Diane Warren found herself in the crosshairs of Beyoncé's mighty Beyhive — not to mention a heated culture war — on Monday after she questioned the number of songwriters on a track from Bey's new "Renaissance" album.
The Hall of Fame songwriter, best known for writing iconic ballads and film songs, took to Twitter to ask: "How can there be 24 writers on a song?" with an eye-roll emoji. Then she added, "This isn't meant as shade, I'm just curious."
Although the Grammy winner (and repeat Oscar nominee) did not mention Beyoncé or a particular song by name, the singer's devoted fans were quick to give Warren a lesson — especially on sampling, the art of using an excerpt from an existing recording.
