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Diane Warren has apologised after making controversial comments about the numbers of co-writers on Beyoncé‘s new album, ‘Renaissance’.On Monday (August 1), Warren tweeted, “How can there be 24 writers on a song?” alongside an eye-roll emoji. The tweet was likely referring to ‘Alien Superstar’, a song on ‘Renaissance’ which credits two dozen songwriters.Those include the likes of Honey Dijon, Jay-Z, Lucky Daye, Labrinth and 070 Shake, but many of the credits are also due to sampling and interpolation of other artists’ songs.
Richard and Christopher Fairbass and Rob Manzoli of Right Said Fred appear on the list due to the song sampling their hit ‘I’m Too Sexy’, while writer and actress Barbara Ann Teer’s ‘Black Theatre’ speech is also sampled, meaning she is also credited.Ok, it's prob samples that add up the ammount of writerrs— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) August 1, 2022Warren faced backlash for her tweet, with many pointing out the collaborative history of Black music culture, and rejecting the notion great art is created in solitude. Among those who responded to Warren was longtime Beyoncé collaborator The-Dream, who co-produced ‘Renaissance’ single ‘Break My Soul’ alongside Bey and C.
“Tricky” Stewart.“You mean [how] does our (Black) culture have so many writers,” the singer and producer wrote. “Well it started because we couldn’t afford certain things starting out, so we started sampling and it became an Artform, a major part of the Black Culture (hip hop) in America.
Had that era not happen who knows. U good?”Writer and activist Raquel Willis also weighed in.
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Beyoncé and The Isley Brothers have shared a new song they recorded together. “Make Me Say It Again, Girl” is an updated version of the Isley's song “Make Me Say It Again Girl (Part 1 & 2)" as featured on their 1975 album The Heat Is On.
Beyoncé's blockbuster new album Renaissance has gone straight to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart, Billboard reports. The album, released July 29, sold 332,000 equivalent units (a combination of 179.06 million streams and 190,000 album sales) and marks her seventh solo album to hit the top spot.
Beyoncé has come through with yet another remix of ‘Break My Soul’, this time linking up with Madonna for a take on the lead single from ‘Renaissance’ dubbed ‘The Queens Remix’.Clocking in at almost six minutes long, the track leans heavily into the original song’s house and disco influences. It marks the first proper collaboration between Beyoncé and Madonna, though the former did appear in the video for the latter’s Nicki Minaj-assisted 2015 single ‘Bitch I’m Madonna’.It also comes as the fifth official remix for ‘Break My Soul’, riding hot on the heels of a four-track remix EP that Bey dropped on Thursday (August 4).
Beyoncé has united with Madonna for a supercharged remix of her hit, “Break My Soul.”
Ethan Shanfeld Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed “Renaissance” album has only been out a week, but the pop titan is already gifting fans with more to dance to.On Wednesday, the singer released an EP of “Break My Soul” remixes by Will.I.Am, Terry Hunter, Honey Dijon and Nita Aviance. Today, Beyoncé dropped yet another spin on the disco-inspired single, featuring none other than Madonna. However, it appears that Madonna did not record anything new for the remix beyond (possibly) a few spoken words, but rather had snippets of previously released, decades-old songs, particularly “Vogue,” dropped in.As of now, “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)” is only available on Bey’s online shop for $1.29.
Beyoncé has today (August 4) released a surprise four-song EP of remixes for her ‘Renaissance’ cut ‘Break My Soul’. Listen below.Comprised of four revamped cuts of the titular lead single, the EP enlists Honey Dijon, will.i.am, Terry Hunter and Nita Aviance, who each offer different versions of the song.For his part, The Black Eyed Peas frontman distills the track’s core bounce beat, while Hunter adds church organs for a more ethereal take on the album’s distinct ballroom sound.Meanwhile, both Aviance and Dijon extend the original song’s runtime beyond the six minute mark, offering trance cadences and tribal drum beats, respectively.
A nod to Kelis's "Milkshake" has been removed from Beyoncé's Renaissance track "Energy" after a complaint from the artist. Kelis claimed that she received no warning that her 2003 song would be interpolated into the new song, leaving her feeling "disrespected." She went on to add that, as she is not credited as a writer or producer on her own song, she stood to gain no financial benefit from the use of the track but that her Neptunes collaborators Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo would.
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On the heels of her fantastic album Renaissance, Beyoncé has shared a four-trap remix EP for her hit single "Break My Soul." One of the artists enlisted to reimagine the track is Honey Dijon, the esteemed Black transgender DJ who contributed to the Renaissance songs "Cozy" and "Alien Superstar." In her new version, Honey Dijon starts things off with stampeding drums and synths firing like photon torpedos before Beyoncé's lead vocals guide the song further and further skyward.
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.
Beyoncé's highly anticipated seventh studio album, , has finally dropped and it's been met with critical acclaim, hilarious memes and controversy! The latest involves songwriter Diane Warren and some seemingly shady tweets.On Monday, Warren took to Twitter, writing an apparent jab at the songwriting credits on Beyoncé’s «Alien Superstar.»«How can there be 24 writers on a song?” she wrote with a rolling-eyes emoji. Warren claimed that her question wasn't meant to be shady, though she added in a since-deleted reply, „That's 23 more than on mine.“ features plenty of sampling and interpolation; »Alien Superstar" samples Foremost Poets' «Moonraker,» Right Said Fred's «I'm Too Sexy,» «Do It Your Way» by Mood II Swing, which itself sampled «Black Theater Speech» by Barbara Ann Teer, which also makes an appearance in the song. Thus, «Alien Superstar»s 24 credits. This isn't meant as shade, I'm just curiousAlthough Warren later commented that the samples in the music likely contributed to the numerous credited writers, members of Beyoncé's protective BeyHive took offense to the veteran songwriter's comments.
everything, however, which 's legions of fans were more than happy to point out. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Less than seven hours after the original tweet, Warren tweeted again, walking back her original comment. “Ok, I meant no disrespect to [Beyoncé], who I've worked with and admire.
Zack Sharf Oscar-nominated songwriting legend Diane Warren made an enemy out of Beyoncé’s legions of fans after questioning why one of the singer’s new songs off her “Renaissance” album has over 20 credited writers. Warren did not mention Beyoncé in her initial tweets but wrote: “How can there be 24 writers on a song?…This isn’t meant as shade, I’m just curious.”Beyoncé’s fans assumed Warren was calling out “Alien Superstar,” the third track on “Renaissance” that boasts well over 20 credited songwriters. As Warren later pointed out, one reason the song has so many writers credited is because of the samples and interpolations it features.The Dream, who has worked with Beyoncé in the past and collaborated with her once again on “Renaissance,” called out Warren for her comment.
tweeted, adding an eye-roll emoji.The songwriter followed up her original tweet saying, “This isn’t meant as shade, I’m just curious.”“Ok, it’s prob samples that add up the amount of writers,” Warren, who has written songs for artists from Cher to Celine Dion, continued.While Warren, 65, didn’t specify Beyoncé, 40, or her album by name, the Beyhive was quick to respond.Singer-songwriter The Dream was the first celeb to call Warren out.“You mean how’s does our (Black) culture have so many writers, well it started because we couldn’t afford certain things starting out, so we started sampling and it became an Artform, a major part of the Black Culture (hip hop) in America. Had that era not happen who knows.
Earlier this morning, Hollywood hitmaker Diane Warren asked what seemed a simple question on Twitter: “How can there be 24 writers on one song?”