Beyonce Accused of Stealing 'Countdown' Video

[SmileBig4Me2]

Idiots, she was doing a tribute

[Viviane2951]

OMG rubbish fuck haters and bitches.. Beyonce have personality and born with class I said so period!

[mruru88]

you guys are all losers to think its bad to be inspired get a life and if you hate beyonce so much stop watching her videos its best to keep your negative comments to your self what if it was you that everyone was attacking with all this hate......

[mitchwebb1]

Beyoncé is always saying how she spend time on youtube finding inspirational movement for her music videos. Just with Run The World (Girls) she saw the tofu tofu dannce group and tried to incorporate the moves but couldn't so she flew the guys in and featured them in her video, she doesn't hide the fact that she uses inspiration. To be honest with you, this belgium chick should be flattered that a star as big as Beyonceé is inspired by her

[stylez1021]

this isnt the first time beyonce has copied from another artist or unknown person she has practicly copied things from others her whole career solo i understand if shes done it once or twice or copied and mixed it up beut she has done it many times and exactly the same

[TheJonasEfronlover]

Good artists copy. Great artists steal.

-Pablo Picasso

[mikebell318]

its a tribute video

[giftedmakeupGEEK]

I know that she shouldn't have done it without asking and maybe she should've put the lady's name in the credits or something but in the end I don't really care. The video is good and the song is good and that's all that really matters to me

[Goldangel45]

she should've at least asked the choreographer

[allstargurllover12]

um so..we all have inspirations!!

[ryannaize]

so fuckin wat beyonce turned it into something she didnt

[stylez1021]

@ryannaize how could she have done tht when she did it exactly the same

[tinkermagic]

@ryannaize HUH O_o how can she turn it in something that has already been done she took every move from this video....

[katie24689]

beyonce made it look better simple as

[IslanderMix]

ppfffft that old shit....LOL.. ITS CLASSIC...thats not even music..so what..she made it SEXIER



[RVAnne22]

It is a CLASSIC ORIGINAL. :D LOVE BEYONCE! she did it BETTER and SEXIER!

[tinkermagic]

hell yeah she copied lol

[redladie49]

hahahaha beyounce fake but did it better



[rtoma1974]

Beyonce is FAKE, so she copies other people's work. She has FAKE hair and a FAKE nose, so why would it be out of the realm of possibilities that she'd copy other artists? F.A.K.E.

[stylez1021]

@rtoma1974 omg ikr im sick of these stans

[monsieurdepompidou]

Heeey,it's Beyonce we're talking about! Ofc she's a copycat although i love her music! She's known for sucha stuff!

[constance380]

why the fuck would beyonce care tho LMAO

[lilsuperbarbie210]

@constance380 i know right beyonce dont care the only thing she worrying bout is her career her baby she going to have and Jay-Z

[lilsuperbarbie210]

@constance380 i know right beyonce only worrying/careing bout her career her baby that`s going 2 b, born and Jay-Z

[NavyDaily]

We don't care about the choreography we just want the sound !

[CrazyGurlRandom]

haha beyonce this time your coping is coming to light hey this isnt the first time she stole

[Tee1897]

People have to stop hating on other people and theirs a big difference that 1 chick was in jail and Beyonce was in a video and the other part is the hoe point its called Countdown. Duh.

[zimbocher123]

beyonce is wonderful and im sure if she did copy that video she was inspired by her creativity and likes it enuf to put it in her video.. many artists do that.. i mean how many pple copy M.J why dnt they make a big deal about that.. most of beyonce's videos and performances are related to inspired artists she grow up listening to or loves.. soo i think people should just give it a rest..

[TaylParks]

an eclectic original

[painkillaz100]

ye best thing from BEYONCE to say is that it was a tribute. but i think beyonce DID copy this video. and she thought she could get away with it!

[pumkinpie27]

They didnt play the entire video the person made, find it here on youtube. She copied Audry Hepburn and Anna Terehesa

[x3ishere1]

this bitch just can't be original to save her life!!!!

[WellKnowYou]

@x3ishere1 Hilarious!!

[DaAngelBiz279]

Just cuz beyonce is hot and powerful does not give her the right to steal other people's shit and not give them credit.

[tinkermagic]

@DaAngelBiz279 right I agree since she is a huge star she can get away with anything

[stylez1021]

@tinkermagic she tries to copy it and once noticed she tries to say its her inspration

[tinkermagic]

@stylez1021 I cant stand beyonce people see her as some music god when she cant write a song are create her beats. she sucks just stealing her ass away and calling it her own what a thief, and she is all hype and certainly overrated she aint talented she never get put on blast on tv with this just on the interent how strange. she is such an FAIL in my eyes queen B my ass lol queen of stealing music haha. XD

[FienProductions]

i'm from belgium! and they say anna terhesa the kearsmaker so wrong!

[jacobstop]

Yeah Beyonce is a big copycat

[Kiiddy]

And she wants to be an icon or a legend? Well she can forget about it if she continues to do this. This is everything an amateur and wannabe does. The only difference with her is, she has money and fame.

[Sm0kah0ntas2]

@Kiiddy you are a MORON. Beyonce is already an icon wtf are you going on about. AND every singer hair band rapper and rocker alike,,, has done this. But it's ok for them and not Beyonce right? FOH!

[Kiiddy]

Then why does she talk about wanting to be one then and a legend? Her being an "icon" or a "legend" has been arguable by many people for many reasons. You couldn't be more inaccurate when stating that every singer copies other icons and artists. How do you think those icons became iconic in the first place? They did something out of the ordinary. Thought outside the box. Delivered something that was unique, original and sometimes even ground-breaking. She doesn't.

Oh & also, get some manners.

[tinkermagic]

@Kiiddy I agree

[Kiiddy]

@tinkermagic ty xx

[x1Maddiex1]

its not beyonce..o.o its her chorographers so hate on them dumb ass's she just gets told what dance moves to do fuck you haters beyonce still making money :)

[dagemineye]

@x1Maddiex1 Really! i think Beyonce has a say so in what she wants to do in her videos plain and simple this hoe copied that video just like she sampled this whole song off an old Boys 2 men song... Nothing on her new album is original - Love on top- sounds like a michael jackson song Run the world- That beats been sampled and used like a million times and 1+1 dont get me started on those corney ass lyrics she needs to sit her ass down somewhere

[SirTez08]

copycat



[PLAYDIRTY1000]

HEY DUMB ASSES, JUST LIKE SHE HAD THE AFRICAN GUYS SHOW HER THE DANCE THEY ORIGINATED ....SHE GOT THE PERMISSION FROM ANNE TERESA HERSELFTO USE THE CONCEPT SHE CREATED YEARS AGO.

YOU DUMB ASSES REALLY HAVE NO CLUE. DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR FUCKIN MOUTH. ANNE GAVE TH OKAY BECAUSE BEYONCE WAS INSPIRED BY THE CONCEPT, SO JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP IDIOTS. YOU LOSERS ARE JUST MAD BECAUSE BEY'S ALL THAT AND YALL AIN'T SHIT.

[fundifferent1]

@PLAYDIRTY1000 Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker did not give permission to Beyonce to use the dance moves nor was she asked. She released a statement on her website saying so.

[PLAYDIRTY1000]

@fundifferent1

THAT WASHED UP BITCH GAVE BEY THE OKAY TO USE THE CONCEPT. WHERE IS THE LAWSUIT BITCH COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHY? NEVER MIND JUST SHUT THE HELL UP AND LET ME EXPLAIN IT. THAT WASHED UP BITCH ANNE WAS PAID AFTER SHE SIGNED THE CONTRACT GIVING BEY THE RIGHTS. DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU SPEAK.

[aleidas1000]

LIKE ALWAYS, SHE COPIE AGAIN

[RaziaBegum1]

I think that they did cory the other video but still beyonce's awesome :-)

[msbeckakorboe]

oHH it just means beyonce looks up to that crap artist and also its not beyonces fault its the choreographers fault -_-

[takemyrevolution]

Ops! She did it AGAIN!!!

[IAmSteven1]

***fossi

[IAmSteven1]

OMG this is pathetic! so no ones allowed to take inspiration no more?? no one moaned at single ladies being a mimic of a bob ofssi video did they?? UMM NO!!!

[elegiono]

just like the Bring it On movie LOL!

[QillerFox]

SMH @Beyonce she is sooooooooooooo unoriginal its sad to because she can actually sing/dance and is very talented woman l just don't get why she and her people keep taking peoples art and crediting themselves/Beyonce for it JUST SAD

[caseysh21]

if in fact it is a tribute video, then the producer should let that be known, maybe announce it, include the original choreographer in the credits, or perhaps it could have been incorporated in the title of the video.....?...otherwise, it comes off as a very shady action....

[keichaos34]

Gawd. That's a tribute, definitely. She's Beyonce. Why the hell would she copy? Duh.

[MrExplicit16]

its copied and it makes her look bad and non original, she does this over and over, may be one or two copied videos but she has many

[kyemari]

she goes out of the country to copy other ppls work and think no one will notice, her whole career has been her copying and stealing and then when she get caught she says she was inspired. She does make great music but she has no talent imo

[xXxlownaxXx]

I don't understand why people are getting so worked up over this. She always takes other choreographer's work who she admires and tries to learn it herself. For Run the world she tried to learn a routine she found from three guys in Africa, because she couldn't get it perfect she actually ended up tracking down these guys and including them in her video so she could get the routine perfect. Surely she should be honoured that Beyonce actually admired her work.

[MT5792]

@xXxlownaxXx I do agree with u abt beyonce and the african dance but then why couldnt she do that with the girl she took the dance and scene from? beyonce took it without that girls knowledge thats the point and without crediting her in some way too.

[xXxlownaxXx]

@MT5792 Yeah, and that's pretty bad I admit that. At the end of the day nobody knows what has gone on behind closed doors. As long as it doesn't affect me then I'm fine haha :P

[MT5792]

@xXxlownaxXx thats true, hopefully it gets worked out between them cuz this situation really sucks...

[G4LMickeyD]

I luv Beyonce but she need to learn to know how 2 come up wit her own shyt cuz these young artists doin they own thing gunna throw her in the dust 4sure

[chocolateboyojas]

beyonce is not a copycat..!!!! its just a f***d up aligation..!!! love uuu beee..!!!! people did ur common sense suiside..!!??

[TheGlowstickgirl]

@chocolateboyojas r u looking at the same thing we looking at i love bey but come oonn it clear as day

[chocolateboyojas]

@TheGlowstickgirl - look copying is not a hell big deal..!!! i've heard even MJ did it and his videos were hit..!!!! well.... there are many other things 2 think bout..... and i love her mainly for her singin and dancin , so i dont really care even if she copies sth..... shes still the best :)

[louier1993]

That bitch is a copycat!

[BMediaHD]

im sorry but without beyonce doing this, you wouldnt of even heard of anne? do people not see shes showing her generation of fans old style and introducing them to new styles, cause i damn sure know beyonce has introduced me to artists ive never listened to in the past. chu

[MT5792]

@BMediaHD although thats true she is also angry that bey took it without annes knowledge/ permission or let alone credit her somehow.

[switschmaker]

*yawn*

[littlecherieniki]

Haha, where can I see the original video? xD

[BubbleGumDexter23]

The original you guys showed was far better then what B did. Horrible song.

[sgtshendou]

clevver makes haters...

[NewlycelebritiesTv]

Whatever.

Artists are always being pinned down to one another always searched for every simmilarity

There have been literaly tens of thousands of videos made to this date!

guess what? At least once in a while there are going to be videos that are simmilar to previous ones! PPL NEED TO GET OVER THAT AND SHUT THE FUCK UP!

[JrodLuvn]

Obviously Beyonce didn't come up with that video out of her head, damn asses! She was inspired! I already knew when I first saw it that it looked like some old 1960s and 50s thing I've seen before and I'm 19, Beyonce was not thinking she was gonna fool nobody! Yall stans step off!

[vaibu21]

she loves to bring back the retro vibe, for example, single ladies, why don't you love me and this countdown (the song is very different)

[vaibu21]

the whole video was inspired by different people, in particular "Pays homage to different films, musical and dance legends of the '50s—'90s including Audrey Hepburn, Michael Jackson, Patricia Field, The Beatles, Dreamgirls, Fame, Twiggy, Flashdance the Musical and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker."

[vaibu21]

thats true, she credited everyone and this was like 10 sec of the video!!!!

[momo4likeever1]

lmfao everything is inspired by something. i bet that video beyonce "copied" was also inspired by something eles, maybe possible "copied" another concept. seriously people

[PinkyKardashian]

who cares ?

B IS THE QUEEEEN

[TheTrinity848]

It was a video that payed tribute to all different sorts of artist. People take things way too seriously.

[paulma222]

They need to leave that girl alone. Let her celebrate her happiness with her husband and her baby. God damn.

[IateeTV]

some of the thing were tributes but not this i think her people should be more carefull with letting themself getting inspired lol

[Theladylebanon]

LEAve beyonce alone. do you think beyonce plans out how her video is gonna be like?. no! its the director. so its the directors fault

[Dandan0499]

Yesss

[MrLabronzo]

beyonce is the best yall dumb ass haters beyonce have not copy anything she use something copy is when u use the whole thing ok and beyonce i love you and u did good in this video and all ofter videos

[shakiz222]

I'm sure Beyonce did NOT know a thing about these videos....

I bet it was her choreographer who used it and didn't say a thing about copying the moves from another video he saw online....

[MiddleFingerToTheSky]

lady gaga and beyonce steal everything from older artist or artist overseas. I honestly don't care anymore.

[radioboy223]

its supposed to be a tribute to those artists

[charmed880]

idk why people always acting like this. beyonce samples from people performances all the time and she's admitted that she does. get over it people

[proent]

ha everything she does lately she steals wtf

[garyau1994]

even if she did copy it i think she did it better the other video doesnt look as good with the dancing

[BBeyer8]

she coppied it. So?

[98Enaa]

I don't like the video anyway

[pugwash84]

the clock hands reminded me of metropolis too, You cant make a video without it reminding someone of something and its nice to be inspired by others work anyway. Beyonce is a diva leave her alone !

[dizzyb230]

video sucked anyway, beyonce's hot though

[thetjvproductions]

@dizzyb230 Beyonce's whole new album sucks.

[idcydk91]

lol in the beginning it was exactly the same. x)

[lemoney2009]

beyonce did it alot better

[riv3rss]

she bought the rights she's no that silly to make a mistake like that and c'mon u guys it's Beyoncé!!

[Jakiyah97]

I would not call her a copycat, at all, Let Beyonce do her thing okay...! This could be good for her video, and the other video...! Okay...!!

[mcjess14]

This is so a copycat vid. :)

[justafidemyself]

Where stops the tributing and begins the plagiarism? I must say, i'm Belgian and Anne Teresa De Keersmaker is a real bitch, she will do anything to get money from Beyoncé.

[brandonparker68]

it's not original if it takes inspiration. as long as it wasn't another music video by someone else, it's okay.

[twanasia9]

The video is just a tribute do different video's obviously and Beyonce doesn't choreographer her own moves so talk to the person who choreographed it this junk is annoying seriously just let her do her thing

[fantasysoul5]

Looks the same but respect to beyonce

[twanasia9]

Omg leave the girl alone she's about to have a baby for crying out loud all this stealing shit is getting on my nerves stick with making video's about Bieber damn!

[glambertmenijarabg]

Mmmm This is not the first time she did something like this! I love B but this is the truth!

[Myclubpenguintales]

Shit Heads Wanting attention. Btw thats not have you spell FIRST (FIRTS XD)

[CalmDraven]

its a copy cat video but not in a bad way i see it as more of a tribute

[xTheRealMohamKBx]

Honestly, I don't think these similarities are as important as that

So I still think it's original and respect Ms B. =)

[fpfbm54]

No ClevverMusic,please dont feed the haters :(

[LonnieSmile]

FIRTS!

[UtubeDude011]

@LonnieSmile First* Idiot.