Sharon Osbourne Slams Kanye West For Sampling Ozzy Osbourne’s Song

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Sharon Osbourne had strong words for Kanye West after he sampled her husband Ozzy Osbourne‘s band’s song without permission. Sharon, whose father, Don Arden, is Jewish, stated that West’s team requested permission to use the […]

Chaka Khan Drops ‘Silly Grudge’ With Kanye West For Sampling Her Voice

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Chaka Khan isn’t mad at Kanye West for sampling her voice on his debut single … and admits she was just clueless about how the Hip, Hop, the hippity hop operated at the time!!! The […]

Diddy Says He Pays Sting $5K a Day For Sampling ‘Every Breath You Take’

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Photo Credit: Shamsuddin Muhammad / CC by 2.0 Diddy says he pays Sting $5,000 daily to sample “Every Breath You Take.” A resurfaced clip from Sting’s 2018 interview with The Breakfast Club — in which the rocker […]

Drake’s Dad Says New Track Sampling Kim Kardashian Is Not a Kanye Troll

Drake’s dad has addressed the chatter surrounding a recently previewed track from his son that featured a Kim Kardashian sample. The track in question, tentatively titled “Rescue Me,” was previewed for fans during an episode […]

Beyoncé Shuts Down Right Said Fred’s “Erroneous” Sampling Claims

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On her new album, Renaissance, Beyoncé interpolated Right Said Fred’s hit “I’m Too Sexy” on “Alien Superstar.” As a result, the group’s Fred and Richard Fairbrass, as well as past member Rob Manzoli, are credited […]

‘Common decency’: Beyoncé’s Renaissance sparks debate about the politics of music sampling | Music

Ed Sheeran added songwriting credits for the writers of TLC’s No Scrubs to his song, Shape of You, after being accused of lifting the melody.

Robin Stone found out that her seminal 90s house hit Show Me Love was sampled on Break My Soul, the lead single from Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance, at the same time as everyone else. As […]