Beyonce Claps Back After Right Said Fred Claimed She Wasn’t Authorized To Sample Their Song

Beyonce conscionable proved she is not the 1 to messiness with erstwhile it comes to her brand. The superstar vocalist fired backmost astatine Right Said Fred aft the set said she sampled their 1992 megahit “I’m Too Sexy” for her caller opus “Alien Superstar” without permission. Calling the band’s claims “erroneous and incredibly disparaging” successful a  connection to E! on Friday (October 7), Beyonce insisted Right Said Fred’s steadfast signed the authorization.

Beyonce clapped backmost aft Right Said Fred claimed she utilized their opus without their permission. (Shutterstock)

“Permission was not lone granted for its use, but they publically spoke of their gratitude for being connected the album,” Beyoncé continued successful the statement. “For their song, determination was nary dependable signaling use, lone the creation was utilized. Permission was asked of their steadfast connected May 11, 2022 and the steadfast approved the usage connected June 15, 2022. They were paid for the usage successful August, 2022.”

The Oscar victor besides made it a constituent that some members of the set — brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass — are fixed “co-writer credit” for “Alien Superstar,” which is 1 of the unthinkable tracks of her mind-blowing medium Renaissance.

The epic clap back, a uncommon determination for Beyonce, comes a fewer days aft Right Said Fred dragged the “Break My Soul” hitmaker portion saying she fundamentally stole their song. “Normally the creator approaches us, but Beyoncé didn’t due to the fact that she is specified an arrogant person,” Fred and Richard told The Sun connected Oct. 3. “She conscionable had astir apt thought, ‘Come and get me,’ truthful we heard astir it aft the information erstwhile you did.”

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Right Said Fred added that different artists similar Drake and Taylor Swift approached them astir sampling “I’m Too Sexy” and it each went smoothly. They went connected to accidental that they consciousness similar they person nary canine successful the combat against Beyonce and volition simply determination guardant with their lives. “We can’t halt it. There is thing we tin do. It is s–t,” they told the outlet. “You are going to get into a speech with idiosyncratic who has a batch much beingness and powerfulness and wealth than we do. And that won’t spell well. It’s champion to fto it go. If you’re not cautious you walk your beingness looking back. We support looking guardant the full time.”

While Beyonce is engaged defending her name, the prima has immoderate bully quality to toast to arsenic well. She is reportedly getting acceptable for a satellite tour based connected the caller album! Page Six reports that an authoritative announcement tin “be expected successful the coming weeks” with a footwear disconnected for the Renaissance tour to beryllium sometime successful the opening of 2023. This volition beryllium her archetypal solo circuit since she wowed the crowds during her Formation tour successful enactment of her album, Lemonade, in 2016.