'Copyright Infringement!': Kanye West Accused of Using Donna Summer's Song 'I Feel Love' Without Permission From Her Estate
Feb. 10 2024, Published 5:22 p.m. ET
Controversial rapper Kanye West continues to find himself in hot water with his latest performance on Veeps.
The estate of the late "Queen of Disco" Donna Summer claims that the Heartless rapper used her song I Feel Love in one of his latest tracks without their blessing, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Summer's estate shared a statement on the late singer's official Instagram page, which read, "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!!!"
The estate tagged West, TY Dollar Sign, Warner Music, and Universal Music Group in the post.
Sharon Osbourne also shared the statement on her social media after her husband, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, put Ye on blast for sampling War Pigs without permission.
Donna Summer was considered the 'Queen of Disco.'
Osbourne, 75, raged against the Chicago rapper on X, formerly Twitter, and said he refused to allow him to use his song because Ye is an "antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many."
".@kanywest ASKED PERMISSION TO SAMPLE A SECTION OF A 1983 LIVE PERFORMANCE OF “WAR PIG” FROM THE US FESTIVAL WITHOUT VOCALS & WAS REFUSED PERMISSION BECAUSE HE IS AN ANTISEMITE AND HAS CAUSED UNTOLD HEARTACHE TO MANY," the rock legend wrote on all of his socials.
"HE WENT AHEAD AND USED THE SAMPLE ANYWAY AT HIS ALBUM LISTENING PARTY LAST NIGHT," Osbourne added. "I WANT NO ASSOCIATION WITH THIS MAN!"
Kanye West was also accused of using a Black Sabbath song without permission.
Ye and collaborator Ty Dolla Sign hosted a listening party for Vultures at the United Center in Chicago on Thursday night to a sold-out crowd.
West was abruptly cut off during the livestream concert on Veeps after he rapped offensive lyrics when he reportedly agreed not to.
During the show, West rapped the words, "And I'm still crazy, bipolar, antisemite, and I'm still the king," leading Veeps to halt the livestream for all viewers.
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This incident comes just days after HBO's Bill Maher revealed he interviewed West for his Club Random podcast but would not be releasing the conversation due to the antisemitic statements made by West.
Previously, Fox News' Tucker Carlson aired a two-night special interview with the dad-of-four, but it was later discovered that Carlson had edited out West's antisemitic comments.
Since his bigoted rampage, several venues have refused to book the rapper.
On Tuesday, February 6, West took to Instagram to post a video where he complained about his inability to book gigs.
