Similar to the first two events, the third listening party amassed plenty of talk over social media for his elevated stunts and guest appearances from controversial figures like Marilyn Manson and DaBaby.Įven with all the fuss and confusion leading up to the album’s unconfirmed release date, “Donda” proved to be a multi-million dollar operation that only boosted West’s wealth and status as a one of music’s biggest icons.
News of West’s history-making debut arrives just days after his third and final Apple Music listening event that was held in his hometown of Chicago.
While West’s latest Instagram post alleges that his record company, Universal Music Group - parent company of Def Jam Recordings (who the artist is currently signed to) - released his album without his approval, it still managed to have a wildly-successful Sunday morning release. The record-breaking streaming numbers could be largely attributed to West’s extravagant Apple Music listening events and unorthodox methods of promoting the album via fans and social media. And in less than a day, it’s already managed to break streaming records on platforms like Spotify.Īccording to a report from Chart Data, the billionaire artist’s tenth studio album had one of the biggest first day debuts of all-time on Spotify’s global chart, raking in nearly 100 million streams within 24 hours of releasing. The new service also touts that its subscriber base with be provided with music video content and editorial content.At last, Kanye West’s “Donda” album has finally arrived. Tidal differentiates itself from services such as Spotify and Pandora by eliminating the free-tier subscriptions that most users have become accustomed to, as well as promising to offer premium exclusive content directly from the artists. However, Jay Z’s promise to his fellow artists to pay double the rate for streaming will only come from subscribers who opt for the $19.99-a-month service. The revenue from this venture will come directly from the pocketbooks of subscribers, who can choose either a $9.99 “Tidal Premium” subscription that offers standard definition streaming or the $19.99 “Tidal HiFi” subscription that offers CD-quality audio streaming. The media mogul is aiming to bridge the gap between consumer and producer by promising artists twice the standard streaming royalties as well as millions of dollars and an equity stake in the company for artists that get on board with the new streaming service.
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