Kanye West has revealed his new album Donda 2 will only be available on his own Stem Player platform – which costs £200.The 44-year-old rapper has claimed it is time to ‘free music from this oppressive system’ as he cited the small cuts made by artists for their work, and insisted the LP – which is due to drop later this month – won’t appear on streaming sites like Apple, Amazon, Spotify or YouTube.Sharing a video on Instagram, which appeared to show music playing on a Stem Player, he wrote: ‘Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player.‘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.
Go to stemplayer.com now to order.’According to its website, Stem Player is a small device that allows users to split songs into ‘stems’.The small disc-shaped device – which retails online for £200 – can control vocals, drums, and bass as well as isolating track parts and adding effects.In a separate post, he later wrote: ‘Donda 2 will only be streaming on my own platform, the stem player.
You can download new music from stemplayer.com.‘You can play 4 different elements of the track: vocals, drums, bass and music.
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