Music Producer Sues Kanye West For Unpaid AI Work On 2 Albums

( August 11, 2026, 8:15 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — An anonymous music producer filed a complaint in California state court accusing rapper Kanye West, now known as “Ye,” two of his companies and 20 unknown Doe defendants of failing to pay the producer or provide a written contract for his AI music production services used on two albums commercially released by Ye, allegedly in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), as well as city and state laws protecting freelance workers....