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Kanye West declines a $100 million deal with Apple to release his next album exclusively via the streaming service
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Kanye West turned down $100 million to put his new album on Apple Music.
American rapper and record producer, Kanye West has rejected a $100 million offer from Apple to release his next album on the streaming service.
Only the $200 Stem Player will be able to play Donda 2, and it will not appear on any streaming sites.
According to the latest revelations from Kanye West, the rapper turned down a $100 million streaming deal with Apple Music, stating that “no one can pay me to be disrespected“.
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No one knows precisely what transpired in this case, however, Kanye was once said to have said:
“THAT’S JUST A SMOKESCREEN, AND IT’S FOR US TO TAKE THIS. WE ON LABELS WE DON’T OWN, PLAY FOR BASKETBALL TEAMS WE DON’T OWN. THE TIME IS NOW. I GOT OFFERED $100 MILLION BY LARRY JACKSON TO PUT DONDA ON APPLE, BUT I AIN’T NEVER GOT A MEETING WITH TIM COOK. SO IT AIN’T ABOUT THE MONEY, IT’S ABOUT OUR POWER AND OUT RESPECT COLLECTIVELY. SO I BE SAYING STUFF THAT PEOPLE TRY TO REMIND ME IN BLACK HISTORY MONTH THAT PEOPLE GOT KILLED FOR. BUT THIS IS BLACK FUTURE MONTH,”.
This has been reaffirmed by Kanye West in a statement published about Donda 2 and the stem player, Using All Caps.
YE PASSES $100 MILLION DEAL WITH APPLE TO RELEASE DONDA 2 ON STEM PLAYER
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YE TAKES FULL OWNERSHIP OF HIS MUSIC WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF DONDA 2 RELEASING EXCLUSIVELY ON HIS NEWEST STREAMING DEVICE, STEM PLAYER ON 2.22.22
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE RELEASE OF THE DONDA 2, YE IS COMBINING MUSIC, ART, AND FASHION THROUGH HIS DONDA 2 PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE AND YEEZY GAP COLLABORATION ENGINEERED BY BALENCIAGA
STEM PLAYER IS YE’S NEWEST AUDIO STREAMING DEVICE THAT HAS NETTED MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN REVENUE SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH
STEM PLAYER ALLOWS USERS TO CUSTOMIZE ANY SONG AND FEATURES VOCAL CONTROLS, BEAT SAMPLES, REAL-TIME LOOP AND SPEED CONTROL, THE ABILITY TO SAVE, PLAYBACK, AND DOWNLOAD MIXES AND MUCH MORE
THE DONDA 2 PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE WILL TAKE PLACE IN MIAMI, FL AT THE LOANDEPOT PARK WITH PERFORMANCES BY ADDITIONAL SPECIAL GUESTS ON
2.22.2022.