28 April 2022CopyrightAlex Baldwin

Kanye West sued over King Crimson ‘Power’ sample

Kanye West's sampling of the prog-rock band King Crimson in the rapper’s 2010 single “Power” has sparked a lawsuit in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.

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Kanye West sued over King Crimson ‘Power’ sample

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