Kanye West ‘Vultures’ producers reportedly still not paid

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Kanye West‘s ‘Vultures’ albums have reportedly still not been paid.Billboard reported yesterday (December 4) that more than 10 producers who worked on ‘Vultures 1’ and ‘Vultures 2’ – both released this year as part of West’s collaborative project ¥$ with Ty Dolla $ign – have “not been paid for their services even though both albums have been released”, said music attorney Bob Celestin, who represents an unspecified number of producers who worked on both albums.“We’ve had trouble receiving a producer agreement from Ye,” added lawyer Brittney Trigg, who represents a producer who worked on ‘Vultures 1’.Billboard cites five lawyers who represent clients on ‘Vultures 1’, who stated that getting them compensated for their work has been even more challenging than usual. ‘Vultures 1’ was released on February 10, and ‘Vultures 2’ on ‘August 3’.In Ye’s case, five lawyers with clients who worked on ‘Vultures 1’ say that getting them compensated has been even more challenging than usual.

According to them, West – now known as Ye – has allegedly gone through at least two attorneys to help with clearances, which involves clearing songs and disbursing royalties to collaborators.Earlier this year, Billboard reports, attorneys representing these producers decided to band together and coordinate their efforts by drafting threatening legal letters to the distributor of the albums at the time.

However, Ye switched distributors before the letters could be sent – the albums were released independently under Ye’s Yeezy brand.NME has reached out to Yeezy representatives for comment.Lawyer Jason Berger told Billboard that in an estimated “nine out of 10 deals, the producer has not been paid the day the music comes out.” Celestin added that.