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May 12, 2026
The artist once known as Kanye West and his companies infringed an uncleared sound recording in an early version of his Grammy-winning song "Hurricane," showcased at one of his 2021 "Donda" album listening parties, a Los Angeles jury found Tuesday.
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May 11, 2026
Counsel for Ye defended the rapper during closing arguments in a copyright infringement trial Monday, telling a Los Angeles jury that Ye's alleged unauthorized use of a sound recording in an early version of his Grammy-winning song "Hurricane" was merely a "test drive," and that he ultimately went in a different direction.
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May 07, 2026
A damages expert for an artists rights holding company told a California federal jury on Thursday that Ye owes over $500,000 in damages for allegedly using an unauthorized sound recording in an early version of his Grammy-winning song "Hurricane," saying Ye used it to "lure" fans into the lucrative listening party.
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May 06, 2026
Ye took the stand on Wednesday to defend himself in a California copyright trial over whether early versions of his Grammy-winning hit "Hurricane" contained an unauthorized sound recording, saying that people try to "take advantage" of him despite him being "very generous" when it comes to giving artists their due.
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May 05, 2026
DJ Khalil testified Tuesday in a California copyright infringement suit that he was initially excited Ye was using his instrumental track for what became the rapper's Grammy-winning song "Hurricane," but ultimately sought help from an artists rights company when he hit a "dead end" seeking payment from the rapper.
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May 04, 2026
The artist once known as Kanye West sampled an instrumental recording he didn't own as part of a listening party for his album "Donda," then "ghosted" the songwriters without compensating them, attorneys for Artist Revenue Advocates told a Los Angeles jury at the start of a copyright infringement suit Monday.
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April 28, 2026
The artist formerly known as Kanye West cannot delay next week's trial in a copyright lawsuit alleging he used a song by DJ Khalil and other artists on his album "Donda," a California federal judge ruled, saying concert schedules and attorney deadlines in other cases do not justify such a delay.
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February 27, 2026
A California federal judge has dismissed the majority of a copyright lawsuit accusing the artist once known as Kanye West of using a song by DJ Khalil and other artists on his album "Donda," allowing only a narrow part of the case to proceed over whether earlier demo versions of the track "Hurricane" contained an unauthorized sample.
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August 06, 2025
The artist once known as Kanye West, Ye, and his associated companies have asked a California federal court to reject a request for case-terminating sanctions in a lawsuit accusing him of ripping off copyrighted music for his 2021 "Donda" album, saying the defendants are trying to comply with discovery obligations.
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May 20, 2025
A California federal magistrate judge has largely granted a company's request for documents related to its copyright infringement suit against Ye — the artist formerly known as Kanye West — his entities, UMG Recordings Inc. and Universal Music Corp. over two tracks in Ye's August 2021 "Donda" album.