Beyoncé is caught in a classic she said, Right Said Fred said.
Days after the group claimed the 28-time Grammy winner never approached them for clearance to interpolate their hit “I’m Too Sexy” for her 2022 track “Alien Superstar,” Beyoncé is calling their claim “erroneous and incredibly disparaging.”
“Permission was not only granted for its use, but they publicly spoke of their gratitude for being on the album,” Beyoncé’s statement to the Sun read. “For their song, there was no sound recording use, only the composition was utilized. Permission was asked of their publisher on May 11, 2022, and the publisher approved the use on June 15, 2022. They were paid for the usage in August 2022.”
In the days leading up to the release of Beyoncé's latest album, “Renaissance,” Right Said Fred tweeted, “It’s nice to get a writing credit on the new ‘Beyonce’ album.”
The statement went on to call the accusations “false” and noted that Right Said Fred retains ownership.
“Furthermore, the copyright percentage of the Right Said Fred writers with respect to the use of ‘I’m Too Sexy’ is a substantial portion of the composition. Collectively the Right Said Fred writers own more than any other singular writer and have co-writer credit.”
Robert Manzoli, Richard Fairbrass and Christopher Fairbrass of Right Said Fred were officially credited as co-writers of the song, but on Monday the Fairbrass brothers leveled their accusation against the “Break My Soul” singer in the Sun.
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