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In Bitter Lawsuit Against EMI, Kanye West Pushes Once Again For Publishing Rights Ownership
Has Kanye West omitted a key clause that could ultimately cause him to lose his legal battle against EMI Music Publishing? Kanye West has remained pretty upset at Sony’s EMI Music Publishing division and at Universal Music Group (UMG). According to a p…
Kanye West and TIDAL Quietly Settle The Life Of Pablo Lawsuit
Three years ago, Kanye West released The Life of Pablo exclusively on Jay-Z’s streaming music service, TIDAL. Immediately after the release of his album, Kanye West went on Twitter to boldly proclaim the following. “My album will never never never be o…
Kanye West Sues Roc-a-Fella, Def Jam, UMG, EMI and More
Kanye West has filed a pair of lawsuits against EMI Music Publishing and Roc-a-Fella Records, UMG Recordings, Def Jam and merchandiser Bravado International Group in an apparent attempt to free himself of all contractual obligations. The complaints were filed on Friday (January 25) in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to…
Kanye West sues Universal, EMI Music Publishing in apparent bid to exit deals
Is artist attempting to get his rights back from major music companies?
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Hip-hop producer CBMix, aka Chris Barnett, inks global deal with Downtown Music Publishing
Barnett has worked with Lil Pump, Wiz Khalifa, Chance the Rapper, Juice WRLD, Kanye West and others
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Kanye West’s ‘MP’ Format and The Future Of The Album
While Kanye West has certainly had a knack for staying in the news of late, one item that didn’t see a lot of air time was the controversial hip hop figure’s popularization of the "Medium Play" or MP album format. Here we examine what the state of "Ye" means for…
Leonard Cohen Poem Nails Kanye West’s White House Rant
After Kanye West dominated the new news cycle with a same-day rants at the White House and a Washington DC Apple store, singer-songwriter Amanda Shires took to Twitter with the words of now-departed songwriter Leonard Cohen and his poem “Kanye West Is Not Picasso.” Part of a newly released book…
Kanye West Unlocked His Phone With the Cameras Rolling, and His Password Is 000000
He should really consider using Face ID, Apple’s facial recognition software.