Beyoncé Edits ‘Renaissance’ Again, This Time to Shut Down Beef With ‘Milkshake’ Singer Kelis
thewrap.combefore their release, congratulations on making it to the future.For a second time since “Renaissance” dropped (checks notes) four whole days ago, Beyoncé has reached back for a record re-do, this time to squash a public beef with fellow pop singer Kelis, bits of whose 2003 hit “Milkshake” will no longer be heard on Track 5, “Energy.”Earlier this week, Beyoncé changed the lyrics to “Heated,” Track 11 on “Renaissance,” to remove a word that’s considered an ableist slur.
Two days later, she quietly replaced “Energy” with a new version, too.The original “Energy” was interpolated with a bit of “Milkshake,” including Beyoncé singing a variation of the song’s memorable la-la-las.
Kelis took issue, since she got no forewarning – and no credit, as she’s not an official “Milkshake” songwriter.That would be Pharrell Williams and his Neptunes writing partner Chad Hugo, the only writers credited on “Milkshake.” As is customary, Williams and Hugo were credited as songwriters on “Energy,” just two of 104 songwriters on Beyoncé’s 16-track record.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the “Milkshake” interpolation was removed from the version of “Energy” on Spotify, but the Williams and Hugo credits remained there.
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