Beyoncé denies claim she sampled Right Said Fred’s song I’m Too Sexy without permission

Beyoncé has denied allegations she misused a pattern of Right Said Fred’s I’m Too Sexy on her latest album.

The Grammy winner’s seventh album, Renaissance, was launched to important acclaim in July and samples iconic home and disco artists. One song, Alien Superstar, contains a riff much like the 1991 British pop band Right Said Fred’s hit I’m Too Sexy.

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Whereas Right Said Fred sang, “I’m too sexy for my shirt,” Beyoncé sings, “I’m too classy for this world” and “I’m too classy to be touched.” Fred and Richard Fairbrass – the brothers who make up Right Said Fred – are credited as songwriters.

But the band has claimed that Beyoncé by no means requested them for permission to make use of their melody. Right Said Fred described Beyoncé as “arrogant” in a remark made to the British tabloid The Sun on Tuesday.

“Normally the artist approaches us, but Beyoncé didn’t because she is such an arrogant person she just had probably thought ‘come and get me,’ so we heard about it after the fact, when you did,” the band stated.

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Beyoncé’s staff, nevertheless, instructed Entertainment Weekly that Right Said Fred not solely gave permission for the song for use however was additionally paid for its utilization.

“The comments made by Right Said Fred stating that Beyoncé used I’m Too Sexy in Alien Superstar without permission are erroneous and incredibly disparaging,” the singer’s consultant instructed the outlet over the weekend.

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“Permission was not only granted for its use, but they publicly spoke of their gratitude for being on the album.”

Additionally, Alien Superstar would not use any of the sound recordings from I’m Too Sexy, simply the composition, in line with the assertion.

And there are receipts to again up Beyoncé’s staff: On July 22, earlier than Renaissance was launched, Right Said Fred’s verified Twitter account wrote, “It’s nice to get a writing credit on the new ‘Beyoncé album.”

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