Beyoncé has responded to claims that she referenced 'I'm Too Sexy' without permission on 'Renaissance' – here's what she had to say...
Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ has been met with critical acclaim since it dropped in July, however, that hasn’t stopped the album plagued with claims of uncredited sampling.
The third track from the dance-pop record, ‘Alien Superstar’, has been hit with plagiarism claims by British duo, Right Said Fred.
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Beyoncé references the 1992 hit ‘I’m Too Sexy’ in the chorus of the song in question, changing the eponymous line to “I’m too classy”.
The band has accused the 41-year-old songstress of sampling the iconic chorus without consulting them first, but Bey refutes the allegation.
Right Said Fred – who are brothers as well as bandmates, Fred and Richard Fairbrass – spoke to the tabloids about the controversy and the typical protocol when it comes to sampling in the industry.
They said: “Normally the artist approaches us but Beyoncé didn’t because she is such an arrogant person she just had probably thought ‘come and get me’ so we heard about it after the fact when you did.”
Fred and Richard went on to explain that other artists had reached out before using their biggest hit, ‘I’m Too Sexy’ has influenced massive tracks such as Taylor Swift’s ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ in 2017 and Drake’s ‘Way 2 Sexy’ in 2021.
“But everyone else, Drake and Taylor Swift, they came to us …,” they explained,...
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