If She...
Alright y’all, don’t shoot the messenger!
Let me just say that I like Beyoncé! I think she’s a great performer, talented actress, savvy business woman and easy on the eyes. I also respect how she doesn’t use the paparazzi to stay current, rather she relies on her artistry. She's a total class act!
With that being said….
As you may already know, Beyoncé’s third solo album I Am… is due to drop November 18th. Last week, her video for the lead track “If I Were A Boy” hit various media channels and was met with rave reviews and pleased fans everywhere.
However, grumblings also began that this song doesn’t belong to Beyoncé. Before I jumped on the bandwagon I decided to do some digging and discover if this was real or rumour (‘cause we all know that for every fan there are at least a half dozen haters right?).
My findings:
Song credits for “If I Were a Boy” are stated as Toby Gad and Beyoncé Knowles on Wikipedia. (I had to check here as the album isn’t actually out yet). After this I turned to iTunes…no luck. The single isn’t up for sale yet, nor is the video. Darn. No fear, the Internet is a vast place, I was sure to find something else. What did I find? “If I Were A Boy,” recorded by a little 21 year-old who goes by the name of BC Jean.
This California native is apparently the next generation star, from a musical family that has been associated with RCA Records. For those of you not familiar with labels, RCA (or RCA Victor) is one of the flagship labels of Sony. Beyoncé is signed to Columbia, which is now a premier subsidiary label of Sony. Hmmmm......
Check it for yourself here
Sorry B!
Jay, please don’t come after me!
What do you guys make of this?
is very famous, & with fame comes alot of love & hate, many people who don't like Beyonce will agree that Bc Jean's version is better & it could be but that's not the point. The point is that this Bc Jean's girl will get fame out of this.
And so she should... she did sing it better.
if Beyoncé! stole her song I hope her butt gets nailed to the wall for it
Both versions are good, however BC Jean's is my choice!
This happened when Leanne Rhymes brought out her song "How do I live".
Trisha Yearwood ended up doing the same song as well. I hope that BC Jean
gets large out of this one. Just listening to her music you can tell it wont be long till we hear about her in the mainstream.