Beyoncé Slams Right Said Fred, Got Permission to Sample "I'm Too Sexy"
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Beyoncé calls out music duo Right Said Fred for accusing her of sampling their biggest hit without permission... she says it's BS and the band got paid handsomely for the song.< /p>
Here's the deal... Right Said Fred called Beyoncé "arrogant" for supposedly sampling their hit "I'm Too Sexy" on her new song "Alien Superstar" without asking or paying them in an interview with The Sun.
Now Beyoncé's camp is fighting back, telling TMZ that Right Said Fred's accusations are misguided and totally untrue.
Beyoncé's team says that not only did they get permission to use the song, Right Said Fred publicly expressed their gratitude for being on her "Renaissance" album and that they received a "substantial portion ".
Queen B says she has the receipts... Beyoncé says she asked Right Said Fred's publisher for permission to sample the song's lineup on May 11, with the publisher approving the use on June 15, prompting an August payment to RSF.< /p> Composite Getty
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Beyoncé calls out music duo Right Said Fred for accusing her of sampling their biggest hit without permission... she says it's BS and the band got paid handsomely for the song.< /p>
Here's the deal... Right Said Fred called Beyoncé "arrogant" for supposedly sampling their hit "I'm Too Sexy" on her new song "Alien Superstar" without asking or paying them in an interview with The Sun.
Now Beyoncé's camp is fighting back, telling TMZ that Right Said Fred's accusations are misguided and totally untrue.
Beyoncé's team says that not only did they get permission to use the song, Right Said Fred publicly expressed their gratitude for being on her "Renaissance" album and that they received a "substantial portion ".
Queen B says she has the receipts... Beyoncé says she asked Right Said Fred's publisher for permission to sample the song's lineup on May 11, with the publisher approving the use on June 15, prompting an August payment to RSF.< /p> Composite Getty
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