For what used to be such a clean-cut popstar, it now seems that there is no end to the controversy that Beyoncé is courting of late.
The singer came under fire just last week for her husband using a lyric in his rap on her track which alluded to Tina Turner’s domestic abuse in the film What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Now, Beyoncé has outraged some NASA employees with the use of a sample at the start of her track XO.
The sample is from a statement about the Challenger disaster, a space mission in 1986 which resulted in an explosion 73 seconds after liftoff. None of the seven crew members survived.
The track begins with a sample of former NASA public affairs officer Steve Nesbitt saying, “Flight controllers here looking very carefully at the situation.” A beep sounds, and Nesbitt continues, “Obviously a major malfunction.”
Beyoncé has since responded to the criticism according to Rolling Stone, stating: “My heart goes out to the families of those lost in the Challenger disaster.”
“The song ‘XO’ was recorded with the sincerest intention to help heal those who have lost loved ones and to remind us that unexpected things happen, so love and appreciate every minute that you have with those who mean the most to you.”
She claimed that the track was written: “in tribute to the unselfish work of the Challenger crew with hope that they will never be forgotten.”
Here is the song which includes the sample.
