20/20 vision. Amber Rose claimed that she saw her ex-boyfriend Kanye West’s split from Kim Kardashian coming.
01.07.2022 - 13:25 / completemusicupdate.com
Kanye West has been sued over an allegedly uncleared sample in a track on his recent ‘Donda 2’ album. According to the publisher of the sampled song, West’s track ‘Flowers’ repeats the uncleared sample at least 22 times.The sampled track is ‘Move Your Body’ by Marshall Jefferson, which is published by plaintiff Ultra International Music Publishing.
And the use of the uncleared sample is, Ultra says in its lawsuit, “an unambiguous infringement of the copyright” in the song its controls.Ultra’s legal filing also notes ramblings by West in recent years to the effect that he is a champion of artist rights. However, it then says, “contrary to his claimed interest in the proper compensation and fair treatment of all artists”, the rapper has not properly treated or compensated Jefferson, “whose work he sampled and exploited without authorisation or compensation in the creation of ‘Donda 2′”.“Specifically”, it goes on, “West’s song ‘Flowers’ – reportedly written about his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian – directly samples an iconic song written by … Marshall Jefferson in 1986.
That song, titled ‘Move Your Body’ and known as ‘the house music anthem’, is instantly recognisable; the unauthorised sample taken by West is repeated at least 22 times throughout ‘Flowers'”.“West’s unauthorised use of ‘Move Your Body’ constitutes an unambiguous infringement of the copyright in the musical composition ‘Move Your Body'”, it then says, “and of course is a blatant exploitation of [Jefferson’s] work without permission and compensation. Manifesting the height of hypocrisy, West advocates for artists’ rights with one hand, yet has no shame in taking away rights from another artist with the other”.The lawsuit also states: “During discussions with
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Kim Kardashian is showing her appreciation to have Kanye West as the father of her children, taking a moment to post a sweet message to her ex-husband, just in time for Father’s Day. The couple share four children, 9-year-old North, 6-year-old Saint, 4-year-old Chicago and 3-year-old Psalm.Kim took to Instagram to post a photo of the rapper with their children, captioning it “Thank you for being the best dad to our babies and loving them the way you do! Happy Father’s Day Ye.“Kim also shared an emotional tribute to her late father, Robert Kardashian, posting a sweet photo and writing “The kids asked me how I would celebrate with you today if you’re all the way up in heaven.
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Kim Kardashian has shared a post for ex husband Kanye West, thanking him for being “the best dad”.The Kardashians star, 41, officially split from her rapper husband, 45, in April of this year after the star was declared “legally single” by a US court.The former couple share four children together – North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two – with the pair sharing parenting duties together.To celebrate Father’s Day, Kim shared two photos of Kanye with their children. In the first photo, the four children are standing in a line on a porch as Kanye bends down to put his arms around Psalm.