Beyoncé removed an interpolation of Kelis’s hit Milkshake from her new album and half of the UK Top 10 singles feature samples. It’s big business – but who’s benefitting?
, at the same time as everyone else. As the performer rather than the writer and producer of the song, her approval wasn’t required to clear its use – nor does she receive any income from it.
with the track’s credited songwriters, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of the Neptunes, whom she claims “swindled” her out of publishing rights for the two albums they made together.didn’t need to remove the interpolation for legal reasons but appears to have done so out of respect – and perhaps because of public perception.
The song originally contained a TLC sample which was taken out before it was released. The basis of the dispute, says Bosher, was the “recreation of a part of the song that’s slightly similar”. As a result,of Shape of You’s publishing royalties, which is “extremely high for such a small part of the song”, she says.
Ed Sheeran added songwriting credits for the writers of TLC’s No Scrubs to his song, Shape of You, after being accused of lifting the melody.But they admit that artists might be encouraged to interpolate to avoid what is often a lengthy process to clear rights, which can delay a song’s release date. This is why the UK’s reigning summer hit, Afraid to Feel by LF System, interpolates Silk’s I Can’t Stop rather than directly samples it.
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