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29 February 2024NewsCopyrightLiz Hockley

Donna Summer estate sues Kanye West for ‘stealing’ ‘I Feel Love’ sample

Lawsuit claims West sampled the hit 1970s song for a new track after permission was denied on moral grounds | Summer estate ‘wanted no association with West’s controversial history’.

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