R&B singer, Kelis has accused Beyonce of ‘theft’ for allegedly using a sample of a track off her 1999 debut album, Kaleidoscope, on her new album without permission.
The Milkshake singer, 42, didn’t hold back after discovering that the superstar, 40, used a short section from her song, Get Along With You, on her forthcoming track, Energy, alongside the rest of the world.
After a fan account for the two-time Grammy nominee posted about the news, Kelis commented that she was shocked by the song credit and angered not to have any advance notice.
‘My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance all 3 parties involved is astounding,’ she fired.
She continued: ‘I heard about this the same way everyone else did. Nothing is ever as it seems, some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity and they have everyone fooled.’
In response to one comment that Beyonce clearly admires her work, Kelis replied: ‘Admire is not the word.’
When another expressed excitement about them working together, the mom-of-two, who was writing under her celebrity chef account @bountyandfull, claimed: ‘It’s not a collab it’s theft.’
Beyonce’s upcoming record will be the seventh she has produced over her much-celebrated career.
