Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Kanye West is being sued by fan

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After a long wait and multiple name changes, most of us were relieved when Kanye West finally released his latest album, The Life Of Pablo.
The rapper initially told fans that his eight studio album would ONLY be available to listen to on Jay Z's Tidal - forcing fans to suscribe.
Fans were left unimpressed when he later went back on his word and one is now reportedly SUING the star.
According to USA Today, Justin Baker-Rhett claims he was tricked into signing up to streaming service Tidal because it was the only way to buy Kanye's new album.

Hip-hop artist Kanye West
Kanye performing at Coachella
Chicago law firm Edelson PC has filed the class-action lawsuit on behalf of the fan and is also calling for damages and the deletion of subscribers' personal data.
In February, Kanye tweeted: "My album will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale… You can only get it on Tidal." Kanye West attends Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 at Madison Square Garden
The star at his Yeezy Season 3 and album launch at Madison Square Garden
However, a month later the album was released on rival streaming website, Spotify, as well as iTunes, Pandora, Google Play, and Kanye's own website.
Baker-Rhett claims the exclusivity promise was just a fraudulent ploy to add millions of subscribers to a struggling Tidal.
In a statement, Mr Baker-Rhett's attorney, Jay Edelson, said: "We fully support the right of artists to express themselves freely and creatively, however creative freedom is not a licence to mislead the public.


Kanye West album cover - The Life of Pablo
The Life Of Pablo album cover
"We believe that we will be able to prove to a jury that Mr West and Tidal tricked millions of people into subscribing to their services and that they will ultimately be held accountable for what they did."
According to reports, he has also claimed the scheme tripled Tidal's subscriber base to three million, boosted its value by $60m (£42m) to $84m (£58m) and threatened fans' privacy by forcing them to turn over credit card and other personal information.
Baker-Rhett's is trying to turn his case against West and Tidal into a class action - where people who subscribed to Tidal between 15 February and 1 April can claim they're in the same position.
Kanye West
Kanye is being sued by a fan
Read more: Rihanna's old publicist blames Jay Z's Tidal network over 'disastrous' album sales
The new action comes after Rihanna's old publicist slams the streaming service as an "embarrassment".
Record producer Jonathan Hay, who worked with RiRi in 2005, says that being part of the subscription-only streaming site is destroying the legacy of popular artists.
Rock Star Award recipient Rihanna attends BET Black Girls Rock! 2016
RiRi's album ANTI sold just 460 copies in the first week
And he claims that Rihanna was “upset” when her latest album Anti sold just 460 copies in the first week after it was given away for free by Tidal.

Kanye West also saw his album The Life Of Pablo fail to chart when it was first released on the streamer.
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