Kanye West may have released Donda on streaming platforms, but it’s certainly not the end of the drama.
The album dropped for Australians on streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify last night at 10pm (AEST), following reports that the album wouldn’t release because of DaBaby’s manager.
West took to Instagram to share iMessage screenshots of a conversation between himself and his manager Bu.
The posts which have now been deleted from West’s Instagram showed how Bu was notifying West that Donda wouldn’t release because DaBaby’s manager wouldn’t “clear” the song, ‘Jail’.
However not long after that, another message on social media began circulating that the album would be released 8am EST – 10pm AEST for us.
With the album’s drop marking a very sweet, sweet release for many, it seems like that doesn’t include Mr. West.
West has now taken to social media to with claims that Universal Music released the album without his approval.
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In the Instagram post he wrote, “Universal put my album out without my approval and they blocked ‘Jail 2’ from being on the album.”
Universal Music is the parent company of Dej Jam Recordings as well as West’s G.O.O.D. Music label.
There have been no statements made on West’s claims, however there is an update to the story, being that ‘Jail 2’, which features DaBaby is now available to play on streaming platforms.
Now that West’s Donda has finally released along with some very cool merch and tech, now we wait patiently for Drake’s Certified Lover Boy to release on September 3rd.
Drake hijacked ESPN’s TV channel in the US to announce the album’s release date, a move which many saw as another fire back at West.
Many online are claiming that West’s Donda will a better album musically, however Drake’s Certified Lover Boy will perform better on streaming platforms and the charts. Are those predictions accurate?
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