Another day, another Beyoncé surprise album release, another mystery.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs fans, or anyone who came of age in the mid aughts, definitely recognized something familiar in Beyoncé‘s “Hold Up” when she released it last night during her HBO special Lemonade.
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Queen Bey used elements of the chorus of their breakthrough hit “Maps,” a devastating song about not receiving the love you give in return. And it turns out that the band did have a writing credit on the track.
And so does Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig. Which begs the question: Does he owe that credit to a tweet? Read more…
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