Kanye West’s King Crimson Sample in ‘Power’ Sparks Lawsuit Against Universal Music

Kanye West's girlfriend Chaney Jones has seemingly had the rapper's name "tattooed on her wrist".The brunette model, who has been dating 44 year old dad-of-four Kanye for the last few months, posted new snaps on her Instagram stories that appeared to show Kanye's nickname "Ye" inked on the side of her left arm just above her hand. With the tattoo designed in black script font, Chaney, who recently opened up about having had a Brazilian bum lift, and her new beau seem to be getting more serious as the social media influencer marked her commitment to the relationship with such permanence. In one image, the 24 year old Kim Kardashian-lookalike showed off her stunning figure as she donned a striking silver denim bandeau top and matching skinny jeans.The star then wore high-heeled open toe boots in the same fabric, and flashed her midriff and cleavage.

Kanye West gave Kim Kardashian some brutal criticism of the first red carpet outfit she styled without his help after their divorce filing.

Kim Kardashian is revealing one of the hardest parts about her split from Kanye «Ye» West. On the latest episode of , Kim told her sister, Kourtney Kardashian, why choosing outfits had been stress-inducing post-split.«I got to the point where I would ask him for advice for everything, down to what I wear,» Kim told Kourtney of being married to Kanye. «Even now I’m having panic attacks, like, 'What do I wear?'» Kim noted that, while her ex styled her for her appearance on , she dressed herself for the WSJ. Magazine 2021 Innovator Awards, something that made her «so nervous.»«I was like, 'How do I wear something that hasn’t been pre-vetted first?'» Kim recalled.

Pete Davidson made a dig at his girlfriend Kim Kardashian's estranged husband Kanye West during one of his recent stand-up shows. The Saturday Night Live star, 28, has butted heads with the rapper since he began dating Keeping Up With The Kardashians star Kim in October last year. Appearing at the Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival, Pete seemed to make light of the Gold Digger hitmaker's custody situation with Kim, after Kanye previously accused her of not letting him see his brood North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four and Psalm, three.

Kendrick Lamar dropped a transformational music video for his new single, «The Heart Part 5,» off his hotly anticipated new album,, which comes out on Friday.In the video, which was released on Sunday, Kendrick Lamar performs the track solo in front of a dark red backdrop.After a few moments, as Lamar raps, the video them employs some impressive Deepfake visual trickery, as the artist's face visually morphs into a number of other public figures, beginning with O.J. Simpson.Throughout the track, Lamar morphs from Simpson to Kanye «Ye» West, then into Jussie Smollett.

Pete Davidson has joked about Kanye West pulling a ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ – watch footage from his Netflix Is A Joke Festival set below.Davidson appeared at the festival last Friday (April 29) to premiere his new show, Pete Davidson And Best Friends, which was filmed for release on Netflix later in the year. To a sold-out crowd at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre, he opened the set by poking fun at the claims that West tried to spread rumours about Davidson – who is currently dating West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian – having AIDS.“I had an AIDS scare this year,” he said before telling the audience that he got himself tested for the condition since West is a “genius”.

Pete Davidson has been on the receiving end of some attacks from Kanye West, who has called him “Skete” (and worse) in numerous incendiary social media posts ever since the “Saturday Night Live” star began dating West’s ex, Kim Kardashian.

Pete Davidson is ready to talk about Kanye West. The comedian stayed quiet for some time when it came to Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband and father of her children, but the stand-up comedian is ready to use this chapter of his life for laughs. Davidson took the stage last week at the Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival where he went on for over 3 minutes about how he’s had a ‘really weird year,’ “Kanye told me I had AIDS... And he’s a genius,” Davidson joked.

Pete Davidson is addressing the drama. Last week, for the first time in three years, the star took the stage to perform to the sold-out first night of at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.It didn't take long for the comedian to reference girlfriend Kim Kardashian's ex, Kanye «Ye» West. Davidson opened his set by talking about the 44-year-old rapper claiming Davidson had AIDS.

Kanye «Ye» West was in support of Kim Kardashian hosting  -- up until a point. On the most recent episode of Hulu's , Kim shares with her sister, Khloe Kardashian, why her ex walked out during her monologue back in October. «He walked out on, like mid-monologue. So, I haven't talked to him since,» Kim shares, noting that it was joke she made about Kanye that made him leave.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentWhen Kim Kardashian hosted “Saturday Night Live” last year, she joked about her ex-husband Kanye West during her monologue. Though the two were amid a divorce, it seemed as if they were on relatively good terms at the time given her light-hearted monologue.Kim quipped at the time about West, “I married the best rapper of all time. Not only that, he’s the richest Black man in America,” she said onstage.

Kanye West walked out during her Saturday Night Live monologue.She addressed her divorce from West, now formally known as Ye, while hosting the show in October last year. In her monologue, Kim said: “I married the best rapper of all time. He’s the richest Black man in America, a talented legit genius who gave me four incredible kids.“So when I divorced him, you have to know it came down to just one thing, his personality.”In the latest episode of Hulu’s The Kardashians, Kim is seen telling her sister, Khloe Kardashian, about how the monologue caused a row between her and Ye.“He walked out on SNL like mid-monologue, so I haven’t talked to him since,” she said.She explained that Ye was “upset” because she used the word “divorced” instead of “filed for divorce” during the monologue.Kim added: “And he was upset that I also said he was a rapper.

Kanye West is facing a lawsuit from a Texas pastor who claims the rapper sampled his sermon on the ‘Donda’ track ‘Come To Life’.According to TMZ, Bishop David Paul Moten is suing the rapper, UMG Recordings, Def Jam Recordings and G.O.O.D Music for allegedly sampling audio of his sermon without seeking permission.Moten claims West used his sermon for 70 seconds on the track, which is more than 20 per cent of the song.The Bishop allegedly criticised the rapper and the music industry for “wilfully and egregiously sampling sound recordings of others without consent or permission”.It comes just a week after the rights holder of the King Crimson sample in West’s ‘Power’, from his 2010 album ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, announced they were suing Universal Music Group.Mechanical rights holder to Crimson’s ’21st Century Schizoid Man’, Declan Colgan Music Ltd, claims that Universal underpaid streaming royalties for the use of that song on ‘Power’.The label is allegedly paying Declan Colgan Music a percentage of what it receives from streams, which is a lower amount than what CD sales would have produced.The rights holder is claiming that Universal “failed, and continues to fail, to comply with its royalty accounting obligations”.In a statement, King Crimson’s Robert Fripp said: “There is a longer story to be told, and likely to astound innocents and decent, ordinary people who believe that one is paid equitably for their work, and on the appointed payday.“This dispute has been dragging on for several years, unnecessarily IMO,” he added.

Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson addressed his long-running feud with Kanye West.Davidson appeared at the festival last Friday (April 29) to premiere his new show, Pete Davidson And Best Friends, which was filmed for release on Netflix later in the year. To a sold-out crowd at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre, he opened the set by nudging at the claims that West tried to spread rumours about Davidson – who is currently dating West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian – having AIDS.“I had an AIDS scare this year,” he quipped (per Variety), telling his audience that he got himself tested for the condition since West is a “genius”.

King Crimson sample in Kanye West’s ‘Power’ is suing Universal Music Group.As per a report in Variety, mechanical rights holder to King Crimson’s ’21st Century Schizoid Man’, Declan Colgan Music Ltd, claims that Universal have underpaid streaming royalties for the use of that song on ‘Power.’‘Power’ appears on West’s acclaimed 2010 album, ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ and members of King Crimson are listed in the credits for the track.According to Variety, Universal and Declan Colgan Music have an agreement that pays King Crimson a royalty rate of 5.33 per cent for copies of ‘Power’ that are sold or “otherwise exploited.”The issue, according to Declan Colgan Music and their lawyers, is that they claim Universal are paying an insufficient amount for streams of ‘Power’.The label is allegedly paying Declan Colgan Music a percentage of what it receives from streams, which is a lower amount than what CD sales would have produced.According to Variety, the rights holder is claiming that Universal “failed, and continues to fail, to comply with its royalty accounting obligations.”RF: This dispute has been dragging on for several years, unnecessarily IMO and I suggest the SOP for majors when…Posted by Robert Fripp on Wednesday, April 13, 2022In a statement on Facebook, King Crimson’s Robert Fripp said: “There is a longer story to be told, and likely to astound innocents and decent, ordinary people who believe that one is paid equitably for their work, and on the appointed payday.“This dispute has been dragging on for several years, unnecessarily IMO,” he added.He also went on to write that the band’s lawyers is the same one who won Ed Sheeran’s recent ‘Shape of You’ copyright case.“Meanwhile and interesting factoid: the