control, and the ability to add effects.
Ye made the announcement that his upcoming album will not be released on DSPs via Instagram post last week, saying, “Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes. It’s time to free music from this oppressive system. It’s time to take control and build our own. Go to stemplayer.com now to order.”
Kanye reportedly turned down a $100M offer from Apple to bring the album to its eponymous streaming service.