Kanye West is said to have used an unauthorised interpolation of the late Donna Summer's 1977 hit 'I Feel Love'. Photo / AP
Kanye West is said to have used an unauthorised interpolation of the late Donna Summer's 1977 hit 'I Feel Love'. Photo / AP
Donna Summer’s estate has accused Kanye West of sampling her music without permission.
The Stronger rapper is said to have used an unauthorised interpolation of the late singer’s 1977 hit I Feel Love on ‘Good (Don’t Die), which features on his and Ty Dolla $ign’s newly-released joint album Vultures 1.
The song features the lyrics “Ooh, I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive” seemingly set to the melody of the classic track from the Queen of Disco, who died in 2012 aged 63.
Donna Summer's estate have accused Kanye West of "copyright infringement" after he allegedly used a sample from 'I Feel Love' without permission.
A statement shared to the Instagram Story for Summer’s account said: “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!!!(sic)”
The statement comes after West was blasted by Ozzy Osbourne, who accused him of sampling Black Sabbath’s War Pigs on the album without permission.
Osbourne fumed on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) where he said: “Kanye West 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 singer added, “He went ahead and used the same sample anyway at his album listening party last night. I want no association with this man!”.
His wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, later added on her own account: “The Osbourne family have never wanted any association with Kanye West. He is an anti-Semitic fool who spews his rhetoric out into the world, Kanye you [messed] with the wrong dude this time. Sincerely, Sharon Osbourne.”
