Kanye West confirms new release date for ‘Jesus Is King’ - News - Mixmag
News

Kanye West confirms new release date for ‘Jesus Is King’

After multiple delays, the album is dropping this week

  • Kirsten Pringle
  • 22 October 2019
Kanye West confirms new release date for ‘Jesus Is King’

Kanye West has returned to Twitter to announce his ninth solo album comes out this Friday, October 25, after multiple delays.

In the early hours of Monday morning, West tweeted for the first time since January 1 to announce the release details for ‘Jesus Is King’.

Read this next: Kanye West will only make gospel music from now on

His tweet included an image of his upcoming album pressed onto a blue vinyl.

A film will be released on the same day to accompany the album. Tickets are available via jesusisking.imax.com.

‘Jesus Is King’ was originally meant to drop on September 27, following a tracklist containing 12 songs posted by Kim Kardashian-West which featured that supposed release date. It was then set to arrive on September 29, which also did not materialise.

Read this next: Kanye West is creating a new show about himself

Indications look more promising this time. Music exec Bu Thiam has posted a video of Kanye grinning and riding a three-wheeled scooter on Instagram with the words: “When you finally finish your album” and the caption “Album coming this Friday. OCT25th”.

View this post on Instagram

Album coming this Friday. OCT25th 😎

A post shared by @ __bu on

Read this next: Kanye West and Sunday Service steal the show at Coachella

‘Jesus Is King’ is inspired by gospel music and his own Sunday Services. West described these weekly gatherings on My Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman by stating that they are “something where people can just come together and feel good with their families".

Kirsten Pringle is a freelance writer, follow her on Twitter

Read this next: Get the best of Mixmag direct to your Facebook DMs

Load the next article
Newsletter 2

Mixmag will use the information you provide to send you the Mixmag newsletter using Mailchimp as our marketing platform. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us. By clicking sign me up you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

Loading...
Loading...
Newsletter 2

Mixmag will use the information you provide to send you the Mixmag newsletter using Mailchimp as our marketing platform. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us. By clicking sign me up you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.