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Beyonce REMOVES Kelis samples from her song after Milkshake artist accuses singer of 'theft'

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Beyonce has apparently removed a sample of Kelis’ 2003 song Milkshake from her song Energy, following Kelis’ criticism of the sample. The song Energy – from Beyonce’s latest album Renaissance, 40 – was revised on Tidal and Apple on Tuesday, according to Rolling Stone. At one point, the fault fell on Tidal, with only isolated vocals showing and nearly two minutes of silence. According to Entertainment Weekly, the version of Energy featuring the Kelis sample remains the same on the Spotify version as of Tuesday. Latest: Beyonce, 40, has removed a sample of Kelis’ 2003 song Milkshake from her song Energy, following criticism from Kelis, 42, of the sample. The 2003 hit of Kelis was written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo (formerly known as The Neptunes), both of whom were credited on Beyonce’s tracks, although Kelis was not. Beyonce’s website shows that the samples used on the song were interpolated, changing the existing soun...

Beyonce's fan reaction to Diane Warren apparently overshadowing the singer for using 24 songwriters

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While many Beyonce fans have enjoyed her new album Renaissance – her first since 2016’s Lemonade – some have defended her from some of the shadows cast by Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren. The 65-year-old Warren took to Twitter on Monday, asking, ‘How can there be 24 writers on a song?’ with rolling eyes emoji. The tweet – which appeared to refer to Beyonce’s song Alien Superstar – was not well received by BeyHive, with fans lashing out at her for everything from her age to not knowing how the sample worked. Defending: While many Beyonce fans have enjoyed her new album Renaissance – her first album since 2016’s Lemonade – some have defended her against some of the shadows cast by Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren. How: 65-year-old Warren took to Twitter on Monday, asking, ‘How can there be 24 writers on a song?’ with rolling eyes emoji Her tweet – posted Monday morning – ...