Kanye West says he's done making CDs: Long live streaming

"No more CDs from me."
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Yohana Desta
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The Life of Pablo will never come to life on CD. 

Kanye West tweeted on Monday that he will no longer be making physical records. From now on, he says, he'll only be streaming his albums.

That's currently the case for his most recent album, The Life of Pablo. It's only officially available via Tidal. 


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Streaming has been a contentious issue among music artists, with some -- like Adele and Taylor Swift -- withholding their music from sites like Spotify in order to make more via album sales. Many music fans love streaming, but  most musicians aren't having the easiest time making money from sites like Spotify and Tidal. 

But that's not a concern for West, whose most recent album isn't even available for purchase. 

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He also stopped to share some #Kanyefidence-building tweets.

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Yohana Desta

Yohana Desta was the senior film reporter for Mashable. She is a Northern Virginia native and an American University grad. She enjoys carefully curating her Instagram account and can often be found reading books, going to concerts, watching movies and learning way too much about pop culture.

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