Kanye West facing second copyright infringement case as Donna Summer’s estate slams rapper
KANYE West could face a second copyright infringement after Donna Summer’s estate accused him of using her song without permission.
The rapper has sampled her 1977 hit I Feel Love on the track Good (Don’t Die) on his new album Vultures 1.
But the estate of the late singer, who passed away in 2012, have slammed him for its inclusion, saying they explicitly rejected his request to use the track.
Despite being heavily sampled, a different voice sings her lines in Kanye’s song.
A post on the Instagram page for Donna’s estate said: “Kanye West…asked permission to use Donna Summer’s song I Feel Love.
“He was denied…he changed the words, had someone re sing it or used AI but it’s I Feel Love…copyright infringement!!!”
It comes days after Ozzy Osbourne also hit out at Kanye for the same reason.
On Friday, he wrote on Instagram: “Kanye West asked permission to sample a section of a 1983 live performance of Iron Man from the US festival without vocals and was refused permission because he is an anti-Semite and has caused untold heartachhowelle to many.
“He went ahead and used the sample anyway at his album listening party last night. I want no association with this man!”
The album’s release was delayed in December when Nicki Minaj refused to give permission to include a verse she had rapped on the album.
Meanwhile, the 16-song record had also been due to include a track sampling Backstreet Boys’ Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) although that did not materialise, with many suggesting they were not happy with its use.
British producer Joe Goddard from Hot Chip has had his 2011 song Gabriel sampled on Ye’s track Beg Forgiveness.
He has not criticised Kanye, but he shared a post on Instagram which said: “Real house music lovers know where this song is from.”