Beyoncé edits two songs on Renaissance after social backlash

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It's not a-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873-8873 After being called out on social media, Bey made changes to two of her songs.

The singer got into a fight with Kelis for interpolating part of her 2003 hit "Milkshake" in "Energy" without giving her a heads up. elis isn't a credited author on the song Kelis said that he heard the same thing as everyone else. The interpolation had been removed as of wednesday.

The lyrics to the song "Heated" were the same ones that got Lizzo into trouble on social media. Three days after the album was released, it was reported that the word would be changed by Bey. The song's lyrics have been changed from "sp**kin' on that ass" to "blastin' on that ass"

The Kelis situation is more about her feud with Pharrell than with Bey. There is a long tradition of retroactively editing songs. It is almost a right of passage for an artist to write a poorly written line that is eventually changed or removed. The original versions of the songs would be preserved in physical albums or prior song downloads. When the song would be played at a concert, the changed lyrics would only be visible. It's as immediate as the backlash in the age of social media.

Once a track is changed and rereleased on streamers, it is the only version that will be in circulation. West took advantage of that in 2016 with his updates to his book. One of the industry's savviest artists knows that the quicker she moves on edits, the less likely it is anyone will remember it.

Monica Lewinsky suggested that her name be removed from a song by Bey. The Beyhive doesn't like that change very much.

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