Arriving just days apart in June, her single “ Break My Soul” and his surprise album Honestly, Nevermind made splashy debuts, both steeped heavily in dance and house music influences.
Original story, 7/29: Just weeks ago, music lovers were buzzing about, and perhaps even comparing (imagine!), Beyoncé and Drake’s newest releases. “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” Beyoncé’s team told Variety in a statement. Bey will be making a similar change for her song. She had previously pointed out Lizzo’s usage of the term in her song “Grrls,” which was then removed after the backlash. Following the release of Renaissance, writer Hannah Diviney, who has cerebral palsy, called out the ableist slur in “Heated” in a piece for The Guardian. Spasticity, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, is a muscular condition often seen in people who have cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, spinal cord injury, and others. In the original song, she says the line, “Spazzin’ on that ass, spazz on that ass.” Update: Beyoncé will be removing a lyric from “Heated” following backlash for using ableist language.
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