Kanye West has made good of his promise to release his new album on 1 June, holding a listening session near where the LP was recorded in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Thursday night. It was live-streamed to the public worldwide through the WAV app. The record, titled YE, has yet to hit Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music etc in high quality (we'll update this post when it does), but the listening party stream can be viewed below (YE starts around 2:36:52). According to Kim Kardashian-West, her husband shot the album cover on his iPhone on the way to the party, which was held outdoors around a bonfire. Kanye held a similar listening event surrounded by friends and collaborators for his last album, The Life of Pablo, though it took place in the more grandiose location of Madison Square Garden. UPDATE: The album has dropped on streaming services - listen below. Loading.... Loading.... Loading.... The new album opens with the spoken lines: "Most beautiful thoughts are always beside the darkest / Today I seriously thought about killing you / I contemplated it / Pre-meditated murder / And I think about killing myself and I love myself way more than I love you, so.." Sonically, YE doesn't appear to be a huge departure, the beats having a similar feel to those on the previous album, TLOP, while some tracks have an almost 808s and Heartbreak-esque pop feel. It is light on features, though Kid Cudi helps out on the sixth track. It is his first release since his breakdown ("breakthrough", as he likes to call it), and sees him discuss his mental health and experience with coming on and off medications. The lyrics are as provocative as one would expect from Kanye, and include "Russell Simmons wanna pray for me too / Wanna pray for him ’cause he got MeToo’d”, with Stormy Daniels also being name-checked. 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes Show all 10 1 /10 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes "I was the best new artist this year" Kanye asserted this after losing the New Artist of the Year award at the 2004 American Music Awards Getty Images 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes “I am the number one human being in music. That means any person that's living or breathing is number two.” Kanye made this claim while appearing on the Wendy Williams show in 2007. He had recently released the album 'Graduation' to critical acclaim Getty Images 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes “Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'mma let you finish, but Beyoncé has one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!” In arguably the most famous incident of his career, Kanye bravely stole the microphone from then 19 year old Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech for the Female Music Video of the Year at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards REUTERS 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes "I walk through the hotel and I walk down the street and people look at me... like I'm Hitler" Kanye said this during a mid-set rant while on stage at the Big Chill festival in 2011. Despite releasing the acclaimed 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' in 2010, he was still widely disliked following the Taylor Swift incident PA Archive/PA Images 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes "I am Picasso. I am Michelangelo. I am Basquiat. I am Walt Disney. I am Steve Jobs" Kanye compared himself to these visionaries in a mid-set rant on stage in Paris, 2013 AFP/Getty Images 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes “My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.” In 2013, Kanye opened up to reveal more Kanye. His pain is understandable, considering such performances as his at the BRITs in 2015, where he came on stage with an entourage of flamethrower wielding grime artists (pictured) Getty Images 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes “I have to dress Kim everyday so she doesn’t embarrass me.” Kanye tweeted this in 2014, around the time that he was designing the first Yeezy range AFP/Getty Images 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes “By 50 percent [I am more influential than] Stanley Kubrick, Apostle Paul, Picasso… f***ing Picasso and Escobar. By 50 per cent more influential than any other human being.” Kanye made this claim backstage after appearing on Saturday Night Live in 2016, he did not show his working out Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes "My wife just called me and she wanted me to make this clear to everyone. I don't agree with everything Trump does. I don't agree 100% with anyone but myself." This quote followed Kanye's recent expression of love for Donald Trump on Twitter, in which he claimed that he and Trump were "dragon energy" Getty Images 'Imma let you finish' - Kanye West's most controversial quotes "When you hear about slavery for 400 years... for 400 years? That sounds like a choice." Kanye made this comment in a May 2018 interview with TMZ. He later clarified that, in saying slavery was a choice, he meant "we can make our own reality" PA Wire/PA Images If the version played in Wyoming is final, YE will be just shy of 30 minutes. Earlier in the week, Pusha T's Kanye-produced album Daytona was released, which clocked in at just 21 minutes. According to Pitchfork, the “digital album will be delivered via e-mail upon global release on 1 June.”<doc-sep>The suspense surrounding Kanye West’s new album continues. According to West’s Twitter, fans can watch a livestream of the album listening party he is hosting at his Wyoming ranch. West wrote on Twitter that fans can download the WAV Media app to watch the livestream, which is taking place in Jackson Hole, Wyo. and goes live at 7 p.m. PST. The rapper invited a delegation of media representatives to experience the listening party in person ahead of the release of his latest album, whose title hasn’t even been officially announced. West had the idea last Friday to fly a planeload of media, radio, DJs, and other influencers to Wyoming to hear his new album — yes, the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. Check out live updates from the listening party here. Fans can also listen to the album and participate in an “exclusive communal discussion” on the Stationhead app beginning at midnight on June 1. The media corps landed in Jackson Hole and were en route to the ranch as of 5:30 p.m. PT, where they’ll hear the album. According to our reporter, “It’s absolutely breathtaking — mountains and trees as far as the eye can see. As we left our luxurious and unexpected private jet, one fellow traveler said, ‘After all this, we’re gonna HAVE to say Kanye’s album is fire…'”<doc-sep>If there’s one thing Kim Kardashian West has proven over the years, it’s that she’s totally devoted to her family. The star is a loving mother to her three children and a supportive wife to her musician husband, Kanye West. So it’s no surprise that when Kanye dropped his latest album during a star-studded party in Wyoming, Kardashian West dressed in head-to-toe Ye-designed merch. kim-kanye Credit: Def Jam Records According to Vogue‘s play-by-play of Thursday night’s intimate listening party for West’s new album “YE,” which took place in in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Kardashian West arrived wearing a “Wyoming” merch shirt, which was custom made for her. The peach-colored long sleeve top included drawings of mountains and the sun, along with bright-colored designs down the sleeve and “Wyoming” painted across the front, which is already for sale on his Kanye West merch site. But that wasn’t the only way she was repping West. The star paired the top with a pair of leggings from Yeezy Season 7, and Yeezy Season 6 low-heeled boots — because the mud in Jackson Hole was no joke. Get push notifications with news, features and more. Screen Shot 2018-06-01 at 11.59.32 AM Credit: Edward Barsamian/Instagram A source told PEOPLE that Kardashian West stayed by her husband’s side the entire night, and as usual, looked great. “Kim was there next to Kanye the whole time and looked to be having a lot of fun. She looked amazing! Earlier she was hanging out in the barn where they were serving food and drinks, just chilling, talking to people like 2Chainz,” a source in attendance at the listening party tells PEOPLE. “Everyone was taking pics but she didn’t care at all.”<doc-sep>Kanye West unveiled his new album to hundreds of high-profile guests at a listening party on Thursday night. But despite the warm reception the sounds received from attendees, it seems not everyone was a fan of the boisterous event. On Monday, The Blast reported the 40-year-old's 'party will be the last rap gathering at the picturesque ranch.' Kanye hosted the bash at the Wyoming ranch which saw hundreds of his friends turn up Boisterous: Kanye West unveiled his new album to hundreds of high-profile guests at a listening party on Thursday night Beautiful sights: On Monday, The Blast reported the 40-year-old's 'party will be the last rap gathering at the picturesque ranch' Revelers are pictured living it up on the ranch Taking place at Diamond Cross Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the one night party was attended by a slew of celebrities, including Kim Kardashian, Jonah Hill, and Chris Rock. The outlet spoke with the owner and operator of the location, Jane Golliher, who called the event the 'most confusing' they've ever held. She said the plans for the event were changing 'every 30 minutes', and ended up taking place outside, despite originally be set to occur indoors. This didn't sit to well with neighbors who quickly complained about the decibel levels of the event. Industry heavyweights helped Kanye celebrate in style although not to the liking of neighbors who complained about the noise Celeb-packed: But despite the warm reception the sounds received from attendees, it seems not everyone was a fan of the boisterous event The Blast reports,'Teton County has strict noise ordinances which require any sound after 10PM to be kept under 80 decibels,' yet 'Ye's listening party cranked up the music to 120 decibels.' They added, 'Golliher says her neighbors — mainly other lodges — immediately complained about the deafening noise, and she had to send employees running down to smooth things over to avoid complaints with the county.' Apparently the party was supposed to be over by 10 p.m., but thing didn't even start till 930 p.m. Everything seems to be good between Kanye and Golliher despite the the confusion. According to the outlet, she 'is adamant she has no beef with Kanye, and says that his planners and employees were amazing.' The only bad news is for anyone who was looking to hold their own rap release party at the now famed venue, as 'there will be 'no more rappers' at the ranch.' However, the venue may hold a 'day concert' at some point. Despite the problems the owners insist they have no beef with the rapper<doc-sep>
Kanye West made good on his promise to release his new album "Ye" on June 1, but one night before the album's release, he decided to livestream his album release party on the WAV app. The WAV app was relatively unknown until Thursday night, but as of Friday afternoon, it's the top-downloaded app in the "Music" section of the iOS App Store, as well as the fifth-most downloaded app overall. It's a surprising move, considering how Kanye originally released "The Life of Pablo" as a Tidal exclusive in 2016. When Kanye West decided to livestream the release party for his new album "Ye" on Thursday night, it meant fans had to actually download an app to get an "exclusive" look at his latest project. It's a much different approach compared to West's last album release, where the first place you could hear "The Life Of Pablo" in 2016 was to stream it on Tidal. Even West's album release party for "The Life Of Pablo," which took place in Madison Square Garden, could only be viewed online via Tidal. This year, West released his new "Ye" album on several major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, and of course, Tidal. But the very first place you could hear the album was a relatively unheard-of app called WAV, which was the only place you could actually watch West's release party. Kanye West chose the music and livestreaming app WAV to livestream his album release party for "Ye." WAV Although the app didn't get much attention before Thursday night, it has since become the top-downloaded app in the "Music" category of the iOS App Store, as well as the fifth-most downloaded app on the store as of Friday afternoon. WAV is a multimedia application that includes new music from artists collaborating with the app, as well as livestreams, videos of concerts, and interviews with artists. The WAV app is organized into "channels" that all have a theme, like house music, or a channel just for young artists in LA trying to achieve recognition. The channels screen of the WAV app WAV In addition to allowing users to watch and listen to new artists, WAV has a feature called "Beats," through which users can give an in-app currency to artists they particularly enjoy.