{"id":74946,"date":"2024-02-10T22:55:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T22:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/10\/donna-summer-estate-claims-kanye-west-sampled-music-without-permission\/"},"modified":"2024-02-10T22:55:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T22:55:15","slug":"donna-summer-estate-claims-kanye-west-sampled-music-without-permission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/10\/donna-summer-estate-claims-kanye-west-sampled-music-without-permission\/","title":{"rendered":"Donna Summer Estate Claims Kanye West Sampled Music Without Permission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3516226\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Donna Summer and Kanye West<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/donna-summer-dies-look-back-at-her-legacy-2012185\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donna Summer<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s estate accused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kanye-west\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kanye West<\/strong><\/a> of copyright infringement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cKanye West \u2026 asked permission to use Donna Summer\u2019s song \u2018I Feel Love,\u2019 he was denied,\u201d a statement on Summer\u2019s official Instagram Story read on Saturday, February 10. \u201cHe changed the words, had someone re-sing it or used AI but it\u2019s \u2018I Feel Love.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The team of the legendary disco star concluded: \u201cCopyright infringement!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They tagged the official accounts for West, 46, <strong>Ty Dolla Sign<\/strong>, Warner Chappell Music, Universal Music Group and <strong>Sharon Osbourne<\/strong> in her post. West allegedly used an interpolation of Summer\u2019s \u201cI Feel Love\u201d on one of his new tracks. Her estate remains in charge of her art following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/donna-summer-dies-at-63-report-2012175\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her 2012 death<\/a> at age 63 due to lung cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sharon, 71, and husband <strong>Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong> shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sharon-osbourne-slams-kanye-west-for-using-ozzy-osbourne-sample\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">similar complaints<\/a> several hours earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c@kanyewest ASKED PERMISSION TO SAMPLE A SECTION OF A 1983 LIVE PERFORMANCE OF \u2018WAR PIG\u2019 FROM THE US FESTIVAL WITHOUT VOCALS &amp; WAS REFUSED PERMISSION BECAUSE HE IS AN ANTISEMITE AND HAS CAUSED UNTOLD HEARTACHE TO MANY,\u201d Ozzy, 75, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ozzy-osbourne-calls-out-kanye-west-for-unapproved-war-pigs-sample\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote via X on Friday<\/a>, referring to the Black Sabbath song. \u201cHE WENT AHEAD AND USED THE SAMPLE ANYWAY AT HIS ALBUM LISTENING PARTY LAST NIGHT. I WANT NO ASSOCIATION WITH THIS MAN!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">West and Ty Dolla Sign\u2019s new album, <i>Vultures, <\/i>dropped on Friday, February 9, after an official listening party one day earlier in Chicago. Neither rapper has publicly addressed the complaints. <em>Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out for comment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3516230\" style=\"width: 576px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:177.71428571429%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3516230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1-Donna-Summer-Also-Claims-She-Denied-Letting-Kanye-West-Sample-Music.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Donna Summer Also Claims She Denied Letting Kanye West Sample Music\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1-Donna-Summer-Also-Claims-She-Denied-Letting-Kanye-West-Sample-Music.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1-Donna-Summer-Also-Claims-She-Denied-Letting-Kanye-West-Sample-Music.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1-Donna-Summer-Also-Claims-She-Denied-Letting-Kanye-West-Sample-Music.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1-Donna-Summer-Also-Claims-She-Denied-Letting-Kanye-West-Sample-Music.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1-Donna-Summer-Also-Claims-She-Denied-Letting-Kanye-West-Sample-Music.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1-Donna-Summer-Also-Claims-She-Denied-Letting-Kanye-West-Sample-Music.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1-Donna-Summer-Also-Claims-She-Denied-Letting-Kanye-West-Sample-Music.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1-Donna-Summer-Also-Claims-She-Denied-Letting-Kanye-West-Sample-Music.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Donna Summer<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Donna Summer\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sharon further alleged that West, \u201ctrue to form,\u201d went ahead and used the \u201cWar Pigs\u201d sample regardless of being denied permission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe Osbourne family have never wanted any association with Kanye West,\u201d Sharon wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsSOsbourne\/status\/1756426617025638743\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> on Saturday. \u201cHe is an anti-Semitic fool who spews his rhetoric out into the world, Kanye you f\u2014ked with the wrong dude this time. Sincerely, Sharon Osbourne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2022, West made headlines for sharing antisemitic remarks on Instagram and X that got him temporarily banned from the social media platforms. While West ultimately apologized for his comments, he lost several million-dollar brand deals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/kanye-wests-anti-semitism-scandal-every-brand-thats-dropped-him\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Every-Brand-That-Dropped-Kanye-West-Amid-His-Anti-Semitic-Remarks-019.jpg?crop=0px%2C72px%2C1374px%2C776px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Every Brand That Dropped Kanye West Amid His Anti-Semitic Remarks 019\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Every-Brand-That-Dropped-Kanye-West-Amid-His-Anti-Semitic-Remarks-019.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/kanye-wests-anti-semitism-scandal-every-brand-thats-dropped-him\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kanye West&#8217;s Antisemitism Scandal: The Complete Fallout From His Remarks<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKanye West continues to be dropped by major brands as the backlash against his antisemitic comments grows greater. The \u201cFamous\u201d artist made headlines on October 8 after tweeting, \u201cI\u2019m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I\u2019m going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE. The funny thing is I actually can\u2019t be [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">West\u2019s ex-wife, <strong>Kim Kardashian<\/strong>, condemned his comments. (The rapper and Kardashian, 43, split in 2021 and their divorce was finalized one year later.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI feel so bad for him. I don\u2019t even think he feels bad for himself. I don\u2019t even know if he knows how. I just feel so bad. He\u2019ll probably go off on me [if I reach out],\u201d Kardashian said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kim-khloe-kardashian-address-kanye-wests-antisemitic-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a July 2023 episode<\/a> of her eponymous Hulu docuseries. \u201cBut then I feel guilty that I posted something in support of the Jewish community and then people dropped him today and I\u2019m like, \u2018Is that my fault, that I posted that? Did that push them and I should I have just kept quiet but I\u2019m vocal about everything else?\u2019 I never know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">She added at the time, \u201cThe whole situation is sad and I don\u2019t know how to emotionally manage it. I\u2019m conflicted because I don\u2019t ever want [to] jump in and be part of a downfall of the father of my kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kardashian and West have continued to coparent kids North, 10, Saint, 8, Chicago, 6, and Psalm, 4, since their divorce. West also moved on, marrying <strong>Bianca Censori<\/strong> in December 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/donna-summer-estate-claims-kanye-west-sampled-music-without-permission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donna Summer and Kanye West Getty Images The late Donna Summer\u2019s estate accused Kanye West of copyright infringement. \u201cKanye West \u2026 asked permission to use Donna Summer\u2019s song \u2018I Feel Love,\u2019 he was denied,\u201d a statement on Summer\u2019s official Instagram Story read on Saturday, February 10. \u201cHe changed the words, had someone re-sing it or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-74946","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}