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Kanye West shares video of himself urinating on Grammy Award amid row with record labels
September 17, 2020 1:09:06 p.m.
Rapper and music producer Kanye West shared a video of him urinating on a Grammy Award on Wednesday following a series of tweets criticizing music labels for their ownership of the artists’ music rights.
Believe me … I WON’T STOP, the 43-year-old captioned the video.
90% of record deals on the planet are still on royalty A standard record deal is a trap to NEVER get you back, and there are all those hidden costs like distribution fees that many labels put in their deals. to earn even more money on our work without even trying, he wrote in a tweet.
The video, which has been viewed over 21 million times, shows one of his Grammys placed in a toilet while West urinates on it.
Take a look here:
Believe me … I won’t stop pic.twitter.com/RmVkqrSa4F
you (@kanyewest) September 16, 2020
West is the last of the eminent artists to demand that he be allowed to own the rights to his original or “master” records.
Most artists assign their rights to an original disc to a record company for a fixed term or for the term of copyright. Record companies can then authorize the use of the music on streaming services, in movies, in commercials or in other products.
Singer Taylor Swift was recently embroiled in a similar feud over her masters and accused a record company of not allowing her to sing her old songs at an event since they held the rights to the masters.
In a series of tweets, West criticized Universal Records and Sony, and compared the music industry to a slave ship. West has also vowed not to make any new music under his current contract until he owns his masters.
I forgive everyone in the music industry who is involved in modern slavery. Revenge is only the lords.
you (@kanyewest) September 16, 2020
He also shared several photos of his alleged contact with Universal Records saying that all the musician will be free.
ALL MUSICIANS WILL BE FREE
you (@kanyewest) September 16, 2020
West called for support from Swift (with whom he had a long feud), U2 frontman Bono, rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
Bono can I have a retweet I love you Paul can I have a retweet I love you Drake Kendrick same Taylor We need you noooooow
you (@kanyewest) September 16, 2020
Some, like songwriter Diane Warren, responded to West’s video and condemned the act, calling it “vile and disrespectful.”
How vile and disrespectful to U. It was given to you by your peers out of respect for your work and U r literally pissed them off. I won a Grammy and I am still grateful and humble that my peers found me worthy of it. https://t.co/glAO5z8dCH
Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) September 16, 2020
Take a look at some other reactions to the video:
Do i even say something pic.twitter.com/h8PTHGezGa
Mike (@ KashMike31) September 16, 2020
eww pic.twitter.com/j5nrZmB4tn
this is Marian (@mrperrysk) September 16, 2020
Imagine if he became president.
Daniel G. Stefanski (@ DanStefanski80) September 16, 2020
It’s funny.
Justice4US77ha (@ Justice4US77ha) September 17, 2020
you surprise me every time you tweet pic.twitter.com/9gxyOnw7ZB
seeu (@ southafricanqu3) September 16, 2020
No, the problem is, you think he needs help. He’s literally trying to tell everyone what’s going on
Jay (@BruhChilI) September 16, 2020
Please get help. You are not ok man.
Sharon #BlackLivesMatter (@ queeniebee99) September 16, 2020
Imagine if a woman did that … you would all hit her pic.twitter.com/ReppefRO9m
A (@fagnxiety) September 16, 2020
You can throw your career, your heritage and your respect down the toilet, but the grammies… not so much.
send VOTE to 30330 (@bosskingman) September 17, 2020
PANdemic (@ComradeFer) September 16, 2020
Your music can’t help you, so you need controversy to make yourself relevant pic.twitter.com/dQSMkEchNP
(@glamlikelipa) September 16, 2020
I love it.
JD Sharp (@imjdsharp) September 17, 2020
Over 300,000+ boneheads enjoyed Kanye pissing on a Grammy. No wonder we have Trump as president * and we can’t beat the coronavirus.
Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) September 16, 2020
taylor made you
pic.twitter.com/rTnDQr3D2Ozoui (@hosieskam) September 16, 2020
West’s battle against record labels comes after a high-profile but failed offer to challenge this year’s presidential election. Although he polled in 12 states, West’s campaign was mostly hampered by a spate of deadlines in key states.
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