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Pete Wicks looked close to despair on last night's Strictly Come Dancing at the prospect of a fresh round of humiliation after the star's dance partner Jowita Przystal explained what was in store in their upcoming Blackpool performance.The ex-TOWIE star, 36, was saved by the public this weekend after delivering an impressive couple's choice routine on Saturday to The Best by Nicotine Dolls, a heartfelt tribute to his late nan. Before his performance, the TV personality confessed it had been a 'tough' week in rehearsals, admitting he'd been "crying more than dancing".

Beyonce has hit back at Right Said Fred, after they were quoted in The Sun as claiming that she had not sought permission to interpolate their song ‘I’m Too Sexy’ on ‘Alien Superstar’, a track from her current album ‘Renaissance’.‘Alien Superstar’ is the latest addition to a slightly weird trend of superstar artists using the 1991 Right Said Fred hit. Beyonce’s use follows Taylor Swift borrowing it for her 2017 single ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ and Drake using it in 2021’s ‘Way 2 Sexy’.

too “arrogant” to ask permission to sample their salacious track “I’m Too Sexy” for her new album.The “Break My Soul” hitmaker, 41, denied the claim, called the allegations “incredibly disparaging.”“The comments made by Right Said Fred stating that used ‘I’m Too Sexy’ in ‘Alien Superstar’ without permission are erroneous and incredibly disparaging,” Beyonce’s team told Pitchfork.The group, which was formed in 1989 by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass, accused the singer of using their salacious 1992 hit for her track “Alien Superstar,” The Sun reported.The single was part of her hit album “Renaissance,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in August after being leaked online two days ahead of its July release.Beyoncé’s team said permission was asked for and granted, and the group was subsequently paid.“Permission was not only granted for its use, but they publicly spoke of their gratitude for being on the album.

Beyoncé has responded to Right Said Fred‘s claims over copyright usage on ‘Renaissance’, calling them “erroneous” and “false”.This week, the duo called Beyoncé “arrogant” for using part of their song ‘I’m Too Sexy’ in her ‘Renaissance’ track ‘Alien Superstar’.Speaking to The Sun at the 2022 Broadcast Music Inc Awards in London, Fred and Richard Fairbrass said that Beyoncé used elements of their song without seeking permission first.“Normally the artist approaches us,” they said, “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. But everyone else, Drake and Taylor Swift, they came to us.”In a response shared with Pitchfork, Beyoncé refuted these claims, saying: “The comments made by Right Said Fred stating that Beyonce used ‘I’m Too Sexy’ in ‘Alien Superstar’ without permission are erroneous and incredibly disparaging.“Permission was not only granted for its use, but they publicly spoke of their gratitude for being on the album.

Beyoncé has branded an accusation by Right Said Fred she was too “arrogant” to ask permission to sample their music “false” and “disparaging”. The singer, 41, hit back after the group – brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass – this week made the allegation at the 2022 Broadcast Music Inc Awards in the Savoy Hotel, London, saying she used their 1991 song ‘I’m Too Sexy’ without consent in her ‘Alien Superstar’ track. Beyoncé responded in a statement to Mail Online on Friday (07.

After being accused of using the music of a popular British pop band without permission, Beyoncé is hitting back, calling the allegations "erroneous and incredibly disparaging." During the 2022 Broad Music Inc Awards in London, Fred and Richard Fairbrass, leading members of the band "Right Said Fred," called her arrogant for using their song "I'm Too Sexy" in her recent Renaissance track "Alien Superstar." "Normally the artist approaches us but Beyoncé didn’t because she is such an arrogant person," the pair told the Sun. "She just had probably thought ‘come and get me’, so we heard about it after the fact, when you did." "To use our melody they need our permission so they send us the demo and we approve it and if so we get a co-write credit," they added.

Beyoncé has hit back at Right Said Fred, after they accused the "arrogant" singer of ripping off one of their songs with her track Alien Superstar. The British band claimed that the 41 year old singer sampled their 1991 hit I'm Too Sexy without permission – an accusation the US superstar has categorically denied.

the most recent bit of controversy she’s found herself embroiled in. And she’s not holding back.Earlier this week, musical duo Right Said Fred spoke to British tabloid The Sun about their inclusion in Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance.The brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass (and their former bandmate Rob Manzoli) are all credited as songwriters on Bey’s song “Alien Superstar,” as the tune interpolates a part of their smash single “I’m Too Sexy.” That cut took over the world in 1991, and it remains the band’s biggest hit by far.In the interview, the brothers expressed how unhappy they were with their credits and the fact that something of theirs had been used on Renaissance saying, “She is such an arrogant person… She just had probably thought ‘come and get me’ so we heard about it after the fact…”Just days after the article went live, Beyoncé has not only spoken on the issue, but called Right Said Fred out.In a statement shared with Billboard, the Grammy winner claims that their version of what happened is not true, and she comes with specific details that counter their comments as well.“Permission was not only granted for its use, but they publicly spoke of their gratitude for being on the album,” she insisted via the statement.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Right Said Fred has officially stirred not just the Beyhive but the Bey. Beyoncé herself, who rarely comments on such matters publicly, has issued a statement vehemently taking issue with the duo’s reported claim that her camp never sought permission to use “I’m Too Sexy” as a part of her recent “Alien Superstar” track. Right Said Fred’s allegations, as reported in the U.K. newspaper the Sun, are “erroneous and incredibly disparaging,” Beyoncé said in a statement issued to E! Entertainment News. Beyoncé pointed out that her track technically does not actually sample theirs, as the duo was quoted as contending, but is an interpolation in which “I’m Too Sexy” is essentially paraphrased through a re-recording of the elements used. Thus, she says, permission only needed to be sought from the songwriting publisher, not the holders of the original “Sexy” recording — and it was asked for and granted.

Right Said Fred have reportedly called Beyoncé “arrogant” for using part of their song ‘I’m Too Sexy’ in her ‘Renaissance‘ track ‘Alien Superstar’.Speaking to the Sun at the 2022 Broadcast Music Inc Awards in London, Fred and Richard Fairbrass said that Beyoncé used elements of their song without seeking permission first.“Normally the artist approaches us,” they said, “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. But everyone else, Drake and Taylor Swift, they came to us.”They continued: “To use our melody they need our permission so they send us the demo and we approve it and if so we get a co-write credit.

Beyoncé is vehemently denying Right Said Fred's claims that she sampled their «I'm Too Sexy» hit in her «Alien Superstar» track without permission.In a statement to ET, Bey's rep says that «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 rep added, «Permission was not only granted for its use, but they publicly spoke of their gratitude for being on the album. For their song, there was no sound recording use, only the composition was utilized.»A week before Bey dropped  earlier this summer, the English pop duo's verified Twitter account acknowledged that «it's nice to get a writing credit on the new 'Beyonce' album.»The rep went on to say that Beyoncé's team asked Right Said Fred's publisher for permission on May 11, «and the publisher approved the use on June 15, 2022.» What's more, «they were paid for the usage in August, 2022.» And, furthermore, «the copyright percentage of the Right Said Fred writers with respect to the use of 'I'm Too Sexy' is a substantial portion of the composition.

Beyoncé has receipts.

Beyoncé is speaking out after being called “arrogant” by “I’m Too Sexy” hitmakers Right Said Fred.

Beyoncé has been slammed as “arrogant” by band Right Said Fred, as they claim the singer didn't ask for permission to sample their hit I'm Too Sexy in her new song Alien Superstar. These claims follow accusations of theft by fellow singer Kelis, who has accused Beyoncé of sampling her 2003 song Milkshake without her permission. Both songs in question feature on the singer’s newest album Renaissance, which quickly shot up the charts to number one following its release in August.

I'm Too Sexy artists Right Said Fred have ripped Beyonce as 'arrogant' after saying the superstar did not ask for permission to sample their 1991 hit for her song Alien Superstar.'Normally the artist approaches us but Beyonce 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 group, composed of brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass, told The Sun at the 2022 BMI London Awards at The Savoy Hotel, London on Monday. 'But everyone else, Drake and Taylor Swift, they came to us.'The song has been adapted by both of the latter artists, with Swift using the same rhythm and pattern for her 2017 hit Look What You Made Me Do; while Drake used samples of the track for his 2021 collaboration Way 2 Sexy with Future and Young Thug.

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They also followed this up with Don’t Talk Just Kiss and Deeply Dippy.The band opened for the likes of Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger and David Bowie at the peak of their success.Back in 2017, Taylor Swift used their chorus from I’m Too Sexy to inspire her track Look What You Made Me Do.After the song was released, the duo gave their blessing, by labelling the updated version as “marvellous reinvention”.The band were approached by Taylor's team before the song's release and gave their permission for the song to be used.They recalled: “We had people on the phone from the US just checking that we were okay for her to use it and that we were cool with it and weren't going to kick up a fuss."“Which, obviously, we didn't," band member Richard Fairbrass