Overview
- The lawsuit, filed by an anonymous plaintiff identified as John Doe, alleges unpaid work on seven released tracks and seeks at least $110,000 for services rendered.
- The complaint says the producer created at least 13 custom AI voice models, generated more than 400 individual AI vocal takes, and supplied recorded vocals used as source material.
- The producer says he was hired on Aug. 1, 2024, two days before Vultures 2’s release, for emergency vocal and production work and that he worked with West’s team again in October 2024 on Bully.
- The suit claims West’s team acknowledged the contributions, said streaming credits would be updated, and later offered a master buyout, but that the producer made nearly two years of demands before filing.
- Beyond this case, the complaint highlights wider industry questions about how AI-assisted vocals are credited and paid and how freelancer-protection laws may affect future music production deals.