Beyonce has been called out by songwriter Tiffany Red over publishing royalties paid out by the superstar.
In a lengthy video posted online, Red criticized a number of artists for taking songwriting credit where she claims it wasn’t deserved.
The Grammy-winning songwriter criticized the likes of Zendaya, Tamar Braxton and Sevyn Streeter for taking a percentage of publishing on songs they didn’t write or produce.
Red then took aim at Beyoncé for similar practices.
“The reason I called out Beyoncé is because Beyoncé is the Michael Jackson of our generation,” she said. “I talked to somebody yesterday who’s the manager of somebody who’s a writer and producer on Renaissance. The record is one of y’all faves. The song was written six years before it got to Beyoncé. She got 25 percent of the song.
“I spoke to another writer who wrote and sang on one of y’all favorite songs. Credit not right, his business all fucked up. Beyoncé was on tour last year with that record with that person’s vocals.”
Tiffany Red, who has worked with the likes of Cassie and Jennifer Hudson, added: “The reason why people who work for Beyoncé don’t talk is they’re all on NDA’s. Because that’s how she works. She silences people so that nobody can speak.”
She also wrote on X: “My hope is that on Act II @Beyonce will #PaySongwriters a songwriter fee and master points and not take publishing or songwriting credit on any songs she did not write.”
HipHopDX has reached out to Beyoncé’s team for comment but has not yet received a response.
