Kelis “happy” Beyoncé removed ‘Milkshake’ interpolation from ‘Renaissance’ track: “I won”

Kelis has welcomed the removal of the ‘Milkshake’ interpolation from new Beyonce track ‘Energy’.An edited version of that track was pushed out to streaming services earlier this week after Kelis criticised the original version.In posts on social media last week, she confirmed that she had not been told that an element of ‘Milkshake’ would appear within ‘Energy’, though the writers of her 2003 hit – Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo – were credited on the Beyonce song, suggesting they had cleared the interpolation.Kelis has criticised Williams and Hugo before, claiming that she was misled back in the day regarding who would be credited on the songs they all collaborated on, and how the copyright in those works would be shared out.It’s not clear why Beyonce decided to remove the ‘Milkshake’ interpolation from ‘Energy’, it may have been more a PR move than the result of any legal concerns relating to Kelis’s complaints. But either way, Kelis is happy that her criticisms were noted by the Beyonce camp.She confirmed this when responding to comments on an unrelated Instagram post, in which Beyonce fans were giving her grief about the re-edit.As noted by Complex, one person commented: “You happy Beyoncé took that sample off?? Cry baby”.

Beyoncé has removed a snippet of Kelis’ song Milkshake from her track Energy following criticism from the singer. At the end of the original version of Energy, the pop superstar sang a series of “las” to the tune of the 2003 R&B hit. However, they no longer feature on the Spotify or YouTube versions of the track.

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.

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.

Beyonce has made several changes to her most recent album Renaissance, only days after its release.  The 40–year-old singer removed a lyric that was called "able-ist" and has now also removed a sample of Kelis' hit song Milkshake.MORE: Beyoncé stuns fans in silver disco dress amid album leakIn a statement, a representative for Beyoncé confirmed that the lyric in her song Heated, where she uses a derogatory slur, will be changed.WATCH: Beyonce makes history as women dominate at 63rd Grammy Awards"The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced," the statement read. Disability activists criticized the singer's language including disability charity Sense, which called her use of the word "disappointing".The track Energy has also removed the sample of Kelis' Milkshake after the singer shared her anger at not having been asked for permission beforehand.

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Thania Garcia Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” has undergone a few post-release cosmetic changes. On Wednesday morning, Variety editors confirmed that Kelis’ “Milkshake” sample can no longer be heard on the track on Spotify — although the sample still remains on Apple Music.Given that many fans on social media expressed confusion as to what the sample actually was, popular TikTok music producer Jarred Jermaine broke it down in a recent post:This is the sample (interpolation) in Beyonce “Energy” off her album ‘Renaissance’ that uses Kelis “Milkshake” produced by Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo.

A new version of new Beyonce track ‘Energy’ has appeared on some of the streaming services with an element borrowed from Kelis hit ‘Milkshake’ removed. The rework follows criticism from Kelis last week, who said that she was not aware that a track on Beyonce’s new album ‘Renaissance’ would include an interpolation of her song, even though the writers and producers of ‘Milkshake’ had seemingly signed off on its inclusion.Kelis recorded ‘Milkshake’ with her frequent early collaborators The Neptunes – aka Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo – for her third album, 2003’s ’Tasty’, which was also released by the production duo’s label.She has criticised Williams and Hugo before, accusing them of backtracking on commitments regarding who would be credited on, and share in the copyright from, the songs they made together.

Beyoncé’s new song ‘Heated’ – which the singer has since edited to remove the offensive term – suggesting that she also change a lyric on her 2015 hit ‘Partition’.Released as the third single from Beyoncé’s self-titled 2015 album, ‘Partition’ features a lyric that name-drops Lewinsky. Referring to Lewinsky’s infamous scandal with former US President Bill Clinton, Bey sings on the track: “Oh, he so horny, yeah he want to fuck / He popped all my buttons, he ripped my blouse / He Monica Lewinsky’d all on my gown.” Lewinsky first addressed the lyrics in a 2014 article written for Vanity Fair, wherein she said: “Thanks, Beyoncé, but if we’re verbing, I think you meant ‘Bill Clinton’d all on my gown’.”Now, she’s revived talk of the reference on Twitter, responding to the news that Beyoncé would change an ableist lyric on the song ‘Heated’, which appears on her just-released ‘Renaissance’ album.

Beyoncé was changing some offensive lyrics following backlash, it seems she's also made some changes to her track «Energy» off her recently released album, Beyoncé has reportedly removed a sampled interpolation of Kelis' song «Milkshake» from her song «Energy» after Kelis called her out for «theft,» according to It appears that the sample has been removed from the tracks available on Tidal and Apple.While Kelis famously sang «Milkshake,» Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes were credited as writers on the track, and only they were included as credited writers on «Energy.» When first leaked two days before it was officially released, Kelis tore into Beyoncé, Williams and Hugo for using the sample without reaching out to her.Kelis shared her stance about the use of the sample sample via her company's page, Bounty & Full, by commenting on the fan account's post on Instagram.«My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding,» Kelis wrote. «I heard about this the same way everyone else did.

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’.

Beyoncé is making another change to Renaissance.

Beyoncé is making a change to her lyrics in the song “Heated” from her latest album, , following backlash from the disabled community.On Monday, a rep for the singer told ET, “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced.” On the song “Heated,” ​Beyoncé sings, “Spazzin’ on that a**, spazz on that a**,” which has been labeled as ableist by members of the disabled community.  According to theNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, spastic is defined as “a condition in which there is an abnormal increase in muscle tone or stiffness of muscle, which might  interfere with movement, speech, or be associated with discomfort or pain.

Beyoncé's album Renaissance is officially out today, July 29, and features a stacked list of collaborators, producers, and sampled artists. Of the many names credited in the album liner notes is Kelis with Bey song "Energy" featuring an interpolation of the 2003 Neptunes-produced classic "Milkshake." In a series of tweets, however, Kelis has expressed her upset and dismay at not being told her song was going to be used in this way.

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