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‘Donda 2’ Listening Event Will Stream Live From Kanye's Stem Player Site

‘Donda 2’ Listening Event Will Stream Live From Kanye's Stem Player Site

Published Tue, February 22, 2022 at 8:20 PM EST

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. 

As for the new album, Ye revealed the 22-song tracklist for Donda 2 in a handwritten note he shared to Instagram on Friday, captioning the since-deleted post, “Adding stems version of City of Gods.”

Ye’s polarizing 10th studio album Donda was released on Aug. 29 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. It spent one week in the top spot. The album, complete with features by Jay-Z, Andre 3000, Kid Cudi, Westside Gunn, and more,  also landed 23 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.

Stay tuned for updates on Kanye West, Donda 2, and other hip-hop news. 

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