Universal Music Group is being sued for underpaid streaming royalties from Kanye West's 2010 song, "Power," which samples King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man." According to Variety, the lawsuit ...

Kanye West’s 2010 track “Power” has sparked a lawsuit against Universal Music Group over its sampling of prog rock band King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man.” Declan Colgan Music Ltd (DCM), which ...

Declan Colgan Music Ltd have settled their lawsuit with Universal Music Group (UMG) over a Kanye West track which samples King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man.” The mechanical rights to “21st ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) has settled a lawsuit filed by King Crimson over an unauthorized sample that was used in Kanye West's song 'Power.' The dispute stemmed from the unauthorized use of a ...

Kanye West's sampling of the prog-rock band King Crimson in the rapper’s 2010 single “Power” has sparked a lawsuit in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.

In July 2010, rap recording artist Kanye West released a single called “Power,” included later that year on his fifth studio album, Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The song, which included vocals by ...

Lawsuits over samples in music seem to be filed all the time. Usually, though, the reason for them tends to be related to the sampled work not being properly credited. However, that’s not the case ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) has been hit with a lawsuit over the King Crimson “21st Century Schizoid Man” sample Kanye West used on “Power.” Declan Colgan Music Ltd (DCM) — the owners of the ...