Wiley leaks own album after argument with iTunes
20 March 2013, 08:40
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
Having announced his upcoming retirement from music, Wiley is seemingly in a gung-ho sort of mood – leaking his own new album online for free.
The move came after the Grime godfather had a few disagreements with iTunes, deciding against waiting around for them to be resolved.
He wrote on Twitter last night:
If ITunes don’t do what i say i am leaking the album at 7 and i am not joking.
— Wiley (@WileyUpdates) March 19, 2013
Before posting the album here. The original file has now been deleted, but is rapidly being shared around the net.
The Ascent was scheduled to be released on 1 April via Warner Records, who probably aren’t happy with this latest development.
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