celeb news Songwriter Tiffany Red calls out Beyonce for stealing writing credits

[swissman]

6 hours ago, burninredhot said:

Oh the damage control in this thread  i mean this narrative wouldn't exist if there wasn't alteast a little bit of truth to it

There's also a decades-old narrative that she's lying about her age and is Solange's mother but that doesn't mean it's true.

 

If no one can bring forward compelling evidence that she has explicitly stolen writing credit (ie. not just contributed minimally but not at all) then you're essentially believing a decades old rumour created and maintained primarily by haters who pick-and-choose information that best proves a point that their same sources actually disprove (see: Rob Fusari, Future, etc.).

 

I think it's unfair to describe fans defending their fave from unfounded claims using actual evidence as "damage control" meanwhile those peddling rumours using incomplete facts attempting to "damage" her reputation are not labeled as slanderous or anything. It's met with chuckles and most often, ignorance to the actual facts we know.

 

 

Edited February 21 by swissman

[ericcartman]

Honestly if you people didn't put songwriting on some kind of pedestal Beyonce wouldn't have to resort to stuff like this.

[Princess Aurora]

I think this is a problem that goes beyond Beyoncé. I think it's something between the songwriter and the companies, they haven't fixed it in decades. Hopefully, they'll be able to fix it. Prince and Taylor Swift advocated for it but it probably didn't change much :/ 

[IsidoraMarí]

22 hours ago, swissman said:

There's also a decades-old narrative that she's lying about her age and is Solange's mother but that doesn't mean it's true.

 

 

 

 

Forgot about that one 

 

[MonsterTown]

she spilled

[k.money]

I could understand the frustration if her claims are all true...

But it is kind of part of the beast.

 

For Example:

If Beyonce doesn't pick up a song, it may sit in limbo.

Is it better to give her "25%" or have the song bring in 0 revenue?

 

Revenue-wise, 100% ownership of "Replay" would not even come close to 10% ownership of a Beyonce song.

 

The industry could be re-shaped, but it's not going to happen from a single song-writer. It's not a great attitude to have, but if you don't like the industry, don't support it.

[ratedreid]

On 2/21/2024 at 4:58 PM, ericcartman said:

Honestly if you people didn't put songwriting on some kind of pedestal Beyonce wouldn't have to resort to stuff like this.

Why should songwriting not be put on a pedestal? It's the most important aspect of what makes a song catchy and memorable.

[spiritboy]

Did people really claim that Beyonce is Solange’s mother? 

[Blue Rose]

Good for Bey. Let’s hope she continues to do so and get y’all fuming even more

[Flare]

Bey tends to steal credits often so this is expected. It’s been like that for years. That’s why I respect Taylor Swift for writing and producing so much while keeping her circle small. If you don’t want to pay everyone, don’t do those big writing camps. 

[BlossomSoul]

Why would anyone believe different? People don't become billionaires without exploitation 

[chessguy99]

It's the way the industry works. Artists have always been near the bottom as far as who makes what money off a song. She probably makes more off her split of the writing credit royalties than the royalties for actually singing. And the writer royalties are split between 4+ people most of the time. It's quite sensible for her to demand writing credit. I mean, these writers are making more on a partial credit of a Beyonce song than most of the other songs they wrote. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.

[superben]

This is like the least surprising news about Beyonce  

[Chris]

What credits did Beyonce "steal"?

 

Name some lies examples.

 

 

 

[QueenBLadyG]

51 minutes ago, Chris said:

What credits did Beyonce "steal"?

 

Name some lies examples.

 

 

 

They can't.

 

RIP to their conspiracy theories and hurt feelings. Neither means a damn thing and no one cares.

[Chris]

39 minutes ago, QueenBLadyG said:

They can't.

Give it time.

 

The usual will storm in here.

[Cleanromantic]

She's been getting away with her thievery and exploitation of talented songwriters because she's manipulated the narrative so well, but these accusations have followed her entire career for a reason