Quincy Jones, the musical polymath who contributed to remarkable albums in jazz, soul, and funk as well as several of the biggest pop LPs of the 20th century — most notably producing Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad albums — died at his home in Bel Air, California, …
Read More »How Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' Changed Pop Music Forever
When Donna Summer was recording her album I Remember Yesterday, she wanted each song to evoke a different decade. “I Feel Love” was meant to represent the future of music, and as time has gone on, that idea has become a prophecy. Co-produced by Giorgio Moroder and Peter Bellotte, “I …
Read More »Donna Summer's Estate Reaches Settlement With Kanye West Over Alleged 'Theft' of 'I Feel Love'
Donna Summer’s family has reached a settlement with Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign over their alleged “blatant theft” of Summer’s indelible disco hit “I Feel Love,” a new court filing obtained by Rolling Stone reveals. In a status report filed Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles, a lawyer …
Read More »Donna Summer's Widower on Suing Kanye West for 'I Feel Love' Sample: 'Wrong Is Still Wrong'
Donna Summer‘s widower Bruce Sudano is reflecting on his legal back-and-forth with Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign over the usage of Summer’s Seventies classic “I Feel Love.” In a new interview with Billboard, Sudano revealed that West’s team had reached out to Summer’s estate to use “I Feel Love” …
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