‘Milkshake’ singer Kelis stirred up quite the controversy when she took to social media last week to slam Beyonce for allegedly including interpolations of her 1999 song ‘Get Along with You’ and 2003 hit ‘Milkshake’ on the album ‘Renaissance.’
And while criticism from fans (affectionately called the #Beyhive) hasn’t cooled since Kelis called out the music megastar, that process will undoubtedly get helped along as reports have it the Queen Bey has responded by removing the sample.
On Tuesday (August 2), people who utilize TIDAL to stream ‘Renaissance’ noticed Kelis’ name was absent from the list of contributors to the song ‘Energy.’
While said removal has yet to be seen on other streaming services, it’s believed to be well in the works.
During her rant last week, Kelis made it clear her anger was directed mostly at The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) as they wrote and produced the two songs allegedly sampled without permission. However, she didn’t spare Bey a stinging word or two.
“We’ve got Beyonce who, like I said, out of human decency and artistry and a female and all the empowerment stuff she sings about…I don’t talk about it, I am about it. All this female empowerment stuff, it only counts if you actually do it,” the GRAMMY nominee scolded. Later, she added, “no, it’s not a collaboration. It’s called thievery because the definition of collaboration means we are working together. There’s no working together – you’re not even checking to see if everything’s cool. That’s a problem. I would never do that to another artist.”
Although Bey has not made an official statement about the removal (as of time reported), it comes as the latest in a string of headline-grabbing events tied to her new album’s release including a leak ahead of its slated July 29 drop as well as backlash from disability advocates for the inclusion of “offensive” lyrics.
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👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 This thief must be stopped glad people are speaking out on Beyoncé all the ass kissing was tired and nobody scared of the f a g ass beyhive anymore 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 a bunch of little queens
Forreallll! They look like a damn mess. Grow the eff up. She ain’t God. She ain’t mother Mary. She’s a human who sits on a toilet and takes a dump like the rest of us. It’s psychotic how these people treat her like literal higher power status. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. It’s how you HANDLE them that defines you.
Are you that stupid? They remove her name not because they have to because that is not her song or she never writes the song. The queen was being generous to the peasant that’s why she credited her even though she does not have to. Don’t let hâte make you become illogical towards certain ppl. Your life will b miserable. Beyonce is the talk of the summer until next year no c class artist will take that out .
Beyoncé’s stays winning! 25 years in the game! Everyone stays talking about her and Renaissance! Who’s talking about Cardi?
And as for “queens,” that’s who Cardi’s music is for lmaoooooooooo 🤣 WAP and Up STAY on “little queens’” playlists! SCREAMING 😂 We know you a little queen 😉
But she didn’t steal any anything, Pharrell and then own all rights to the song 🎶 even through Kelis was the artist that sung. Her beef should’ve been with Pharrell not Beyoncé
you can still hear the copycat beat the fake one from 01:00 towards the end and the LA LA LA part that beyond sings.
you can only fool the sheeps
This only gets renaissance more talked about
My thoughts exactly! I think all the controversy is purely strategic, easy promo. They saw what happened to Lizzo and used the word anyway and everyone knows Kelis has a big mouth. I think things are going just as planned with the album staying in the media coverage due to the controversy, moreso than any music video or performance could have garnered.
100% AGREE 🐝🐝🐝🐝
Talked about but not purchased lol,, her sales are still lukewarm.
Untalented b**** could’ve had her 1st Grammy.. without doing anything! U didn’t write, produce, and ur vocals weren’t used. Kelis admitted to not owning s***! Unfortunately, THIS ISNT BEYONCES FAULT..
Oh well, go back to Netflix And make weed food.
The studio , the charts is no place for you..
And for you haters… Continue to get beat up by your Husbands.. continue to drink yourselves to sleep.. continue to work your $15/hr jobs… Won’t stop s***!!!
THIS!!
Let’s see, FREE press/promotion of your album🤔 When life throws lemons, make LEMONADE!
PR and AR win🤑
All this free promo and still can’t sell 500,000 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂☺️
Invasion of Privacy 100k pure sales in 4 years. Keep mute.
No Beyonce isn’t God.
If u believed in the real god, then u wouldnt be so angry all the time
It’s not Beyonce’s FAULT u are fat, u are ugly, u are poor, u have no man.. it’s not Beyonce’s FAULT ur mother doesn’t love u..
Stop blaming her for your short comings and life’s woes.
Get up off your fat broke lazy asses and GO TO WORK!!!!
If you were an actual Christian you’d know to capitalize God and put some respeck on your sky daddy’s name!!! Dumb ass b****!!
All this is literally helping B 🤧🤣🤣🤣
QUEEN B has the best PR team lmfaooo.
GO RENAISSANCE!!! 🐝🐝🐝🐝
Not really album still not selling 600,000 like y’all predicted with all the vynals pre orders 5 different covers she has to do all this promo and Adele can release 1 black and white album cover and kill any first week sales Beyoncé had 😂😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Everyday it’s another lie.
Another deflection.
Another excuse.
Invasion of Privacy did 100k over 4 years 💀
Bey exceeded that in ONE NIGHT 🐝🐝🐝🐝
None of these girls are seeing her numbers in this current climate, so try again babe.
U LOST THIS ONE 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Take the L 👋🏾
The vinyl and box set preorders aren’t even included in the tally for BB so you sound d*mb
@Danny Bey
Drag it.
Happy to see that we are at that point that not much people are afraid to call this woman out and not everyone is far up her A S S
Fake women empowerment, Fake black support. Miss am too damn perfect. Using black and woman for her own personal profit.
This women stay using her influence to steal other artist hard work globally
Somebody that can not read or right. Yet gets credits for songs she didn’t write or produce.
This is just the start
You mixed “woman” and “women” up. Singular and plural. Switch them around. Done.
You’re welcome.
Thanks for correcting.
So basically she admits her thievery lol, kudos to Kelis for standing up for integrity. Beyonces fleas will just have to stay in their feelings.
Kelis didn’t give a f*** till 2020 about her cut in the writing. Where was All that ENERGY back in the early 2000s??????????
That literally has nothing to do with beyonces thievery and thinking people would overlook it until Kelis called her out. Stay in your feelings.
Kelis complaining as if she owns her own music 😮💨🤣🤣🤣 Gurl you dumb, this could’ve been a win for you. Renaissance is definitely getting some Grammy noms and wins. Now you CAN’T be apart of that. Dumbass 💀 people always BLOW their chances when the Queen B is being generous. We love all the controversies this album is causing. So much talk about it. NO OTHER artist has this type of power 😮💨 and sees news outlets literally broadcasting about it. Gotta love Beyoncé 👑
LOL STUPID BUG, KELIS DON’T WANNA BE PART OF A FRAUD, THAT’S WHY SHE CALLED OUT THIS FRAUDULENT BYTCH AND OWNED HER LMAOOOO!! FLOP ROACH PICKED THE WRONG ONE TODAY, KELIS GOT THAT THIEVING H0 ALL THE WAY TOGETHER LMAOOOO 😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣