lyricist diane warren came under fire on Monday (August 1) after being called out Beyoncé for her latest album, RenaissanceEach of which has several writing credits due to its use of throwback samples and interpolations in the song.
“How can there be 24 writers on one song? [eye roll emoji]”Warren – who wrote songs with the stars like variable, Celine Dion And Bey herself — tweeted before adding, “It’s not meant as a shadow, I’m just curious.”
It’s not in shadow form, I’m just curious
— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) 1 August 2022
While Beyoncé was not directly mentioned, fans widely believed that the jab was directed towards the 28-time Grammy winner, whose new track “Alien Superstar”, for example, More than 20 authors are credited.
singer, songwriter Dream Replies to the original tweet shouted at the heated discussion that took place, writing, “You mean how our (black) culture has so many writers, well it started because we couldn’t start some stuff so we sampled And it became an artform that was a major part of black culture (hip hop) in America. Wasn’t that era, who knows. You’re good?”
In response, Warren wrote, “I didn’t mean that as an attack or as disrespect. I didn’t know that, thanks to Yu for letting me know. No need to be mean about it “
I didn’t mean that as an attack or as a disrespect. I didn’t know that, thank u for letting me know. No need to be mean about it.
— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) 1 August 2022
Soon after the reaction, Warren had a change of heart, tweeting, “Okay, it’s the test samples that add up to the number of authors. [sic]”before referring directly to Bey.”ok i didn’t mean any disrespect @beyoncé, whom I have worked with and admire. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding.”
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well, it’s the potential samples that add up to the amount of authors
— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) 1 August 2022
ok i didn’t mean any disrespect @beyoncé, whom I have worked with and admire. i’m sorry for the misunderstanding
— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) 1 August 2022
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