Welcome to 23 Feb 2022, the day after the first scheduled release date for Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ album. I say “first” because – of course, obviously, and I apologise for stating the fucking obvious – ‘Donda 2’ did not come out yesterday.
Not an issue for most of us, but quite annoying for anyone who forked out $200 for the device on which it is set to be exclusively released.The planned launch event for the new album at LoanDepot Park in Miami did go ahead as planned, with fans who were there – or watching on a livestream – getting to enjoy tracks from ‘Donda 2’ and some other collaborations, plus a live performance.
Guests for the live bit included Alicia Keys and, more controversially, Marilyn Manson.West announced plans to release ‘Donda 2’ last month, assuring everyone that it would be out on 22 Feb.
He then booked in the launch event last week, which was seemingly set to pre-empt the release. But, as I think everyone expected, there’s currently no sign of the album.Last week, West announced that the record would not be available via streaming services, but would instead be made available exclusively through the Stem Player device he launched last year.
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