Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Kelis Calls Out Beyoncé For Allegedly Sampling Her on 'Renaissance' Album Without Permission
etonline.comKelis is not happy with Beyoncé after the 40-year-old singer allegedly sampled Kelis' song «Get Along With You» on her upcoming album, .After an an internet leak of the album made its rounds online Wednesday, a Kelis fan page claimed that one of the 16 tracks on the album, «Energy,» samples the song off Kelis' 1999 album, Kelis commented, saying that she was not made aware that «Get Along With You» was going be used on the project.While the full credits for «Energy» have not yet been revealed, the composers reportedly credited on the track include Pharrell Williams and Chad, presumably Williams’ Neptunes bandmate Chad Hugo, who along with Rob Walker and the Neptunes, are listed as the producers for «Get Along With You.» Hugo and Williams are also listed as lyricists of «Get Along With You» while Kelis meanwhile is not listed as a producer, composer or lyricist on the track.Kelis shared her stance about the alleged sample via her company's page, Bounty & Full, by commenting on the fan account's post on Instagram.«My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding,» Kelis wrote. «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 another comment, Kelis wrote, «it’s not a collab it’s theft.»Kelis then took to her personal Instagram to address the issue, where she claimed that this was not the first time Bey has «copied» her.«So, here's the first thing,» the 42-year-old singer began. «Number one, so I'm a human being so I get pissed off and I get ticked off.
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