Donna Summer’s estate is suing Kanye West for the unauthorized use of her song “I Feel Love” on his latest album, Vultures Pt. 1.
A version of Summer’s disco classic, “I Feel Love,” is interpolated on the Vultures track “GOOD (DON’T DIE).” Summer’s estate says when West’s team initially approached them in late January to clear the sample, they declined, citing West’s negative reputation and recent antisemitic behavior.
West went ahead and released the song anyway, and while Summer’s estate has managed to pull the song from some streaming services, they are now going to court to seek an injunction for further distribution as well as compensatory damages for the millions of streams the song has already received.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have also threatened legal action against West over his unauthorized use of a performance of Ozzy singing “Iron Man” on Vultures Pt. 1. In a new interview, Ozzy elaborated on his stance against West, saying, It’s wrong if you don’t say anything about him. I don’t want any of my work in any shape or form to be associated with anything like that.”
