NY magazine is speculating on whether Sony-BMG’s Arista Records head honcho Clive Davis had a hand in the Beyonce-Aretha Grammy snub. As you know, Beyonce made Aretha’s blood boil when she introduced Tina Turner as “the queen” during their Grammy duet.
But NY magazine thinks Davis may have written Beyonce’s introduction – since we know it was clearly scripted by someone other than Bee. In a post on NYmag.com, the writer theorizes that Davis wrote the intro to get back at Aretha for not renewing her recording contract:
Aretha told Variety that she’d split with Sony-BMG’s Arista Records after Clive Davis failed to make her an acceptable offer for her forthcoming album and would instead be releasing it through the AARP (yes, really). All of this must have happened pretty recently, because, in his profile in this week’s Rolling Stone (sadly not online) Davis talks excitedly about putting out said record. And doesn’t everybody at the Grammys just do what he tells them to do? Isn’t that how Alicia Keys got two performances? Could he also have had a hand in Beyoncé’s intro? Or was it just crappy writing, like every other part of Sunday’s ceremony? We have no idea, but we’re certainly not above baseless speculation! (Source)
figuratively speaking……………ms.franklin is the bigger queen. she need to stop with all this hurt feelings business.
This may be true, however, I thought Beyonce wrote her own words? Or someone from her camp did? Or possibly this is all just coincidence and speculation?
How that jingle go? “Cause every woman is a queeeen.”
I knew it!! I knew it!! I knew it!!! I knew she had to have a new project coming out. Aretha hasn’t had this much press since the 90’s when she lost all that weight the first time and gained it all back plus some. Linking her name to Beyonce’s in the press is a great media ploy and an abundance of free publicity.
oh gosh……..
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AREUFORREAL, THIS MAY HURT HER MORE THAN HELP HER THOUGH. A VAST MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC JUST THINKS SHE’S BEING CATTY SO THE SALES MAY NOT BE WHAT SHE THINKS. I WOULD HOPE THIS ISN’T SOME GIMMICK FOR SALES THOUGH. SHE IS A GREAT ARTIST, BUT THE REMARK COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED FOR WHEN SHE WAS ON THE PHONE WITH A FRIEND.
*Yawwwwwwn* It really shouldn’t matter….is it seriously that important? I mean the significance of this subject is almost comparable to the crust in my eyes…which accumulated the moment I read this post.
sigh…. Aretha really needs to stop. She is from an era where gimmicks & name droppin was unnecessary to sell. Does she really think this is gonna help move her album off the shelves? Pls, Sister Ree, sit ur big ass down somewhere & have a V8
8J Gats Juice Says:
sigh…. Aretha really needs to stop. She is from an era where gimmicks & name droppin was unnecessary to sell.
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Honey chile I agree and I wish someone would sit her down and break this to her..cuz she obviously doesnt get it
It’s not a conspiracy theory Bee is autistic and she was adlibing what they wrote and said Queen on her own. Aretha franklin is a DIVAIdol and does not need any gimics like attaching her self to the bronzedumbblonde to sell anything…I bet you that.
Aretha aint finna sell with or without a gimmic. I bet they’re going to give her songs that sound like todays music that won’t even fit her style. It’s pretty much a guaranteed flop when you look at the industry today and see what acutally sells. I’d be more worried about her health than her new album.
Well I hope she feels better after receiving her award tonight, this is only the 4th time it’s been presented. Hopefully the performances will be to her liking and they let her approve the wording that is going to come across the teleprompters beforehand. J/K
10plushlush Says:
It’s not a conspiracy theory Bee is autistic…
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Hmm… was this a typo, or bombshell?!! LOL
If I were in Aretha’s position, the last thing I would care about is what other artists said about me on an award show.
Beyonce shouted her (and others) out, who cares about the rest.
damn aretha…damn all of yall…who the hell cares??!! why put a care in the freakin’ world into if someone else calls another, “the queen” if YOU know it then it’s all good. Aretha is still the bomb in singing, HELLO, nothing will change that. and she’s had her times so it’s cool…retha just chill and be happy for your success.
Sometimes I’m so ashamed of this race, look how we are fighting over stupidity before the world. Everything is drama and confrontration, and the media is happy to give it to us. It’s not there fault. They give us what we eat.
Then Black women wonder why when they go places people give them that look of “oh no here comes confrontation if I say one thing out of line she will get crazy”.
Ignore this crap, you think if this was another race and let’s say a young artist within that race forgot to mention a prominent rocker, they would fight and be ostriziced? no. People would just point out they forgot to say “such and such” and move on.
God we’re simple minded.