Kanye West took to Twitter to declare the music industry (and NBA) “modern day slave ships”, as he sought to regain the rights to his master recordings.
He explained: “When you sign a music deal you sign away your rights. Without the masters you can’t do anything with your own music.
Someone else controls where it’s played and when it’s played. Artists have nothing accept [sic] the fame, touring and merch.”For West, owning his masters, some of which are held by label Universal Music and publisher Sony/ATV, is personal. “My children will own my own masters, not your children, my children,” he followed up.
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