Beyonce REMOVES Kelis samples from her song after Milkshake artist accuses singer of 'theft'
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 sound for the new song. Kelis last week accused Bey