Responding to comments from fans and detractors, Kelis declared she “won” by Beyoncé removing the sample and also called the Beyhive “a joke.” Beyond that, she also responded to an interesting point.

Kelis called out Beyoncé on Instagram for not having the "decency" to contact her before using it. She also called out Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited on the track. Kelis has publicly ...

The interpolation can no longer be heard on "Energy" if you stream the song on Apple Music or Tidal. Last week, Kelis said it was "disrespectful" that she wasn't contacted before the song was used.

Beyoncé's Renaissance is a critical and commercial success—and has been rapturously welcomed by fans who had waited six years for its release—but her seventh solo album has also sparked a pretty big ...

Beyoncé‘s album Renaissance has been well-received by many fans and other artists, but not “Milkshake” singer Kelis. She called out Beyoncé on social media after the album released for not giving her ...

Beyoncé is continuing to respond to feedback: the singer removed the "Milkshake" riff interpolated on "Energy," off her new "Renaissance" album, following complaints from the song's original performer ...

If you’re old enough to remember when albums could only be edited before their release, congratulations on making it to the future. For a second time since “Renaissance” dropped (checks notes) four ...

Sharp-eared fans who pressed play on Beyonce’s new album Renaissance today may have noticed that a couple of the songs sound slightly different than they did on Friday when it dropped. On one song, ...

Kelis called Beyoncé's fans "a joke" on Wednesday, as she clapped back at them for mobbing one of her Instagram posts following a spat over a track being sampled. The original version of "Energy" ...

On July 25, 2022, four days before Beyoncé was set to stop the world with her new album Renaissance, a Kelis fan page on Instagram claimed that a track would sample one of the hip-hop artist’s early ...

Update (Wednesday, August 3, at 10 a.m.): Beyoncé has removed the interpolation of Kelis’s “Milkshake” from the song “Energy.” Neither Beyoncé nor Williams has commented on the edit. It’s not the only ...