An Explainer On Beyoncé's Songwriting Credits Amid Discourse About Her AOTY Grammy Win

Writer Gibson Johns shared on X, “Part of what makes Beyoncé so unique is her willingness to bring unlikely people together in collaboration and to sample and reference existing material. This doesn’t make her work any less worthy of awards or praise.”

“Blackbird, Jolene, and Oh Louisiana are all covers. Every single song is a collaborative project with historians advising. Beyoncé’s albums are about erasure and restoring cultural memory, so she cites every single person who worked on a song as a matter of citational ethics,” another popular post read.

“She literally collabs with every feat. and gives all of her collaborators credit. This would also include any samples, interpolations, etc. look at the consistent name on every track, it says, Beyoncé Knowles. She made it clear she is on a mission for giving proper accolades,” someone wrote.

“Collaboration isn’t being lazy…. It’s inclusion. It’s inviting ppl to the table. Sharing the ideas so they can all share the win,” one person said. “she gave credit to every single person that ever gave even an idea or helped fuel her project. that’s not a crime and y’all are trying to make it one,” another echoed.