Beyoncéhas made another change to her latest album.
Pharrell Williamsand Chad Hugo ofThe Neptunesare the sole credited writers and producers on the 2003 track from Kelis.
While Williams, 49, and Hugo, 48, are credited as co-writers on “Energy,” perGenius, Kelis, whose vocals do not appear on theRenaissancetrack, is not.
Reps for Williams and Beyoncé have not responded to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
Ahead of the Friday release ofRenaissance, Kelis, 42, took to Instagram and expressed anger toward not being contacted about the song’s use beforehand.
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After a fan account named@kelistrendsshareda throwback photoof Kelis and Beyoncé, 40, alongside a caption mentioning thatRenaissance"will include a@kelissample on the song ‘Energy,’ " theGrammynominee left a comment from her verified@bountyandfullaccount, writing, “It’s not a collab it’s theft.”
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The musician and chef said that her issue was not about the sample itself, but rather that she was not contacted about it.
“The issue is that not only are we female artists, okay? Black female artists in an industry [where] there’s not that many of us,” she continued. “We’ve met each other, we know each other, we have mutual friends. It’s not hard. She can contact, right?”
She went on to seemingly reference fans pointing out that Kelis doesn’t have writing or production credits on the song, and added, “I know what I own and what I don’t own. I also know the lies that were told. I also know the things that were stolen. Publishing was stolen, people were swindled out of rights. It happens all the time, especially back then. So, it’s not about me being mad about Beyoncé.”
Kelis specifically mentioned Williams, claiming the “Happy” musician “knows better.”
“This is a direct hit at me,” she added of her former collaborator, whom she alleged holds writing credits on many of their collaborative works despite not contributing lyrics. “He does this stuff all the time. It’s very petty.”
The news of the change comes just days after it was confirmed to PEOPLE that Beyoncé would bealtering a lyric from another songon her new albumRenaissanceafter it was called “ableist.”
In a statement, a representative for Beyoncé confirmed the lyric in her song “Heated,” where she uses the derogatory word “sp-z,” would be changed.
“The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” the statement says.
source: people.com
