Kanye West is shopping a new album to distributors. He’s made it with rapper Ty Dollar $ign.
Kanye cannot read the room, as they say. He’s an unrepentant antisemite who’s made so many anti-Jewish comments that he lost his businesses with Adidas and Balenciaga.
Billboard says all the major labels, including West’s previous business partner Universal Music, have declined this opportunity. West would have to self-distribute through a company like DistroKid, but why would they take on that kind of bad press? He’s also a pariah on social media.
Considering the current world situation, a new record from a publicly proud antisemite wouldn’t seem like a smart business move. The record can’t be promoted on TV or radio — no show will take it. West is finished as an ‘artist,” frankly. Anyone who gives him an advance is not playing with a full deck,
