Common Music Group (UMG) has settled a lawsuit relating to the King Crimson pattern in Kanye West’s “Energy,” Law360 and Selection report. Declan Colgan Music Ltd (DCM), the mechanical rights proprietor for the prog rock band’s “twenty first Century Schizoid Man,” had sued the music company in 2022. The events have now settled the matter out of court docket, with DCM receiving fee, based on Selection.
Kanye West’s “Energy” famously samples King Crimson’s “twenty first Century Schizoid Man.” In its unique criticism, DCM and its legal professionals argued that UMG had been paying an inadequate price to DCM for streams of the My Lovely Darkish Twisted Fantasy track.
Pitchfork has reached out to Declan Colgan Music Ltd’s attorneys and a Common Music Group consultant for remark and extra info.
