Kanye West And Ty Dolla $ign Sued By Donna Summer's Estate Over Uncleared Sample For "Good (Don't Die)"

Donna Summer's Estate estate just filed suit against Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, Ye's record label and others according to the docs they're claiming Kanye wanted to sample Summer's smash hit "I Feel Love" for a track on his first 'Vultures' album. The song in question is called "Good (Don't Die)" and it was actually included in the tracklist at first when KW dropped 'Vultures 1' on Feb. 10 across different streaming platforms. it sounds a lot like Donna's voice from 'IFL' in the new West track but the problem, according to the lawsuit, is that Ye and co. never properly got permission to use it and the estate claims they were very clear about rejecting the request. Donna's estate claims that Ye and Ty approached them just earlier this year on Jan. 31, 2024, they say to request clearance on her iconic hit but the estate flatly denied them. The estate says Summer's estate still controls a portion of the copyright and claims Ye and company approached them a little more than a week before the release date for the new song with Kanye apparently wanting to drop the album on Feb. 9, with the song in the mix. The estate says because of Yeezy's rep lately presumably the controversies surrounding his antisemitic comments and other public statements Donna's estate decided her song being used on his album wasn't going to do them any good so they say they passed, and rejected his ask for the sample. Donna's estate claims Ye dropped the album anyway with "Good (Don't Die)" on there and it showed up on Apple, Spotify and other major streaming/music platforms They claim Ye attempted to get around the denial by creating an interpolation of Donna's song instead of the actual track but Donna's estate claims the workaround doesn't insulate them from copyright infringement. Donna's estate says they contacted Apple, Spotify and other streamers to ask they yank the song which may explain why Kanye's album briefly disappeared the weekend it was released. Eventually, it was re-uploaded but "Good (Don't Die)" was now removed from the list. Donna's estate claims the song had been streamed millions of times and they allege they've been harmed as a result'Good (Don't Die)' is still included in the track list for 'Vultures 1' for those who actually purchased the album when it first dropped and you can still play the song in full on Apple Music 

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