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“Snubbed” musicians seek $500k from Kanye West in ‘Hurricane’ copyright infringement trial
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“Snubbed” musicians seek $500k from Kanye West in ‘Hurricane’ copyright infringement trial

NME·Max Pilley·28 days ago
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A group of “snubbed” musicians are seeking over $500,000 in a copyright infringement lawsuit against  Kanye West  over the song ‘Hurricane’. READ MORE:   Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of filler The song went on to be released on Ye’s 2021 album ‘ Donda ’, but the suit relates to an earlier version of the track that was performed live at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia in July 2021. The performance allegedly incorporated a sample from ‘MSD PT2’, a one-minute instrumental created by Khalil Abdul Rahman, Sam Barsh, Dan Seeff and Josh Mease. They have filed a suit against Ye that is now being heard by a federal jury in Los Angeles. The musicians claim that the recording was shared with Ye’s team during preliminary discussions, and they say there was an expectation that they would be “compensated fairly” for any commercial use.…

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