Kanye West Says New Album Donda 2 Won’t Stream, Will Only Be Available on His Stem Player

He says the new album will not appear on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube. “It’s time to take control and build our own.”

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Kanye West (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

Kanye West’s forthcoming album Donda 2 was announced with a February 22 release date with an accompanying “Donda Experience Performance” scheduled that same day at LoanDepot Park in Miami. In an Instagram post, Kanye shared a teaser of new music playing on the Stem Player he released in conjunction with Donda last year. He also claimed that it’s the only way fans will be able to hear the new album.

Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player,” he wrote. “Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube. 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.” An order page for the Stem Player is currently live.

The new album is set to arrive as Kanye has been sharing Instagram posts outlining his grievances with fellow artists Kid Cudi and Billie Eilish. Many of his posts focused on Kim Kardashian West and his anger toward her apparent boyfriend Pete Davidson.

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This article was originally published on February 17 at 11:47 p.m. Eastern. It was last updated on February 17 at 11:52 p.m. Eastern.

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