Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s joint album Vultures 1 has already stirred up its fair share of controversy, and now it might get taken down from streaming services altogether.
Prior to the album’s release on February 10, Ye and Ty were actively searching for a distribution deal. After several delays, the LP was finally released via FUGA, “a [business-to-business] tech platform for the music industry, enabling content owners to manage and deliver music to DSPs.”
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On Thursday (February 15), a spokesperson for FUGA issued a statement to Billboard claiming that the duo wrongfully released Vultures 1 through their service.
“Late last year, FUGA was presented with the opportunity to release Vultures 1,” they said. “Exercising our judgment in the ordinary course of business, we declined to do so.
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“On Friday, February 9, 2024, a long-standing FUGA client delivered the album Vultures 1 through the platform’s automated processes, violating our service agreement. Therefore, FUGA is actively working with its DSP partners and the client to remove Vultures 1 from our systems.”
HipHopDX has reached out to West’s team for comment but has not yet received a response.
The news comes after the album cut “Good (Don’t Die)” was pulled from Spotify over a dispute regarding its sampling of Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love.”
The hook of the song, which also features singer J. Rey Soul, prominently samples Summer’s 1977 disco anthem, with the late singer’s estate taking issue with its use.
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Shortly after Vulture 1 dropped, Summer’s estate wrote on Instagram: “Kanye West asked permission to use Donna Summer song, ‘I Feel Love,’ [but] he was denied. He changed the words, had someone re-sing it, or used AI but it’s ‘I Feel Love’…copyright infringement!”
“Good (Don’t Die)” is currently still available on other streaming services such as Apple Music.
