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?
There is no doubt what so ever in everyone one's mind that BC Jean own the song. But now u have to think, did she really write the song or was it written by Toby Gad Who later on decided to have someone well known and liked like Beyonce sing it?
I honestly think someone like Beyonce could have not only stolen the song, but sang it lyric after lyric. THIS JUST DOESN"T HAPPEN. Let’s wait till the album comes out, and if it turns out that she stole the song. First price and my heart goes to BC Jean. “You really did it girl, u r worth every penny and more you will get from the law suit
Back in the 50s and 60s white people use to take the black people songs and make it theirs. Why is everyone acting like this is the first time it's happening. This shouldn't even be a topic. Actually the person who wrote the song can give it to whoever they want. Unless BC Jean wrote the song, then Beyonce will be in trouble or the other way around. Alot of singers use the same songs.
This is nothing new.
Poor Beyonce!
song, i mean before a artist can even
sing a song that was created by another
originally they have to get permission to
sing or re-write the song, take weird al for
example, he re-writes alot of people songs
& makes it his own, he has to get permission
there was only 1 artist weird al asked to re-write a song and that artist said no (that artist was prince who said no!)
not a real suprise... its hard being on top...
i only support indy efforts... its the only way to stay grounded in the scene...