The singer Beyoncé denied the accusations of plagiarism made by Right Said Fred. In a statement she sent to Mail Online, the singer called the artists' statements "false" and "disparaging."
The interpreter hit back after the group - brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass - made the accusation this week at the 2022 Broadcast Music Inc Awards at London's Savoy Hotel, saying she used their 1991 song "I'm Too Sexy" without consent in her track "Alien Superstar."
However, Beyoncé did not remain silent and responded in the letter that it was totally false and that, in addition, permission had been granted for her sample, therefore she paid the group for it.
The singer's team said: "The comments made by Right Said Fred claiming that Beyoncé used 'I'm Too Sexy' in 'Alien Superstar' without permission are wrong and incredibly derogatory."
"Not only was permission granted for its use, but they publicly spoke of their gratitude for being on the album. In the case of their song, the sound recording was not used; only the composition was used. Permission was sought from their publisher on May 11, 2022, and the publisher approved the use on June 15, 2022. They were paid for the use in August of that year," he continued.
Furthermore, the royalties held by the Right Said Fred writers regarding the use of "I'm Too Sexy" are a substantial portion of the composition. "Collectively, the Right Said Fred writers own more than any other single writer and co-writer credit. This allegation is false," the group representing "Queen B" concluded.
Right Said Fred revealed to The Sun earlier this week: "Normally the artist approaches us, but Beyoncé didn't because she's such an arrogant person that she probably thought 'come get me,' so we found out after the fact when you did. But everyone else, Drake and Taylor Swift, came to us."
Drake used the song on his 2021 track "Way 2 Sexy," while Taylor included it on his 2017 single, "Look What You Made Me Do."
Kelis lashed out last month at Beyoncé for allegedly using her 2003 song "Milkshake" in the track from her album "Energy" without consulting him, which has since been removed from the song on Spotify.
