Apple Music Removes Kanye West’s Controversial Album Vultures 1

Kanye West’s latest album, “Vultures 1,” has been entangled in controversy and legal disputes, resulting in its expulsion from major streaming platforms like Apple Music.

The album, garnering initial attention, encountered immediate hurdles over copyright infringement allegations, notably surrounding a track allegedly sampling Donna Summer’s 1977 hit “I Feel Love” without authorization.

FUGA, the distributor, made a public announcement on February 9, 2024, revealing that the album had been uploaded through their platform’s automated procedures by a longstanding client, breaching their service agreement. Consequently, FUGA collaborated with Digital Service Provider (DSP) partners and the client to purge “Vultures 1” from their systems.

Despite these concerted efforts, the album persisted on Spotify at the time of the latest update, albeit with the track “Good (Don’t Die)” rendered unplayable due to ongoing copyright disputes. The situation escalated when Donna Summer’s estate accused Kanye West of unauthorized sample usage, supported by a post on the late singer’s official Instagram page, revealing prior rejection of Kanye’s request to use the song.

Reports surfaced detailing Kanye’s attempts to bypass this rejection, whether by altering the composition, employing a surrogate singer, or resorting to artificial intelligence replication, all of which constituted copyright infringement.

Amidst this legal quagmire, Kanye West and collaborator Ty Dolla Sign were unveiled as headliners for the Rolling Loud music festival slated for March 14 in Inglewood, CA, further complicating matters.

The removal of “Vultures 1” from Apple Music and iTunes occurred a mere five days post-release, during which time one of its tracks, “Carnival,” ascended to the No. 1 position on the Top 100: Global chart.

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