Queens supporting queens! Beyoncé expressed her deep appreciation for Madonna after the duo launched their new single “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)” on Friday.
Madonna, 63, took to her Instagram Story on Tuesday, August 8, to share a heartfelt be aware the “Halo” singer, 40, despatched her together with a bouquet of flowers.
“Thanks, Queen. I’m so grateful for you,” the message learn. “You’ve got opened so many doorways for thus many ladies. You’re a masterpiece genius. Thanks for permitting me to sing in your music and thanks for naming the remix!!!! Love at all times and without end, B.”
Madonna, for her half, subsequently thanked the previous Future’s Little one member for the gesture, captioning the image, “❤️❤️thanks!! from one 👑 to a different 👑. I like the Re-Combine! @beyonce ❤️❤️,” earlier than sharing a second snap of the flowers, which included lilies and white roses.
Beyoncé’s newest remix — which is her fifth collaboration for the music — samples Madonna’s hit pop anthem “Vogue,” whereas paying tribute to legendary Black feminine artists, together with Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross.
Following the discharge of Renaissance in July, the Texas native took to social media to thank her followers for his or her unfaltering loyalty.
“Thanks in your unwavering assist,” she wrote by way of Instagram on the time. “Thanks for being affected person. We’re going to take out time and Benefit from the music. I’ll proceed to provide my all and do my finest to convey you pleasure. I Love You Deep.”
Whereas the report shortly earned each fan and important acclaim, it has additionally garnered its fair proportion of controversy. Sooner or later previous to the album’s launch, Kelis claimed that the “Formation” singer used a pattern of her 2003 hit “Milkshake” with out permission.
“My thoughts is blown too as a result of the extent of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 events concerned is astounding,” the New York native stated by way of Instagram on the time. “I heard about this the identical approach everybody else did. Nothing is ever because it appears, a few of the folks on this enterprise don’t have any soul or integrity they usually have everybody fooled.”
Whereas Beyoncé has seemingly since eliminated the pattern, the album, which is the “Loopy In Love” artist’s seventh studio launch, as soon as once more got here below fireplace when followers started to criticize the Dreamgirls star for utilizing the phrase “spazz” in her music “Heated” — a slang time period derived from the phrase “spastic” and regarded to be derogatory towards folks with spastic cerebral palsy.
The “Single Women” singer, nevertheless, shortly responded to the suggestions, making the required adjustments. “The phrase, not used deliberately in a dangerous approach, will probably be changed,” learn an August 1 assertion from the songwriter’s staff. Nevertheless, Monica Lewinsky additionally requested the Grammy Award winner to change lyrics from her music “Partition,” which title drops the anti-bullying advocate, 49, referencing her affair with Invoice Clinton.
“Uhmm, whereas we’re at it… #Partition,” Lewinsky tweeted in August, in response to the information that “Heated” would remove the ablest slur.
