Bad news for Kanye West fans who were waiting for his new album "The Life of Pablo" to make its way to Apple iTunes, Apple Music, or Spotify:
The iconoclastic rapper now says on (where else) Twitter that "[my] album will never never never be on Apple. 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.
But the original plan, as previously announced by West, was to make "The Life of Pablo" only exclusive to Tidal for a week, before releasing it elsewhere. Now, he's walking that plan back, and clearly indicates that at least as of now, he intends for "The Life of Pablo" never to become available anywhere other than Tidal.
West also pulled plans to sell digital downloads of the album via Tidal at the last minute, to the frustration of some fans who had already paid up the $20 asking price, with no download provided in return.