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Beyoncé Officially Removes Kelis’ Sample Off Renaissance Album; Monica Lewinsky Calls for Similar Move in 2013 Song [UPDATED]
This move comes just days after the ‘Milkshake’ singer called out Queen Bey for using the song without her prior knowledge.
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Kelis Calls Out Beyoncé, Pharrell for Sampling Song on Renaissance Album Without Her Knowledge: ‘It’s Not A Collab, It’s Theft’
Her 2003 hit, ‘Milkshake’ was interpolated on the fifth track titled ‘Energy.’
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Kelis’ Husband Mike Mora Dies at 37 After Battle With Stomach Cancer
The news was confirmed by close friends on Monday night.
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Kelis Talks Advice for New Artists, Protecting Her Peace During the Pandemic on The Estelle Show
Contrary to popular belief, Estelle is so much more than just an accomplished actress and Grammy Award-winning singer. These days, she also hosts The Estelle Show, where she delves into the songs and timeless musical influences that excite her. Her show also features a weekly segment called “Love on a Wednesday,” where she explores self-love,…
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Kelis Claims She Was 'Blatantly Tricked and Lied to' By The Neptunes, and Didn't Make Money From Her First Two Albums
Kelis is a force. Whether it’s through her music or her general aura, the 40-year-old artist has given me “badass” vibes from the very first time I saw her. It’s been twenty years since her debut album, Kaleidoscope (1999), dropped and Kelis recently sat down with The Guardian to discuss her career, as well as…
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Call It Evolution, Not a Comeback: Kelis Covers Essence's Global Beauty Issue
“The only way you are really ever going to be truly content is if you are constantly evolving,” says Kelis in Essence magazine. And she knows a bit about evolution, first hitting our radar in the early aughts as a genre-defying singer-songwriter, and evolving in the years since into a chef, cookbook author and farmer.…
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Speaking Out Against Domestic Violence on Black Women Is No Longer Taboo, but Doing Something About It Is
My first job, about a decade ago in Harlem, was interning at a shelter for domestic violence survivors. Most were lower-income black and Latina women. A colleague and I would organize these makeshift financial sessions, giving these women overviews about how to build credit, manage debt, apply for housing vouchers and the like. I regularly…
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Life Comes at You Fast and Your Faves Are Probably All Trash
When I woke up this morning, I planned on writing about (actually, I did write about) what was probably going through Nas’ mind as Kanye continued to go on his alienate-the-black-community Twitter spree. With albums set to release in June by Nas, Cudi, Pusha T and Teyana Taylor, I figured that none of them could…
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Kelis Opens Up About Physical Abuse She Dealt With During Marriage to Nas
During an interview with Hollywood Unlocked, singer-turned-chef Kelis detailed the physical abuse she suffered at the hands of Nas during their marriage. Kelis described the marriage as tumultuous and abusive, so much so that she would walk around with bruises all over her body. “There was a lot of mental and physical abuse,” Kelis said.…
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Nas Is Taking Kelis to Court Over Visitation Rights
Nas wants to be able to spend more time with his son, and now he’s taking ex-wife Kelis to court for an official visitation schedule. According to documents obtained by Blast, Nas states that he has “work[ed] cooperatively with Kelis over the years,” but that Kelis only “allows him to exercise his custody with their…