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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

June 11, 2019

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

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

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 Hole, Wyoming. The listening party involved... 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

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

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...

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

No, no, no... this cannot be intentional... right? Unfortunately, it turns out that Taylor Swift's album release date is exactly ten years — to the date — of the death of Kanye West's mother, Donda West. It... Read More...

Kanye West Just Killed the Streaming Music Exclusive

Daniel Sanchez

July 3, 2017

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...

Keeping Up With The Kardashian (Finally) Halts Production

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

Daniel Sanchez

November 29, 2016

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 multiple news outlets, Kim Kardashian has ha... Read More...

Sacramento Radio Station Bans All Kanye West Music

Daniel Sanchez

November 23, 2016

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 how you feel about Kanye West, the past sever... Read More...

Kanye West Suffers Meltdown On-Stage, Praises Trump, Calls Out Beyoncé and Jay Z

Kanye West Suffers Meltdown on Stage, Disses Jay Z and Beyoncé, Cancels Rest of Tour

Daniel Sanchez

November 21, 2016

Kanye West suffers on-stage meltdown. Refunds included. Kanye for President! Kanye West cut his show early on Saturday night. After just three songs and to thunderous applause, Kanye introduced Kid Cudi. He ... Read More...

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

Kanye West and TIDAL Quietly Settle The Life Of Pablo Lawsuit

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

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

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

TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers

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

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

Kanye West Just Killed the Streaming Music Exclusive

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

Sacramento Radio Station Bans All Kanye West Music

Kanye West Suffers Meltdown on Stage, Disses Jay Z and Beyoncé, Cancels Rest of Tour

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