Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's joint album Vultures 1 debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign's Vultures 1 Tops Billboard 200 Chart
After a rough week, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's collaborative album Vultures 1 debuted atop the Billboard 200 album chart (dated February 24). The duo's No. 1 project moved 148,000 US album equivalents in the first week from its Feb. 10 release date through the week ending Feb. 15.
Their chart achievement also marks Ye's 11th chart-topper and Ty Dolla's first No. 1 album of his career.
Of the 148,000 points earned Vultures 1 in the tracking week ending February 15, 129,000 were SEA units (equivalent to 167.78 million official streams of the album's songs on demand), 18,000 were album sales, and 1,000 were TEA units. The set's first-week sales were boosted by aggressive selling prices, according to Advertising sign.
There will be physical releases of it Vultures 1 and on CD and vinyl in the future. Kanye's website Yeezy.com is taking pre-orders for these.
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“Good (Don't Die)” by Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign removed from Vultures 1
As previously mentioned, it's been a rough week for Ye and Ty Dolla as they've had to deal with several setbacks with Vultures 1. At one point, the duo's album was unexpectedly pulled from Apple Music.
But most of the problems associated with their album stem from accusations of unauthorized sample use. Currently, the Vultures 1 The album was dropped by one song following allegations of illegal sampling made by singer Donna Summer's estate.
The track “Good (Don't Die),” which samples Donna Summer's 1977 disco ballad “I Feel Love,” is no longer available on Vultures 1.
The removal comes after Kanye was called out for illegally sampling “I Feel Love” on “Good (Don't Die)” by the late disco legend's family.
“Kanye West… asked for permission to use Donna Summer's song I Feel Love, got denied… did he change the words, have someone sing it, or use AI but it's I Feel Love… copyright infringement! !!” read the message on the singer's Instagram Story.
Donna Summer's estate says Kanye West used the late singer's song “I Feel Love” without permission on his Vultures 1 album.
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Watch Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's music videos for “Vultures” and “Talking/Once Again” below.
