Donna Summer’s estate accused Kanye West of using a sample of her song without consent on his new album Vultures on Saturday.
The rapper, 48, reportedly incorporated a version of the late singer’s 1977 hit I Feel Love into his latest track titled Good (Don’t Die).
The official Instagram page of the late singer claimed Kanye’s prior request to use the song had been rejected.
‘Kanye West…asked permission to use Donna Summer’s song I Feel Love,’ read the account’s post on Instagram Stories. ‘He was denied…he changed the words, had someone re sing [sic] it or used AI but it’s I Feel Love…copyright infringement!!!’
The post also tagged Sharon Osbourne, as she joined her husband Ozzy Osbourne in calling out Kanye for using an unauthorized sample of a Black Sabbath song on Friday.
Donna Summer’s estate accused Kanye West of using a sample of her song without consent on his new album Vultures on Saturday; She is pictured in 1980
The rapper, 48, reportedly incorporated a version of the late singer’s 1977 hit I Feel Love into his latest track titled Good (Don’t Die).; pictured in 2012
The drama began after the British rock star said he wants ‘no association’ with West, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, following a listening party for the rapper’s upcoming Vultures album, which features a snippet of Ozzy’s band’s hit War Pigs.
Sharon, whose father Don Arden was Jewish, said that the couple fired off a cease and desist to Kanye, per her interview with TMZ on Friday.
‘Kanye f****d with the wrong Jew this time,’ she added.
The former host of The Talk clarified that Kanye’s team requested permission to use the sample three weeks ago. However, her husband, who typically approves such requests, responded with a firm ‘absolutely not’.
Sharon told the outlet that Kanye ‘represents hate,’ and that he’s a ‘disrespectful antisemite,’ therefore Ozzy had a ‘special f***ing occasion to say no.’
After reiterating that the Osbourne family wants nothing to do with Kanye, she added: ‘the motherf***er’s a pig.’
Sharon’s epic clap back comes after Ozzy took to Twitter to slam the Grammy winner and denounce him for the pain he has caused the Jewish community.
‘@kanyewest 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,’ Osbourne wrote on X (previously known as Twitter).
The official Instagram page of the late singer claimed Kanye’s prior request to use the track had been rejected
!['Kanye West...asked permission to use Donna Summer's song I Feel Love,' read the account's post on Instagram Stories. 'He was denied...he changed the words, had someone re sing [sic] it or used AI but it's I Feel Love...copyright infringement!!!'; Summers in 2000](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/10/23/81110277-13069873-_Kanye_West_asked_permission_to_use_Donna_Summer_s_song_I_Feel_L-a-8_1707609221905.jpg "Estate of Donna Summer Claims Kanye West Used 'I Feel Love' Without Permission for New Album, Amid Feud with Sharon Osbourne 7")
‘Kanye West…asked permission to use Donna Summer’s song I Feel Love,’ read the account’s post on Instagram Stories. ‘He was denied…he changed the words, had someone re sing [sic] it or used AI but it’s I Feel Love…copyright infringement!!!’; Summers in 2000
The post also tagged Sharon Osbourne , as she joined her husband Ozzy Osbourne in calling out Kanye for using an unauthorized sample of a Black Sabbath song on Friday; pictured 2019
The former host of The Talk clarified that Kanye’s team requested permission to use the sample three weeks ago. However, her husband, who typically approves such requests, responded with a firm ‘absolutely not’
‘@kanyewest 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,’ Osbourne wrote on X (previously known as Twitter)
He continued: ‘HE WENT AHEAD AND USED THE SAMPLE ANYWAY AT HIS ALBUM LISTENING PARTY LAST NIGHT. I WANT NO ASSOCIATION WITH THIS MAN!’
DailyMail.com has contacted reps for West for comment, but has not heard back.
Oddly enough, Osbourne and his wife dressed as West and Bianca Censori last year for Halloween.
West took to Instagram on Friday to poke fun at Ozzy by posting a snap of the pair in their Halloween costumes.
‘He obviously has a celebrity handler who’s on his account,’ Kanye captioned it.
On Thursday, the livestream for West’s album listening party was cut off after he referred to himself in a song as a ‘crazy, bipolar, anti-Semite.’
After that lyric the feed on streaming service Veeps cut to black and went silent as the star was apparently censored.
West has a documented history of anti-Semitism and last year lost out on a number of partnership deals after going on an explosive anti-Semitic rant.
The ex-husband of Kim Kardashian vowed to go ‘death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE’ in a string of sick posts online.
His title track Vultures also included the vile lyric: ‘How am I anti-Semitic? I just f****d a Jewish b***h.’
Oddly enough, Osbourne and his wife (pictured in October 2023) dressed as West and Bianca Censori last year for Halloween
West took to Instagram on Friday to claim the post from Ozzy was written by a ‘celebrity handler’ and posted a snap of the pair in their Halloween costumes
On Thursday, the livestream for West’s album listening party was cut off after he referred to himself in a song as a ‘crazy, bipolar, anti-Semite’
Fans were also left baffled online after West – who had heavily teased his album was coming on February 9 – failed to drop
The lyrics prompted a furious backlash among some fans and was even condemned by the American Jewish Committee, among others.
‘To fuel the flames of antisemitism and promote such bile to his millions of followers, especially at this fraught and dangerous time for the Jewish community, is unforgivable,’ spokesman Richard Hirschhaut told TMZ, at the time.
The Anti Defamation League also joined criticism, telling the outlet: ‘At a time of rising antisemitism worldwide, it’s disgusting to see Kanye once again use his platform to spew Jew hatred.’
He also maintained that the ‘Holocaust is not what happened’ and promoted the conspiracy theory that Black people are the real Jews.
West’s rants saw him lose out on lucrative contracts with The Gap, Adidas and Balenciaga and more.
He was also dropped by his management team at Creative Artists Agency.
His decision to debut the song comes at a time when anti-Semitic attacks are on the rise amid the ongoing Israel Hamas conflict.
Racism against Jewish people and Muslims has soared in the wake of the October 7 attack.
According to the Anti-Defamation League the number of anti-Semitic incidents increased fourfold.
Back in 2021, ahead of the release of his tenth studio album Donda, he previously hosted multiple listening parties for fans in Chicago and Atlanta; seen earlier this month
The watchdog counted 312 anti-Semitic incidents between October 7-23, ranging from harassment to vandalism and physical assaults.
Meanwhile college campuses ands schools have seen a notable spike, according to the American Jewish Committee.
A record number of incidents were reported, with nearly 100 incidents occurring at US universities between October 7 and 30.
The soaring number of incidents has prompted the White House to introduce a series of measures to tackle the ‘alarming’ rise in both anti-Semitic and Islamophobic attacks.
