Ester Dean is clearing the air after having a hand in writing a Keri Hilson verse dissing Beyoncé in 2009. “I submitted a lot of verses for that remix — one got picked, it was cowritten with Keri,” ...

Keri Hilson is back. After nearly 15 years out of the spotlight, the singer stopped by The Breakfast Club to talk about her return to music, the emotional toll of public backlash, and the truth behind ...

The song's co-writer Ester Dean has since apologized for the lyrics which she says "didn’t age well." Shania Russell is a news writer at Entertainment Weekly, with five years of experience. Her work ...

Keri Hilson might’ve solidified her position in the music industry as a highly in-demand songwriter — penning multiple popular hits like Britney Spears’ “Gimme More” — but things famously took a turn ...

In 2009, Keri Hilson did the unthinkable and took a shot at Beyoncé on the remix to her smash hit “Turning Me On.” In 2025, she is now claiming she was forced to sing the song that Ester Dean wrote ...

Songstress Keri Hilson vehemently refutes Ester Dean’s declaration that she and Hilson co-wrote the Beyoncé diss track in 2009, which caused Hilson’s career to flatline. Hilson created a viral moment ...

It’s amazing how verifying a decades-old story about a perceived slight toward Beyoncé can turn into a week-long fact-check and accountability session, but that’s exactly what happened between Keri ...

Sultry songstress Keri Hilson said that she was forced to sing the song that dissed Beyoncé, putting her in the crosshairs of the swarming Beyhive that tormented her for more than a decade. While ...

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Ester Dean is clearing the air after having a hand in writing a Keri Hilson verse dissing Beyoncé in 2009. "I submitted a lot of verses for that remix - one got picked, it was cowritten with Keri," ...