Kanye West delays launch of recent album Jesus Is King: Report
You could need to maintain off on the hallelujahs. Kanye West has reportedly delayed the discharge of his new album Jesus Is King. The forthcoming effort was initially introduced for launch on Friday, September 27th.
Information of its postponement comes from Billboard and Selection, whose sources say Friday’s deliberate drop has now been scrapped. New York Occasions music reporter Joe Coscarelli tweeted comparable “business” hypothesis, however added that Kanye’s folks haven’t but completely bailed on the scheduled deadline.
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“it’s Kanye so who is aware of however I’m listening to from many business people who ‘Jesus Is King’ isn’t approaching Friday, regardless of folks on the bottom in Wyoming making an attempt to make it occur……..” Coscarelli tweeted on Wednesday afternoon.
it’s Kanye so who is aware of however I’m listening to from many business people who “Jesus Is King” isn’t approaching Friday, regardless of folks on the bottom in Wyoming making an attempt to make it occur……..
— Joe Coscarelli (@joecoscarelli) September 25, 2019
Selection reviews assembly not too long ago passed off between Def Jam label staff and Kanye’s group concerning the brand new album’s launch.
For the extra optimistic followers, there’s some motive to carry out hope. Kanye is believed to nonetheless be in Wyoming, the identical place the place the Chicago rapper celebrated final yr’s launch of ye. He was additionally simply noticed grabbing an area chew with famend producer Rick Rubin over the weekend.
Rick Rubin eating with Kanye in Wyoming. pic.twitter.com/OHs40kZ3Br
— Rick Rubin Bot (@RickRubinBot) September 23, 2019
Moreover, Kanye’s spouse, Kim Kardashian, has continued to advertise the report’s September 27th launch. Kardashian, who introduced the album’s authentic launch date and tracklist, retweeted a publish this afternoon counting down the 2 days left till Jesus Is King.
Whereas a delayed launch could be disappointing, it’s not one thing that must be unfamiliar to Yeezy followers. Kanye’s beforehand introduced LP, Yandhi, was alleged to hit streets September 2018, however suffered a number of postponements within the months following. Its launch was then delayed indefinitely after Kanye concluded it wasn’t prepared.
As we look ahead to Jesus Is King, revisit “Take Me to the Gentle”, Kanye’s latest collaboration with Francis and the Lights and Bon Iver.