Alice Merton denied the use of a stretch of “Blindside” in the song “Hun to My Head” claiming not to condone anti -Semitic statements
Article published on March 26, 2025 at Rolling Stone. To read the original in English, click here.
The German singer and songwriter Alice Merton It’s processing Kanye West for copyright violation. She accuses the rapper of using an excerpt from the song “BlindSide”without authorization, in the track “Hun to my head”launched by West and TY DOLLA $ IGN.
According to the process obtained by Rolling Stonethe musician first shared a preview of “Gun to my head” at an initial album hearing event Voltures in December 2023. The music attracted special attention at the time for presenting Kid Cudimarking the first collaboration of YE and Cudi In several years.
According to the German composer, “Gun to My Head” sampled an excerpt from “BlindSide” that “covers most of the basic melody of music”, as well as “vocal recordings of the opening line of the lyrics.
When “Gun to My Head” was first played in public, YE supposedly had not yet contacted Merton about the release of the stretch. The process says that the composer was “shocked and humiliated” when sites began to post on “BlindSide” being presented in music, with allegations that “Gun to the Head” It was a “collaboration” between West, Kid Cudi and Alice Merton.
“Gun to My Head” did not appear in the first volume of Voltureslaunched on February 8, 2024, but seemed about to appear in the Vultures 2. The process claims that YE (Through the Alien Music Services liberation company) contacted the BMG rights management giant to release the sample “BlindSide”. This request was forwarded to Merton A few weeks later, in early March.
The process says that on March 7, 2024, Merton “He responded to BMG, denying the request [de Ye]”But it didn’t give a reason. When BMG asked why Merton rejected the authorization, she and her team responded that the “values of West are contrary to our values. ”
For this purpose, the process specifically mentions the numerous anti -Semitic comments of Kanye West. “Merton He is a German resident who has narrow ties with the Holocaust through Jewish family members who survived his horrors and, as such, feels closely connected to him, ”says the process.
The document also notes that, although Merton I knew that the sample could “potentially generate significant revenue,” she “was not willing to compromise her personal beliefs and did not want to be associated with YE No way ”.
When Vultures 2 arrived in August 2024, “Gun to My Head” It was not included in the official range list. However, it had a brief release on a digital deluxe version of the album, although it seems that the music was removed from most streaming services.
However, it is still widely available in pirate versions, and the process of Merton seems to refer to these versions, saying that “unauthorized recordings of YE playing music at hearing parties “often appeared online. He also claims that when the track did not enter the cut ofVultures 2fans of Kanye West “They blamed Merton for not authorizing “the stretch and even sent it” threats of death and abuse. ”
Alice Merton It is seeking an injunction and disorderly damage. A lawyer from YE the request for comment from Rolling Stone.
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Source: Rollingstone
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