The song Energy, from the latest album Renaissance from Beyonce, 40 – had revised versions on Tidal and Apple as of Tuesday, according to Rolling Stone.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the version of Energy featuring the Kelis sample remained the same on the Spotify version as of Tuesday.
The 2003 hit from Kelis was penned by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo (formerly known as The Neptunes), who both were credited on the Beyonce track, though Kelis wasn’t. Beyonce’s website indicated that the samples used on the track were interpolated, altering the existing sound for a new song.
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Kelis last week accused Beyonce of ‘theft’ for allegedly using a sample of a track off her 2003 album Tasty on her new album without permission.
The performer, 42, didn’t hold back after discovering that the superstar, 40, used a short section from her song, Milkshake, on her forthcoming track, Energy, alongside the rest of the world.
‘My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance all 3 parties involved is astounding,’ she said. ‘I heard about this the same way everyone else did. Nothing is ever as it seems, some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity and they have everyone fooled.’
Kelis later took to Instagram calling the track Milkshake ‘one of the most licensed records of our generation.’
She added: ‘I am a creator , I’m an innovator, I have done more then left my mark on an era of music and style that will go down in history. But there are [bullies] and secrets and gangsters in this industry that smile and get away with it until someone says enough is enough. So I’m saying it today. I’m coming for what’s mine and I want reparations. Peace.’
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As Beyonce and her team removed the piece of art in question, Kelis was informed that Beyonce’s Destiny’s Child group member, Kelly Rowland unfollowed her on Instagram. She told one follower that she “just don’t care babe.”
One Beyhive fan told Kelis thanks for the promotion. The “Milkshake” singer responded stating, “I mean if this is promotion then that speaks to the quality of the demographic. And she needs no promo from me, she has Satan lol. That was a joke, a good one. But a joke nonetheless.”
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Social media gives their take on the whole ordeal as you can see below.
DOES KHIA LIKE ANYTHING? Of course she’d have negative things to say about Beyoncé’s album #RENAISSANCE (full video on my IG) pic.twitter.com/joHGb1IXIW
— KenBarbie™ (@itsKenBarbie) August 2, 2022
exactly! thats my issue with sister cuz all you had to do is reach out to her about the vocals thats no problem but i do feel she tried to use her name a lil for a few streams ngl .. people have to play milkshake just to verify what she talking about 🤷🏽♂️
— drew bury moar (@mikeysusername) August 3, 2022
You’re a weirdo if you’re attacking Kelis. Y’all closer to who she is in comparison to Beyoncé. You’ll more than likely be in her shoes in that type of situation. Yet you wanna be a goofy all because an artist is standing up for herself.
— Old Soul (@mrold_soul) August 3, 2022
Beyoncé getting her team to take kelis off the song pic.twitter.com/PfmoOZgGk1
— alien Superstar stan (@nottramar) August 3, 2022
I think things kinda changed when Kelis called Beyoncé a satanist. That was just…unnecessary and unkind. Would you collaborate with someone after they call you something like that?
— 🇵🇸 (@myfaketitterac1) August 3, 2022
two things can coexist: kelis was wronged for years, and still it’s messed up and corny to call Beyonce stupid and satanic and then say “i dont have a problem with her” https://t.co/QaITzn1Rk8
— joanna’s struggle tweets (@dumbdotcomm) August 3, 2022
Wow not Satan 😮 pic.twitter.com/IschAfxWUn
— allornothing act i✨ (@loveroxie) August 1, 2022
Being a chef, doing commercials and….. pic.twitter.com/KWgAnBdLa8
— Ant Sky (@kyhttsa) August 1, 2022
I genuinely feel like Beyoncé thought she would’ve been hype/happy to be on the album 😩 probably would’ve put her in the video & everything smh! You really can’t be nice to everybody!
— Nay Nay (@Thebanksissue) August 2, 2022
And she was responding to a troll berating vexing her. She doesn’t have to be graceful & amicable all the time. Certainly not when responding to pestering trolls.
— siphe t. hlangu (@siphehlangu) August 3, 2022
