It's been almost two months since Kanye West released his latest album "The Life Of Pablo," which he swore would be Tidal exclusive, but to everyone's surprise, all 19 songs are now available outside of Tidal.
The rapper's seventh album became available on other streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music and Google Play on Friday, April 1. This exciting news for Yeezy fans comes just a week after just one of the album's songs, "Famous," became available on these services as well.
Rumors had started going around on Thursday that this could happen, as West is still in the process of making changes to the album. Despite the album now being available for streaming, it still is not available on iTunes for purchase, which does mean that he stuck to at least part of his promise, for now.
"My album will never never never be on Apple," he tweeted on Feb. 15. "And it will never be for sale...You can only get it on Tidal."
My album will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale... You can only get it on Tidal.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
Fans will quickly realize that this tweet is at least half true, but following the latest release of "The Life Of Pablo," West also tweeted that the album is available for purchase on his website. The digital download is available at shop.kanyewest.com for $20. So even though it is now for sale, it's unclear if it will ever be available for purchase on iTunes.
The Life of Pablo is now available for purchase https://t.co/xYu7lGJR7z pic.twitter.com/mNTAUiie2V — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 1, 2016
"In the months to come, Kanye will release new updates, new versions and new iterations of the album," Def Jam, West's label, said in a statement. Def Jam also called the album a "continuous process."
Tidal has also officially released its numbers, revealing that songs from "The Life Of Pablo" were streamed 400 million times globally as of Monday. About 250 millions of those streams came in just the first 10 days that the album was out.
"Pablo did 250 Million," West tweeted on Thursday. "This is not regular!"
Pablo did 250 Million... This is not regular! pic.twitter.com/EbXEgUdM1M
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) March 30, 2016
If Yeezy sticks to his word, he also has plans to release a lot more music this year alone. Last month, he revealed that he will be releasing three albums and six fashion collections per year. This means that we will most likely be seeing two more albums from the rapper in 2016, as soon as he finishes the final touches on "Pablo," that is.
No more fashion calendar... I'm going Mad Max... 6 collections a year...3 albums a year — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) March 12, 2016
