Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign had fans eating up their new album ‘Vultures 1’
However, there will be no more feasting. At least, not on Apple Music, because the platform has removed the LP in its entirety.
Full story below…
While West has not addressed the action, Billboard reports that the issue is related to distributor FUGA – who are working with other entities to have the album scrubbed from all digital service providers.
The move comes five days after its release.
A spokesperson for the company said:
“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.”
On Friday, Feb. 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.”
The move sees yet another of West’s latter-day releases embroiled in controversy.
Even before this, the project was met with almost instantaneous backlash from the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and the estate of Donna Summer over uncleared samples.
With ‘Vultures’ comprised of three parts (and thus three separate drops), it’ll be interesting to see how the situation plays out.