Diane Warren ‘meant no disrespect’ after criticizing Beyoncé songwriting credits

Sharon Stone knows how to steal the show quite like no other, whether it's with her jaw-dropping fashions or sensational swimsuit moments.MORE: Sharon Stone celebrates Madonna's birthday in a black gown-clad throwbackAs she continues to share glimpses into her weekend pool party, her latest photo turned a few heads for a reason you wouldn't expect.VIDEO: Sharon Stone gives sneak peek into Italian vacationThe actress looked to be having the time of her life in the pool, donning a black one-piece swimsuit with a deep neckline that showed off her gym-honed figure.But it was the adorable baby she held in her arms in the pool who really stole the spotlight as her godchild joined her for a dip.MORE: Sharon Stone has fans totally gushing as she shares adorable baby photo"Here we go another (god)kid in the pool," she quipped in her caption, and her followers quickly began inundating her with heart emojis and adoring words for the baby."Pretty picture," Andie Macdowell commented, with a fan writing: "Two cuties in the pool!" and another saying: "Awww a little baby." Sharon's godchild stole the focus of the photoOne of them also added: "Such a beautiful baby," with another sharing: "Another good swimmer starting out young."Spending lazy days by the pool while soaking up the sun is definitely part of Sharon's idea of fun, something she has showcased on her social media several times before.MORE: Sharon Stone looks stylish in statement jacket and heels during LA lunch dateMORE: Sharon Stone looks incredible as ever in latest swimsuit photoThe star gave herself the opportunity to fight off some of the summer heat with the help of the pool party she hosted last weekend and gave a peek at her skills in the water with another

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William Earl Generally (and generationally) speaking, middle age and nostalgia come to us all, sooner or later — even Millennial indie-rock fans. In 2022 alone, Wilco played a series of spring shows commemorating 20 years of their epic “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot,” Peaches performed “The Teaches of Peaches” in full in a summer tour meant to (belatedly) celebrate two decades of the “Fuck the Pain Away” album, and Broken Social Scene is set to tour this fall to in honor of 20 years of their beloved sophomore outing “You Forgot it in People.” Add the Shins to that bunch, as they took to the stage at Radio City Music Hall on Aug. 23 to celebrate the 21st anniversary of their debut album “Oh, Inverted World.” Lead singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter James Mercer is the only current member of the band who was actually around to record “World,” as he effectively fired the rest of the band in 2009 and has rotated different members in and out since. But Mercer’s current group — guitarist Mark Watrous, bassist Yuuki Matthews, keyboard player and multi-instrumentalist Patti King, and drummer Jon Sortland — is so energetic that even performing a well-worn record sounded not only fresh, but a bit daring.

The release of Beyonce’s new album Renaissance has been both an exciting yet frustrating experience so far. Many of us have rejoiced in our droves at the return of the music icon after six long years of virtually no new music save for a few collaborations. Renaissance Act I is truly a musical treat for the ears with Beyonce, 40, wrapping her vocals around an eclectic selection of genres from dance to house and everything in between. It’s certainly her boldest album yet with the singer straying even further away from the archetypal R&B she’s known for, but there’s no denying that she has embraced the world of dance music seamlessly. Safe to say, it’s been refreshing having Beyonce back in our playlists. However, the flip side of her release week has involved the spate of controversies somewhat overshadowing her return. The Single Ladies hitmaker has changed one of the lyrics on her Renaissance track Heated as it caused offence for being an ableist slur.

A nod to Kelis's "Milkshake" has been removed from Beyoncé's Renaissance track "Energy" after a complaint from the artist. Kelis claimed that she received no warning that her 2003 song would be interpolated into the new song, leaving her feeling "disrespected." She went on to add that, as she is not credited as a writer or producer on her own song, she stood to gain no financial benefit from the use of the track but that her Neptunes collaborators Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo would.

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Beyoncé's highly anticipated seventh studio album, , has finally dropped and it's been met with critical acclaim, hilarious memes and controversy! The latest involves songwriter Diane Warren and some seemingly shady tweets.On Monday, Warren took to Twitter, writing an apparent jab at the songwriting credits on Beyoncé’s «Alien Superstar.»«How can there be 24 writers on a song?” she wrote with a rolling-eyes emoji. Warren claimed that her question wasn't meant to be shady, though she added in a since-deleted reply, „That's 23 more than on mine.“ features plenty of sampling and interpolation; »Alien Superstar" samples Foremost Poets' «Moonraker,» Right Said Fred's «I'm Too Sexy,» «Do It Your Way» by Mood II Swing, which itself sampled «Black Theater Speech» by Barbara Ann Teer, which also makes an appearance in the song. Thus, «Alien Superstar»s 24 credits. This isn't meant as shade, I'm just curiousAlthough Warren later commented that the samples in the music likely contributed to the numerous credited writers, members of Beyoncé's protective BeyHive took offense to the veteran songwriter's comments.

everything, however, which 's legions of fans were more than happy to point out. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Less than seven hours after the original tweet, Warren tweeted again, walking back her original comment. “Ok, I meant no disrespect to [Beyoncé], who I've worked with and admire.

Twitter yesterday to comment on Beyonce's new album Renaissance but did not directly name the singer's the album.The American songwriter was heavily criticised, leading to a public apology from Diane, admitting she meant "no disrespect".Beyonce's new album Renaissance was released this week and has already been climbing up the album charts.However, fellow songwriter and singer Diane took to Twitter to comment on the fact that Beyonce had 24 writers on one song on her new album.Diane, confused by the idea, wrote on the micro-blogging site yesterday: "How can there be 24 writers on a song?"The tweet was likely referring to the song Alien Superstar which credits two dozen writers including the likes of Honey Dijon, Jay Z, Lucky Daye and Labrinth.Many social media users rushed to the comments to call out the singer for rejecting the notion that great art is created in solitude.The Dream and co-producer on Beyonce's hit Break My Soul commented: "You mean how’s does our (Black) culture have so many writers, well it started because we couldn’t afford certain things starting out, so we started sampling and it became an Artform, a major part of the Black Culture (hip hop) in America."Had that era not happened, who knows. U good?" (sic)Diane replied: "I didn't mean that as an attack or as disrespect."I didn't know this, thank U for making me aware of it.

Zack Sharf Oscar-nominated songwriting legend Diane Warren made an enemy out of Beyoncé’s legions of fans after questioning why one of the singer’s new songs off her “Renaissance” album has over 20 credited writers. Warren did not mention Beyoncé in her initial tweets but wrote: “How can there be 24 writers on a song?…This isn’t meant as shade, I’m just curious.”Beyoncé’s fans assumed Warren was calling out “Alien Superstar,” the third track on “Renaissance” that boasts well over 20 credited songwriters. As Warren later pointed out, one reason the song has so many writers credited is because of the samples and interpolations it features.The Dream, who has worked with Beyoncé in the past and collaborated with her once again on “Renaissance,” called out Warren for her comment.

Diane Warren has apologised after making controversial comments about the numbers of co-writers on Beyoncé‘s new album, ‘Renaissance’.On Monday (August 1), Warren tweeted, “How can there be 24 writers on a song?” alongside an eye-roll emoji. The tweet was likely referring to ‘Alien Superstar’, a song on ‘Renaissance’ which credits two dozen songwriters.Those include the likes of Honey Dijon, Jay-Z, Lucky Daye, Labrinth and 070 Shake, but many of the credits are also due to sampling and interpolation of other artists’ songs.

Earlier this morning, Hollywood hitmaker Diane Warren asked what seemed a simple question on Twitter: “How can there be 24 writers on one song?”

While Beyonce's legions of fans have been enjoying her new album Renaissance - her first album since 2016's Lemonade - some have been defending her from some supposed shade thrown her way by Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren.The 65-year-old Warren took to Twitter on Monday, asking, 'How can there be 24 writers on a song?' with a rolling eyes emoji.The tweet - seemingly in reference to Beyonce's song Alien Superstar - was not met well by the BeyHive, with fans bashing her for everything from her age to not knowing how samples work.

Diane Warren is catching some heat from Beyoncé fans on Twitter.