Donna Summer's Estate Accuses Kanye West of Unauthorized Use of "I Feel Love"
Kanye West is facing allegations of copyright infringement by Donna Summer's estate for using her 1977 single "I Feel Love" without permission. The late singer's estate claimed that despite being denied permission to use the song, Kanye went ahead and used it in his joint album with Ty Dolla $ign, titled Vultures 1. The track "Good (Don't Die)" reportedly features the melody from Summer's iconic song, with Kanye singing the lyrics "Oh, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive." Billboard first reported on this matter. Donna Summer's estate took to Instagram to accuse Kanye of copyright infringement, stating that although he had sought permission to use "I Feel Love," it was denied. However, he proceeded to alter the lyrics, have someone else sing them, or potentially use artificial intelligence to recreate the melody. The estate called out this action as copyright infringement. Furthermore, Ozzy Osbourne also expressed his dissatisfaction with Kanye for seemingly using Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" without obtaining permission. Osbourne revealed that Kanye had approached him for permission, but he, too, had declined.