Kanye West's "Bully" Nears 500K Pre-Saves On Spotify

BY Zachary Horvath
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It'll be interesting to see how folks react to Kanye West's "Bully" when it drops, but for now, the public seems intrigued.

On top of disappointing fans for his bigoted rants and racist remarks, Kanye West has let them down as of late with Bully. His next solo album, which was announced in the last quarter of 2024, received multiple release dates throughout 2025.

Ultimately, it never dropped, but it seems like this year is the year we actually get it. We say that not holding our breath, but folks believe that we aren't going to get hit with another delay. As a result, nearly 500,000 Spotify users have pre-saved Bully.

As of the streaming service's last Global Top Countdown Chart update, Ye's project is inside the fourth-most pre-saved album. It sits behind Joji's Piss In The Wind, Gorillaz's The Mountain, and Wuthering Heights soundtrack by Charli xcx.

The exact number, caught by Kurrco, is 477.2K pre-saves for Bully. A$AP Rocky's Don't Be Dumb, which just got its release date last month, has been climbing up the list quickly. Right now, it has the sixth most pre-saves.

Does Bully Have A Release Date?

Like Rocky, Kanye West is seemingly dropping his album for real this month. His will supposedly arrive on January 30, two weeks later exactly.

This was revealed through the Yeezy Team over the weekend. For those who pre-ordered physical copies of Bully on bully.yeezy.com, customers received a message which revealed said date. However, there is a bit of concern as the email also talks about cancelations.

"LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CANCEL YOUR ORDER AND WE'LL HANDLE IT," it reads. Hopefully, that's just in case fans change their minds and it doesn't suggest that it will get pushed back once more.

But at the same time, we also got an official tracklist recently as well so that could calm some people down.

There's going to be two sides and 13 songs total. Titles in order are "PREACHER MAN," "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST," "LAST BREATH," "WHITE LINES," "I CAN'T WAIT," "BULLY," and "ALL THE LOVE." Side two includes, "THIS ONE HERE," "HIGHS AND LOWS," "MISSION CONTROL," "CIRCLES," "DAMN," and "LOSING YOUR MIND."

Moreover, there's been some questions about the potential use of AI on Bully, with that inquiry dating back to last year. But it seems that Ye's made tweaks and there will be none applied per multiple sources that are affiliated with Ye.

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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