Stupid and disrespectful': Kelis calls out Beyonc for uncleared sampleTweeps sided with Kelis after a sample of her 1999 single, Get Along With You', was used for Beyonc 's new album without her permission.
by Naledi de Wee
29-07-2022 10:26
in Music
American singer Kelis has called out Beyonc for using an uncleared sample on her seventh studio album, Renaissance'. Images via Twitter @DavidOpie @Spotify
Following the release of her seventh studio album, Renaissance, Grammy-winning artist Beyonc has received backlash for using an uncleared sample. In an Instagram video posted on Friday 29 July, American singer, Kelis called out Beyonc for sampling her 1999 song, Get Along With You, without her permission.
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Kelis also clarified that she was not jealous of the singer's new release and highlighted the difficulties of the music industry.
ALSO READ: The queen is back! Beyonc officially releases Renaissance' [listen]
KELIS CALLS OUT BEYONC FOR UNCLEARED SAMPLE In her album Renaissance, officially released on 29 July, Beyonc sampled Kelis' Get Along With You for the fifth song on the album, Energy. In a heated response, Kelis addressed Beyonc 's use of the song without her permission. Get Along With You was produced by Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo.
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The issue is that, not only are we female artists, black female artists in an industry There's not that many of us. We've met each other, we know each other, we have mutual friends it's not hard, she can contact right? said the 42-year-old singer.
She's one issue because it was stupid and disrespectful and she should've at least reached out.
Kelis continues to call out producer Pharrell who has credits on Renaissance.
Pharrell knows better. This is a direct hit at me. He does this stuff all the time. It's very petty.
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-- LISTEN TO BEYONC 'S ENERGY' HERE
TWEEPS WEIGH IN Weighing in on Kelis' heated response to Beyonc using her song, many felt the singer-songwriter was in the right.
Kelis is not wrong in how she feels or what she says. You can still love Beyonc and empathise with Kelis and her frustration with how she keeps being treated, wrote one tweep.
Kelis is more than entitled to be annoyed. Beyonc (or her people) should've picked up the phone and called her to give her the heads up, wrote another tweep.
You can absolutely love Renaissance and Beyonc and still acknowledge that Kelis has EVERY right to be mad.
I mean, Kelis is not wrong in how she feels or what she says. You can still love Beyonc and empathize with Kelis and her frustration with how she keeps being treated.
Terrance (@thunter86) July 28, 2022
Kelis is more than entitled to be annoyed. Beyonc (or her people) should've picked up the phone and called to give her the heads up. And the Neptunes need to relinquish her masters and stop being greedy and petty. That's it. That's all. pic.twitter.com/gB3o4mluTm
Evette Dionne (@freeblackgirl) July 28, 2022
you can absolutely LOVE rennaissance and beyonce, and still acknowledge that kelis has EVERY right to be mad.
Mx Blouse (@sandiblouse) July 29, 2022
In short, Kelis basically said she might be Beyonce to YALL but she could've called me
This Tweet may be deleted. (@joromiahhh) July 28, 2022
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BEYONC 'S RENAISSANCE' Beyonc 's Renaissance marks her first solo album since the release of Lemonade in 2016. Fans have already picked out their favourites from the singer's seventh studio album, with tracks like Summer Renaissance, Church Girl and Alien Superstar.
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Stupid and disrespectful': Kelis calls out Beyonc for uncleared sampleTweeps sided with Kelis after a sample of her 1999 single, Get Along With You', was used for Beyonc 's new album without her permission.
