Linda Perry Questions Beyonce's 'Songwriting'
. Perry, who used to front the short-lived rock band 4 Non Blondes and went on to write hits for Pink and Christina Aguiliera, among others, was asked, "Linda, how do you feel about Beyonce changing one word on a song and getting writing credit. Does that bother you as a songwriter?" Perry's response: "well hahaha um thats not songwriting but some of these artists believe if it wasnt for them your song would never get out there so they take a cut just because they are who they are. but everyone knows the real truth even Beyonc�. She is talented but in a completely different way." There's been much speculation over the years as to what a Beyonc� songwriting credit actually means. On her 2011 album, 4, her opening track, "1+1″ bore quite a bit of resemblance to the The-Dream's song "Nothing But Love," but her name was added to the songwriting credits. Listen to both songs here. Earlier than that, in 2010, Frank Ocean (before he was famous) echoed Perry's later comments, tweeting, "It's a bad trend that artists try to muscle for credits on songs they had no part in writing. Writers just say no UNLESS it's Beyonce lol." That tweet has, unsurprisingly, since been taken down. more on this story Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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