Kanye West is claiming that Universal Music Group released his new album, «Donda,» without his approval. UMG is parent company to Def Jam.<\/b>
\nKanye West is claiming that Universal Music Group, parent company to the label Def Jam, released his new album \u201cDonda\u201d without his approval. In an Instagram post on Sunday \u2014 just hours after the long-anticipated \u201cDonda\u201d was released around 8 a.m. \u2014 West wrote: \u201cUNIVERSAL PUT MY ALBUM OUT WITHOUT MY APPROVAL AND THEY BLOCKED JAIL 2 FROM BEING ON THE ALBUM.\u201d Representatives for Universal had no comment on the allegation, but sources at the company called it \u201cpreposterous.\u201d His mention of \u201cJAIL 2\u201d refers to the album\u2019s 24th track, \u201cJail Pt 2,\u201d which was originally unavailable to stream when the album first released. Around 1 p.m. ET, the song became available. Typically, when a song on an album is blocked from streaming on a service such as Spotify, the song has not been cleared legally because of a copyright conflict or similar issue. The track \u2014 and its counterpart, \u201cJail\u201d \u2014 has been a cause for controversy over the past few days, as it features both Marilyn Manson, who has been accused of sexual assault by several women, and DaBaby, who made headlines earlier in the month with his homophobic comments. Both Manson and DaBaby made appearances at West\u2019s fourth \u201cDonda\u201d listening event on Thursday in Chicago, causing immediate backlash on social media. The criticism continues on Sunday, as noted by the likes of label veteran Drew Dixon. The features on \u201cDonda\u201d have become a focal point on social media ever since it was revealed at the listening event on Thursday that Jay-Z\u2019s verse on \u201cJail\u201d had been replaced by a feature from DaBaby. On Sunday, rapper Soulja Boy made it known on social media that his verse had been cut from the track \u201cRemote Control,\u201d and Pusha T also appears to no longer be featured on the album\u2019s titular track. Def Jam sent a press release announcing the arrival of \u201cDonda\u201d at 10:39 a.m. ET. Representatives for West and Def Jam did not immediately respond to Variety\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n