Photo : Getty Kids See Ghosts, a collaboration between Kanye West and Kid Cudi, was supposed to debut its self-titled album during a livestreamed listening party set to be broadcast Thursday night on the semi-obscure app Wav. It didn’t go very well. Advertisement The stream missed its original start time of 8:00pm Pacific time and began incrementally pushing back the launch, first by 30 minutes, then adding 10 minutes more before the updates stopped coming and the stream was unavailable. Adding to the frustration was the fact the app kept sending push notifications saying the stream was live, only to produce an error message when clicked on . The company was silent on the issue for the better part of the evening, finally issuing a tweet at about 9:30pm PT telling people to “Hang tight” and that the stream would be “Starting shortly.” Shortly after the tweet, the stream was up but without audio. It just contained a graphic that said, “Livestream starting soon.” As of 10:20pm PT, no one has heard a second of Kids See Ghosts’ self-titled debut album. [Update, 10:45pm PT: It’s finally working.] Gizmodo reached out to Wav Media for details about the livestream issues. We will update this post if we hear back. People, as you might expect, are pretty pissed about the whole thing. Kanye successfully hosted the livestream of the launch event for his album, ye, on Wav just last week. Most folks probably deleted the app after the stream and re-downloaded it to listen to the new record from Kanye and G.O.O.D. Music labelmate Kid Cudi, only to be greeted with some technical difficulties. Advertisement The chatroom for the Kids See Ghosts stream, which has been available off and on over the course of the evening, has been filled mostly with people shouting profanities and complaining, as most internet chatroom denizens are wont to do. Social media has also been filled with people complaining about the delays . Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Kanye , Kid Cudi, and Wav all promoted the shit out of the livestream . Kanye urged people to download the Wav app, as did Kid Cudi, and Wav hyped up the release on social media. Unfortunately, the hype didn’t seem to pay off. Luckily for listeners interested in hearing the album, it will likely be available on streaming platforms soon. Kanye’s album ye was available to stream on Spotify and Apple Music just hours after it debuted during the Wav livestream . Kids See Ghosts will likely follow suit. Advertisement Update, June 8, 1:50am: The livestream is finally working. It’s not clear if the delay was the result of a technical issue or if Kanye and Kid Cudi just showed up super late.<doc-sep>Outrage is flooding social media, as fans who rushed to launch the WAV Media app hoping to catch Kid Cudi and Kanye West‘s Los Angeles listening party were met with a crushing error message. Originally set to start at 8 p.m. PST/11 p.m. EST on June 7, the Kids See Ghosts live stream set at a currently-undisclosed location in LA faced major delays sparking complaints. But once the delayed start time was reached, the influx of users on the WAV Media app sent the whole streaming process crashing down. The live stream is now supposedly functioning, but some users are still experiencing disconnection issues. Check out some of the fan reactions to the WAV app crash below and stay tuned for more information regarding Kid Cudi and Kanye West’s Kids See Ghosts listening party. In case you missed it, make sure to check out the merch from Kid Cudi and Kanye West’s LA listening party. Listening party has been delayed again 10 minutes. “I thought about killing WAV. pre-meditated murder.” ?#KidsSeeGhosts #KanyeWest #KidCudi why can’t they just drop kids see ghosts right at midnight instead of doing some stupid ass listening party on some shitty wav app. just drop it normally jesus — max (@maxmyers16) June 8, 2018 @WAV_Media yall really dropped the ball on the Kids See Ghosts listening party… — Narcissistic Sociopath (@DMoneyOndrizek) June 8, 2018 rip kids see ghosts listening party livestream guess we eating tomorrow — bootleg (@kekaiolu) June 8, 2018 Kids see ghosts listening party lit ? pic.twitter.com/Y2KEOPICr3 — Jwan (@jared_dywan) June 8, 2018 Listening party has been delayed again 10 minutes. “I thought about killing WAV. pre-meditated murder.” ?#KidsSeeGhosts #KanyeWest #KidCudi — Evan Kirby (@evankirby) June 8, 2018 Laughing at all these comments for @WAV_Media. They just blew the biggest release of their app for @kanyewest and @KidCudi. Get on them @AWS severs quick. — Kevin Boutte (@kevin_boutte) June 8, 2018<doc-sep>It's safe to say the excitement of a new Kanye West album has always been tied to the unpredictable nature of what’s to come (and the undeniable fire music it provides as well of course). Last week, Kanye released a new solo album called Ye, but he remained tight lipped on the details until just minutes before it debuted at his private listening session in Wyoming. And now Ye’s doing a similar rollout for his joint project with Kid Cudi, Kids See Ghosts, which is currently being debuted in Southern California right now in front of friends, family, & the media. The likes of Big Boy, YG, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Takashi Murakami, and more are in attendance to hear the body of work in person before it hits streaming platforms tomorrow. Thankfully for those of us who are unable to attend, we can still join in on the fun by live streaming the event online via the Wav app, which you can download right here if you’re interested. We'll also be rounding up some pictures and clips of the event that'll be surfacing throughout the night as well so stay tuned. Of course we’ll have the stream of the album once it becomes available, but who know’s if that’ll be at midnight or come Friday morning like last week’s Ye release. Either way, keep it locked. Update: The event looks to be held in a secret ghost town in Southern, CA which contains several abandoned buildings and "saloons" where food & drinks are being served. Guests were transported to the "town" in buses, cars and golf buggys.<doc-sep>Kanye West's #ProjectWyoming listening event series will come to an end on Thursday night (June 7) in Brooklyn, following the Chicago and Miami listening parties on Wednesday (June 6), as Kanye and Kid Cudi will be kicking off the official listening party for Kids See Ghosts in Los Angeles. For those unable to attend the LA event, the Kids See Ghosts duo are giving fans the opportunity to live stream the listening party ahead of the album's official release at midnight. Early Thursday morning, Cudi took to Twitter to share a download link for the WAV media app, the same app Kanye used to preview his Ye album listening event at a Wyoming ranch last week. The Kids See Ghost live stream will begin at 8 p.m PST/11 p.m EST.<doc-sep>
Kanye West and Kid Cudi have confirmed they will live stream their ‘Kids See Ghosts’ listening party tonight (June 7). West announced the collaborative record last month when he shared details of a raft of upcoming albums from the GOOD Music stable on Twitter. The two rappers have already announced a listening party for the album will take place in Los Angeles tonight and now, much like with West’s ‘Ye’ listening event, fans will be able to tune in from around the world. To listen, download the WAV Media app. The stream is scheduled to begin at 8pm PST (4AM BST). Download the @WAV_Media app https://t.co/tSKPugfNlF to watch the livestream of the KIDS SEE GHOSTS listening event on Thursday, June 7 at 8PM PST — The Chosen One (@KidCudi) June 7, 2018 After last week’s ‘Ye’ listening event in Wyoming, West has begun a series of Project Wyoming events in locations across the US. The first two took place outside Chicago and Miami last night (June 6), with another due to happen in Brooklyn tonight. West was not present at either party, where fans were treated to DJ sets around a bonfire and given the opportunity to buy exclusive merchandise. Rumours that the events would include premieres of new music, however, proved to be unfounded. The rapper released his latest album ‘Ye’ last week (June 1). In a three-star review, NME wrote: “Nobody can deny this mini album flirts with brilliance, and feels like a pop cultural moment straight out the gate; we just wish there was a little more to it.”