Kanye West has said he will not share any new music until he is released from his contracts with music publishers Sony and Universal.EMI (owned by Sony/ATV) has controlled the rights to West’s work since 2003.
In January last year, West sued EMI in an attempt to be released from his 2003 contract, which includes an agreement that he “remain actively involved in writing, recording and producing Compositions and Major Label Albums” without retiring.
EMI was also given rights to West’s songs that he wrote prior to the agreement.In response, EMI sued West the following March for allegedly reneging on his “bargained-for contractual obligations to the company”.
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