A German singer says she's descended from Holocaust ... even after she had expressly refused to clear the sample. When contacted by Ye’s reps last year, Merton says she and her publisher told ...

On Tuesday (March 25), singer-songwriter Alice Merton filed a lawsuit against Ye fka Kanye West in a federal court in California for using a sample of one of her songs after she denied his request.

Kanye West has been sued by singer-songwriter Alice Merton, who claims that the rapper sampled her song after she denied his request to do so based on his antisemitic and racist remarks.

In a complaint filed Tuesday in California, German singer-songwriter Alice Merton ... making threats to Merton should she not clear the sample," the filing reads. "Following these threats, Merton ...

Sampled artists who get co-billing raise their profile ... singer co-billing is unseemly — the sampler is giving away the farm, paying more than they need to for a license. “When I do sample ...

Carpenter fans can get a first listen when they visit her profile. The "Nonsense" and "Espresso" singer used the feature to share a new single, "Taste," ahead of her upcoming album "Short n' Sweet ...

The German singer, best known for her 2017 hit "No Roots," claims West initially reached out in Feb. 2024 through Alien Music Services for approval from her publisher BMG to sample "Blindside." ...

The German singer, best known for her 2017 hit “No Roots,” claims West initially reached out in Feb. 2024 through Alien Music Services for approval from her publisher BMG to sample ...