KANYE WEST EXCLUSIVELY PREMIERES NEW ALBUM ON MYSPACE MUSICFriday, November 21, 2008
MySpace Music, the world's premier online music portal, is pleased to announce an exclusive premiere of Kanye West's much anticipated forthcoming album, 808s & HEARTBREAK. Beginning on Friday, Nov.21 at 12:01am PT, fans will be able to stream the album in its entirety for free on MySpace Music. This official premiere comes days before the album hits stores on November 24. Be sure to check out Kanye West's MySpace profile for the latest music, videos, news and more at www.myspace.com/kanyewest.
808s & HEARTBREAK, Kanye West's fourth album, is set to follow the pace set by his first three land-mark #1 releases - 2004's The College Dropout, 2005's Late Registration and last year's Graduation (released 9/11/07). The first two albums generated a total of six Grammy Awards, including consecutive wins for Best Rap Album of 2004 and 2005, and Best Rap Song of 2004 ("Jesus Walks") and 2005 ("Diamonds From Sierra Leone"). Graduation debuted at #1 on 956,936 first week sales, the biggest Soundscan debut by any album since Kanye's own Late Registration two years before - and the biggest debut in Island Def Jam history. Graduation generated three Grammy Awards: Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song ("Good Life"), and Best Rap Solo Performance ("Stronger"). Check out more news at www.kanyeuniversecity.com
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