*Just the thought of Kanye West recording a David Bowie tribute album was enough to send thousands of people to a petition website to try and stop it from happening.
The truth is – it was never happening.
Gossip outlet the Daily Star started this mess, citing an unnamed source who described the bogus album as featuring a number of covers: “Some are straightforward cover versions with Kanye actually singing. On others he is rapping with his own lyrics over Bowie’s music.”
A petition was promptly launched on 38 Degrees, along with the message: “David Bowie was one of the single most important musicians of the 20th and 21st century, it would be a sacrilege to let it be ruined by Kanye West.”
The petition, now more than 10,000 signatures strong, is all for naught because West never planned on recording a tribute album. His rep denied the bogus claim to TMZ.
The rapper did, however, pay his respects to Bowie following his death last week:
David Bowie was one of my most important inspirations, so fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a lifetime.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) January 11, 2016
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