Thoughts?

It’s a shame! She can’t even come up with her own things!

Beyonce is a very talented performer and capable of many things,but c’mon,this is starting to look really bad.Everytime she’s accused of plagiarism and later on comes up with that same ‘I was inspired and paying tribute’.She should credit those people before her work comes out,not after she’s called out,it would look so much better.And if it’s choreographers who’re stealing,she needs to b more careful.It ultimately damages her goodwill.

Michael always paid tribute, but Beyonce didn’t? Such a contradicting statement. If there’s anything Beyonce has learned from Michael, its to take what someone else has done and make it better. If you’ve studied Michael, you know that his moves and concepts came from Bob Fosse, James Brown, the Lockers (the robot & pop-locking), and many other artists including magicians.

As the great Steve Jobs once said:
Picasso had a saying: ‘Good artists copy, great artists steal.’ We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas… ~Steve Jobs

And this is why Beyonce will continue to be great!

Have several seats Bey. Clearly this woman isn’t pleased and its disturbing to say the least. And her and her team is a big fat joke for trying to put this thing in Michael’s place! She could never…….so many things are questionable about that whole agenda til its not funny at all.

I don’t understand the difference between this video and Get Me Bodied. I mean it was CLEAR that she was obviously “paying tribute” or going for a certain theme. Get Me Bodied was paying tribute to A Rich Man’s Frug. Now I do agree that Beyonce needs to be more original. That’s a HUGE downfall of hers and just gives ppl something to. She needs a new time. Her whole career has been seeming “inspired” since Bday. I need you to do better Queen.

I just wanna know how is it possible to credit someone BEFORE releasing work. Wouldn’t that ruin the element of surprise? Imagine if MJ credited Jeffrey Daniel, or whoever, with the moonwalk (or the backslide as it was called then) before he performed it. It probably wouldn’t have had as big of an impact because people would’ve expected it.
I don’t understand how Beyoncé, and even Gaga, are seen as thieves when they never claim anything as their own. It’s usually the media and their fans who pin this “originality” label on them. Ironically, it’s also the media and the fans who call them out as thieves and copycats.

What the f’ck did they want her to do put an LED scroll on the bottom of the video saying “paying homage to…”

I agree with what Bri is saying…its like people jump down Beyonce’s throat before she can even talk about her videos

Stealing is stealing. You can not call it an inspiration, homage or tribute after you’ve been called out by damn near every major publication, blog and news organization. That excuse gets tired and old very quickly. Beyonce and Lady Gaga continues to undermine their vocal talent with blatant bouts with plagiarism and trying to pass work as their own. The best way to handle a situation like this is by stating where the concept came from the day the video is released to be one step ahead, She chose not to and the consequences of that is now looking like a cheap fraud.

bey bey get it together
if you paying tribute invite some of the people from the original or say your inspired before people say u stealing
and trent in right everything cant always be “i was inspired” you have to inspire others
bey is a great artist and this new album is great but almost all the videos have been surrounded by drama. And to me some of the things she is being so inspired by are not even that great but bigger then that they dont even really work for the songs
bey still my girl but this “borrowing” mess is getting tired

Beyonce just stick with the theme of the song in your videos, if you feel inspired cover it up to the point that we cant tell. cause the Stan’s and people who don’t like you are doing the most over a 3min video. A Big ass clock with a party scene or could have been the theme and the director and editor could have gotten creative from that point.

She just keeps saying that she’s “inspired” by pretty much everyone…. *yawn*
She needs to come up with something new. She’s a good dancer/singer, there’s no reason for her to be involved in copycapt claims every time she premieres a video.

im sorry but Beyonce needs to stop . She is too talented to be so uncreative. How can u want to be an icon but ur not doing anything original lol .Janet Jackson was NEVER accused of stealing in her peak. All ideas were original and became iconic.This is getting ridiculous lol

foolish Beyoncé fans…. yall just as fake as that Baby bump she wore in that interview on sunday. Learn the business before you comment dumb comments on the blog. She could have easily got the okay before she releases these supposed homage pieces she puts in her video.

@BEYONCEFLOPS
The point of “Countdown” was to pay tribute to the 1960s and mod culture. Keri Hilson dressing up like Josephine Baker and Dorothy Dandrige and directly recreating Janet Jackson and TLC videos is no different than Beyoncé dressing up like Audrey Hepburn, Diana Ross, and Twiggy, and directly recreating this ballet.
I’m not trying to throw Keri Hilson under the bus, nor am I trying to defend Beyoncé 100% (because I do think what she did was somewhat wrong in not asking this woman for her blessing). But I just see a double standard when it comes to Beyoncé and even Gaga. They’re seen as the thieves of the industry, but they’re not the only ones who “steal” things. Yet they get the majority of the heat. I just think it’s a little unfair. If they’re gonna get criticized for it, then everyone should.

Beyonce’s so damn retarded

@K Jennifer Lopez did reference Flash Dance for her inspiration. She even tried to get the same leotard, but Jennifer was larger than the original actress Jennifer Bealls. Try again!

Beyonce is a thief, she has run out of material so she just stole from someone else, that’s showbiz, she should just step down and let people who are still left with creativity like Nicki Minaj take the stand