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Do you have a minute?Googdgoodgood.Take a seat, because we need to unpack all the uncomfortable drama and noise surrounding Beyoncé' s highly anticipated album,Renaissance.

'Cos, there's SO much going on. Like,so, somuch.

A feud with Kelis (!!). A sneaky pre-release. A three-part project (?). A weird promo.

It's ALL happening.

Watch: Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé at Grammys. Post continues below.

The album, which was officially released July 29, 2022, is Beyoncé's seventh studio album – and it's arguably one of this year’s most anticipated releases.

This is Beyonce's first full-length album sinceLemonade, which dropped in 2016.

Here, we look at everything you need to know about Beyoncé's new albumRenaissance.

Kelis has slammed Beyoncé for sampling her track without permission.

You guys, Kelis is pissed. Like, she's not happy. At all.

The R&B singer has accused Beyoncé of "theft" for allegedly using a sample lifted off her 1999 debut album,Kaleidoscope.

According to Kelis,Beyoncé has featured her 1999 hit song 'Get Along With You' on the newRenaissancealbum, without her permission.

The two-time Grammy nominee said she only caught wind of the news after a fan account (@kelistrends) praised the new 'collaboration', captioning the post: "@Beyonce's RENAISSANCE album will include a @kelis sample on the song 'Energy'."

How very... awkward.

Kelis, who was completely unaware of the sample track on Beyoncé's new album, commented from her business Instagram account @bountyandfull: "My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance all 3 parties involved is astounding."

The rapper-turned chef said: "I heard about this the same way everyone else did. Nothing is ever as it seems, some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity and they have everyone fooled."

"It’s not a collab, it’s theft," she added.

In two follow-up clips on her personal Instagram account @kelis, the rapper addressed the situation, telling her followers: "The reality is that my real beef is not only with Beyoncé – she sampled a record, she’s copied me before, so have many other artists – it’s fine, I don’t care about that."

(Just for background, Beyoncé has previously been called out for similarities on the track 'Ring the Alarm' vs Kelis' 'Caught Out There').

Kelis continued in her Instagram post: "Not only are we Black female artists in this industry, we’ve met each other, we know each other, we have mutual friends – it’s not hard, it’s just common decency…”

Erin Docherty

Beauty & Lifestyle Editor

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