Thania Garcia Bad Bunny has returned to the top of the albums chart for an eighth non-consecutive week, knocking Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” out of the No. 1 spot. That title now holds the No.
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Beyoncé has made a second update to her just-released seventh album, ‘Renaissance’, removing an interpolation of Kelis’ 2003 hit ‘Milkshake’ from the album cut ‘Energy’.Shortly after ‘Renaissance’ was released last Friday (July 29), Kelis took to social media to claim that Beyoncé used elements of ‘Milkshake’ without her express permission. She alleged that Pharrell Williams (who wrote and produced ‘Milkshake’ with Chad Hugo as The Neptunes) would have cleared the interpolation as a “direct hit” at her, and that nobody from Beyoncé’s team had reached out to let the singer know her song would be referenced.The original version of ‘Energy’ interpolates the “la la la la” refrain that’s first heard around the 30-second mark on ‘Milkshake’.
The official credits for ‘Energy’ did indeed mention that the song contained an interpolation of ‘Milkshake’, and credited Williams and Hugo as songwriters. Kelis was mentioned as having “performed” the interpolated song, but she is not listed as a songwriter for ‘Energy’ in the same way that The Neptunes were.Notably, Kelis was never credited as a songwriter on ‘Milkshake’ to begin with.
Kelis has not formally addressed this aspect of the controversy, however in one of the video statements she posted last week, she called Williams out for allegedly taking credit for songs he did not write.“When I was signed to [Williams’ label, Star Trak], I had the same manager that he had, and he has writing credits on my records – all my singles, coincidentally – and he never wrote a song [or] a lyric,” she said.‘Energy’ has now been updated on Tidal and Apple Music to remove the ‘Milkshake’ interpolation from the song altogether. As noted by Rolling Stone, this wasn’t a particularly easy process: for
.Thania Garcia Bad Bunny has returned to the top of the albums chart for an eighth non-consecutive week, knocking Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” out of the No. 1 spot. That title now holds the No.
Beyoncé reigns atop the Official Albums Chart for a second week with RENAISSANCE.
Donald Glover dressed the part for Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” party. The actor, writer and singer wore a sparkly body suit that showed his chest, and paired it with a grey robe, some ski goggles and boots. Chris Brown had some problems with the look.Paris Jackson spends time with Chris Brown on his birthdayChris Brown seemingly congratulates ex Rihanna and A$AP RockyA post shared by Fit Aint Nothing ! (@fitaintnothing)The Instagram account Fit Ain’t Nothing, which shares photos of celebrity looks alongside biting comments, shared a photo of Glover and tore it down.
The race for the UK’s Number 1 album is already heating up; as Beyoncé and Eminem are currently duking it out to see who will triumph at the top of the Official Albums Chart this Friday
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticBeyoncé’s “Renaissance” album rode in on a steed of its own to register the second-best first-week numbers so far this year. It trails only Harry Styles’ latest, as 2022 album premieres go.The debut figure for “Renaissance” was 332,000 equivalent album units, per Luminate Data, as reported Sunday in Billboard — a tally that represents the best first week for a female artist this year.“Renaissance” came in short of supplanting Styles’ “Harry’s House” as the top-debuting album of the year; Styles’ collection bowed with 521,000 units in June.
Beyoncé is back on top of the album charts, thanks to Renaissance.
Lil Nas X has nothing but love for Beyoncé’s just-released seventh album, ‘Renaissance’, the rapper has made clear in a new post shared on social media.READ MORE: Lil Nas X – ‘Montero’ review: ‘Old Town Road’ prankster makes his case as a Serious ArtistTaking to his Instagram Story overnight, the artist also known as Montero Hill “unironically” declared that Bey’s latest is “kinda changing my life somehow”.Since the album was released last Friday (July 29), Bey has received an outpouring of acclaim for its tight lyrics, radiant energy, emphasis on fun and musical experimentation. In NME’s own four-star review, for example, Kyann-Sian Williams described ‘Renaissance’ as “the sound of an artist refreshed” and Bey’s “most relentlessly upbeat and fun record yet”.Hill seems to agree with these notions, gushing in his Story that “so much intention was put into this [album]”, and affirming that Bey “really deserves every single flower thrown at her”.
Thania Garcia Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” is expected to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (knocking out Bad Bunny’s seven-week stint with “Un Verano Sin Ti”), marking one of the biggest opening weeks of the year. Should it enter atop the chart, “Renaissance” will be the first album recorded by a woman in 2022 to land at No.
before their release, congratulations on making it to the future.For a second time since “Renaissance” dropped (checks notes) four whole days ago, Beyoncé has reached back for a record re-do, this time to squash a public beef with fellow pop singer Kelis, bits of whose 2003 hit “Milkshake” will no longer be heard on Track 5, “Energy.”Earlier this week, Beyoncé changed the lyrics to “Heated,” Track 11 on “Renaissance,” to remove a word that’s considered an ableist slur. Two days later, she quietly replaced “Energy” with a new version, too.The original “Energy” was interpolated with a bit of “Milkshake,” including Beyoncé singing a variation of the song’s memorable la-la-las.
Beyoncé is righting her wrongs!
would need 24 songwriters, facing stinging backlash from the Beyhive for what was seen by many as a racially insensitive inquiry. Warren, a songwriting legend who has worked with Beyonce before, surely knew better.This isn't meant as shade, I'm just curiousBut the rest of us may not.
Bad Bunny has been hanging tight at the top of the Billboard album chart for a consecutive seven weeks, but everything is likely to change next week when Beyoncé makes an appearance with her newest album "Renaissance." Beyoncé released her seventh studio album, "Renaissance" last week as the first part of her trilogy.The album is likely to be a number one hit for the singer. On its first day of release, there were a projected total of 275,000 and 315,000 sales and streams, according to Hits Daily Double.
Proving once and for all that you just can't keep a good big pop girl down, Beyoncé's potential dominance of the Official Charts this week continues as we can announce that RENAISSANCE album track CUFF IT is officially the UK's Number 1 Trending Song.
spaz is popular slang meaning “go crazy,” which is its intent within the lyrics of “Heated.” But the word, while generally used to mean the latter domestically, is an ableist insult in the U.K. and other countries (including to some people in the U.S.) since it refers to the medical condition spastic paralysis. In a , a rep for Beyoncé confirmed that the lyric will be changed.
Ilana Kaplan Six years after the release of Beyoncé’s magnum opus “Lemonade,” the pop icon has come through again: giving us all something to talk about. The long-anticipated “Renaissance” (volume one of three) is sticky, sweaty, hedonistic art — flanked by a pastiche of genres that never lingers on long enough for the listener to get too comfortable.It’s what makes the collection its own kind of masterpiece: beauty in the chaos.
With all the commotion and excitement surrounding her new album, everyone wants to know: how much is Beyoncé‘s Renaissance about to sell?
(CNN)You should know by now that a Beyoncé album release is a whole event."Renaissance" is that, of course, and the Grammy winner's eagerly awaited seventh album doesn't disappoint, if social media is to be believed. The album officially dropped Friday morning.