Kanye West infuriated fans as he revealed his new Donda 2 album will only be available on his own device Stem Player.
Instead of being able to listen to the album on Apple Music, Spotify or other streaming services, fans will be required to shell out $200 to listen to the album on the music gadget, which lets you listen to music and manipulate it in real-time.
Fans took to Twitter in their droves expressing their disappointment the rapper, 44, who boasts an estimated £1.8billion net worth, is charging an extortionate amount which many won’t be able to afford.
Salvo: Kanye West infuriated fans as he revealed his new Donda 2 album will only be available on his own device Stem Player (pictured in January)
One wrote: ‘I love Kanye West, but I’m sorry capitalism that I can’t afford to make rich people richer. I ain’t gonna buy the new Stem player just for DONDA 2, even if he emailed it to me personally. If he wants to put it out on, perfect, if not, then hope his album makes numbers.’ (sic).
Another fan added: ‘very, very, very sad that Donda 2 has to be purchased with that speaker, $200’.
A third chimed: ‘Hi I’m Kanye West! I currently have 1.8 Billion dollars to my name. I am releasing Donda 2 on 2/22/22! The only way to listen to Donda 2 however, is to pay a little fee of $200! (plus shipping, of course)’.
ExclusiveInstead of being able to listen to the album on Apple Music, Spotify or other streaming services, fans will be required to shell out $200 to listen to the album on the gadget
Original message: West originally took to Instagram on Thursday night to make his announcement, though his original post is slightly different than what remains on his IG
While a fourth fan typed: ‘I can’t afford to listen to Donda 2. Stem Player will take 3 months to deliver. This is a whack a*s idea. Your music will get profusely pirated’.
‘bruh 200 dollars to hear Donda 2? What happened to being man of the people? Stem player really?,’ added another.
While a different fan said: ‘Kanye West really expects everyone to pay $200(!!) for his player to listen to the donda 2 album BYE.’
Annoyed: Fans took to Twitter in their droves expressing their disappointment the rapper, 44, who boasts an estimated £1.8billion net worth, is charging an extortionate amount
West originally took to Instagram on Thursday night to make his announcement, though his original post is slightly different than what remains on his IG.
‘Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player. Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube,’ West began.
‘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,’ he concluded.
Replaced: That post was ultimately deleted, though, replaced with another with different wording and a video of the Stem player at work
That post was ultimately deleted, though, replaced with another with different wording and a video of the Stem player at work.
‘Donda 2 will only be streaming on my own platform, the stem player. You can download new music from StemPlayer.com,’ he began.
‘You can play 4 different elements of the track: vocals, drums, bass and music. It also has a MP3 player available,’ he added.
Stem players: He continued that they have made 67,000 Stem players that are available for purchase, and they are making 3,000 more per day
West originally took to Instagram on Thursday night to make his announcement, though his original post is slightly different than what remains on his IG.
‘Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player. Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube,’ West began.
‘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,’ he concluded.
That post was ultimately deleted, though, replaced with another with different wording and a video of the Stem player at work.
‘Donda 2 will only be streaming on my own platform, the stem player. You can download new music from StemPlayer.com,’ he began.
‘You can play 4 different elements of the track: vocals, drums, bass and music. It also has a MP3 player available,’ he added.
Concert: West also announced a new concert at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida on February 22 (a.k.a. 2/2/22)
He continued that they have made 67,000 Stem players that are available for purchase, and they are making 3,000 more per day.
The Stem Player will cost $200, which also allows users to ‘customize any song’ with any number of effects loaded onto the small handheld device.
Users will be able to control the vocals, drums, bass and samples and can isolate parts of the song and add new effects.
The player also has tactile effects that allows you to control certain elements of the song by using one of four ‘touch sensitive light sliders.’
The player also comes with 8GB of storage and USB-C power and data, with the site also featuring a link to a Discord community page.
West also announced a new concert at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida on February 22 (a.k.a. 2/2/22).
Tickets are currently available at TicketMaster for the February 22 concert in Miami, with tickets currently ranging between $95 and $300, with VIP packages ranging between $850 and $1,100.
Tickets: Tickets are currently available at TicketMaster for the February 22 concert in Miami, with tickets currently ranging between $95 and $300, with VIP packages ranging between $850 and $1,100
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