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After a petition to stop Kanye West from recording a David Bowie tribute album gained over 12,000 signatures, a representative for Kanye has reportedly denied the rumours.
The whole furore began when reports claimed that West was in the studio recording covers of Bowie classics, including 'Changes', 'Rebel Rebel' and 'Heroes'. Bowie passed away just over a week ago after fighting a secret, 18-month battle with cancer, and this was said to be West's way of paying tribute.
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
The news didn't go down very well with everyone. Bowie fan Peter Piranha set up a petition to "stop Kanye West recording covers of David Bowie songs." At the time of writing, it's had 12,785 signatures.
Now though, TMZ reports that "a rep for West tells us that's complete BS." In other words, he's not doing a tribute album anyway. So protective Bowie fans can take a seat.
