Kelis

American singer Kelis has called out Beyoncé for using an uncleared sample on her seventh studio album, ‘Renaissance’. Images via Twitter @DavidOpie @Spotify

‘Stupid and disrespectful’: Kelis calls out Beyoncé for uncleared sample

Tweeps sided with Kelis after a sample of her 1999 single, ‘Get Along With You’, was used for Beyoncé’s new album without her permission.

Kelis

American singer Kelis has called out Beyoncé 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 Beyoncé has received backlash for using an uncleared sample. In an Instagram video posted on Friday 29 July, American singer, Kelis called out Beyoncé for sampling her 1999 song, Get Along With You, without her permission. 

Kelis also clarified that she was not jealous of the singer’s new release and highlighted the difficulties of the music industry.

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KELIS CALLS OUT BEYONCÉ FOR UNCLEARED SAMPLE 

In her album Renaissance, officially released on 29 July, Beyoncé sampled Kelis’ Get Along With You for the fifth song on the album, Energy. In a heated response, Kelis addressed Beyoncé’s use of the song without her permission. Get Along With You was produced by Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo.

“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.”

TAKE A LOOK

LISTEN TO BEYONCÉ’S ‘ENERGY’ HERE 

TWEEPS WEIGH IN 

Weighing in on Kelis’ heated response to Beyoncé 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 Beyoncé and empathise with Kelis and her frustration with how she keeps being treated,” wrote one tweep. 

“Kelis is more than entitled to be annoyed. Beyoncé (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 Beyoncé and still acknowledge that Kelis has EVERY right to be mad.” 

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BEYONCÉ’S ‘RENAISSANCE’

Beyoncé’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

LISTEN TO ‘CHURCH GIRL’ HERE