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Kanye West’s Vᴜltures albuᴍ ᴡas suddenly removed by Apple Music after the rappeʀ did this terrible thing to Taylor Swift in a new speech…
Kanye West’s Vᴜltures albuᴍ ᴡas suddenly removed by Apple Music after the rappeʀ did this terrible thing to Taylor Swift in a new speech…
Shortly after releasing “Vultures 1,” his collaborative album with Ty Dolla Sign, Kanye West is facing a rocky road in keeping the project on streaming services:
The album was removed from Apple Music and iTunes on Thursday afternoon (although several of its singles remain) amid word that its distributor was working to have it pulled from all streaming services.
But soon after, the album returned to the platforms thanks to Label Engine, who is now reportedly in charge of distribution.
According to FUGA, which was listed as the distribution service in YouTube’s metadata for the album, West initially uploaded the album to DSPs on Saturday through its automated process after the company had previously declined to distribute the record.
Now, as first reported by Billboard, FUGA claims to be working directly with streaming platforms to remove the album from their respective databases.
So far, it has been removed from the iTunes store and Apple Music, and a song that interpolates Donna Summer’s 1977 song “I Feel Love,” apparently without permission, was earlier pulled from Spotify.
“Late last year, FUGA was presented with the opportunity to release Vultures 1. Exercising our judgment in the ordinary course of business, we declined to do so,” FUGA shared in a statement to Variety.
“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.”