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Kanye West (Again) and Pusha T Sued for Failing to Clear a 1972 Sample

Kanye West Sued for Failing to Clear a Sample — for the Second Time This Month

Daniel Sanchez
June 11, 2019
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According to Kanye West and his legal team, clearing samples is unnecessary. Last week, performance actor Ronald Oslin Bobb-Semple filed a lawsuit against Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Ty Dolla Sign. Filed at... Read More...
Kanye West and TIDAL Quietly Settle The Life Of Pablo Lawsuit

Kanye West and TIDAL Quietly Settle The Life Of Pablo Lawsuit

Daniel Sanchez
January 31, 2019
Three years ago, Kanye West released The Life of Pablo exclusively on Jay-Z’s streaming music service, TIDAL. Immediately after the release of his album, Kanye West went on Twitter to boldly proclaim the fol... Read More...
Sacramento DJ Goes On Epic Rant, Stops Playing Kanye West

Wyoming Ranch Officially Bans Rappers After Kanye West’s Listening Party

Lennon Cihak
June 6, 2018
Image by Pieter-Jannick Dijkstra (CC by 2.0) Apparently Kanye West's listening party was a tad obnoxious. Some artists release albums.  Kanye West hosts a lavish private listening party at a ranch in Jackson... Read More...
As Artists Pull Their Music from the Service, TIDAL Faces Criminal Complaint Over Fake Streams

As Artists Pull Their Music, TIDAL Faces Millions In Damages Over Fake Streams

Daniel Sanchez
May 15, 2018
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TIDAL remains suspiciously silent as the fallout over fake plays continues to grow. Norwegian songwriters, composers, and music publishers have filed a complaint against Jay-Z’s streaming music service, TIDA... Read More...

Latest Industry: RIAA v. Grande, Grammy Diversity, Morgan Evans, R&C+ITB, BTS, Sony/ATV, TIDAL, Vertigo…

Daniel Sanchez
May 9, 2018
The RIAA goes all in against Grande Communications. In its lengthy legal battle against ISP Grande Communications, the RIAA has filed a new complaint.  According to the trade organization, Grande has profite... Read More...
TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers

TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers

Daniel Sanchez
May 9, 2018
How far did TIDAL go to promote Kanye West's The Life of Pablo and Beyoncé's Lemonade? Let’s face it.  Jay-Z hasn’t had such a great time so far. First, his last 4:44 album didn’t appear on Billboard ch... Read More...
Elon Musk, Kanye West

People Can’t Handle Elon Musk Naming Kanye West His “Obvious” Inspiration

Mutembei Kevin
March 12, 2018
The audience at SXSW couldn't get a hold of themselves after space-travel maestro Elon Musk named Kanye West as his source of inspiration. Kanye West is an inspirational person, of course. There's no doubt a... Read More...

Taylor Swift’s Album Drops on the 10 Year Anniversary of Kanye West’s Mother’s Death

Paul Resnikoff
August 25, 2017
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Kanye West's mother, Donda West, pictured in 2007 shortly before her death (photo: Tyler Curtis CC 2.0). No, no, no... this cannot be intentional... right?  Unfortunately, it turns out that Taylor Swift's alb... Read More...
Kanye West Just Killed the Streaming Music Exclusive

Kanye West Just Killed the Streaming Music Exclusive

Daniel Sanchez
July 3, 2017
4
As Kanye West and Jay Z prepare for a legal battle, their feud already has a victim: music exclusives. To grow their fledging music service, Apple implemented a new strategy: obtain and release album exclusi... Read More...

Donald Trump Says Kim Kardashian Has “A Terrible Body” and “A Fat Ass”

Paul Resnikoff
December 14, 2016
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Are Donald Trump and Kanye West really such 'old friends'?  Here's what Trump remarked about Kim Kardashian, just one year after she started dating the rapper. The Howard Stern Show.  February, 2013: Howard... Read More...
Keeping Up With The Kardashian (Finally) Halts Production

Imploding Kanye West Shuts Down ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’

Daniel Sanchez
November 29, 2016
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Image by Campari America (CC by 2.0) The future of Keeping Up With The Kardashians is now up in the air, thanks to Kanye West's mental breakdown. Kim Kardashian wants to cancel the show. According to multipl... Read More...
Sacramento DJ Goes On Epic Rant, Stops Playing Kanye West

Sacramento Radio Station Bans All Kanye West Music

Daniel Sanchez
November 23, 2016
Image by Pieter-Jannick Dijkstra (CC by 2.0) The price for a short performance by Kanye West followed by a 17-minute outburst? No more radio plays in Sacramento. Oh, and an explosive follow-up rant. Despite ... Read More...
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