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Beyoncé's 'Brown Skin Girl' Becomes Grammy-Winning Anthem

11/5/2025

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Steve Carless, President of A&R at Warner Records, persuaded Beyoncé to embrace 'Brown Skin Girl' after a 2019 rejection.
Mariel Gomerez, Carless's A&R partner, urged him to keep playing the track during The Lion King: The Gift.
Blue Ivy Carter sang the hook in a meeting with Beyoncé and Disney executives, prompting Beyoncé to declare it single.
The song has since become a Grammy-winning anthem celebrating Black beauty and womanhood.

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Story summary

Steve Carless, President of A&R at Warner Records, persuaded Beyoncé to embrace 'Brown Skin Girl' after a 2019 rejection.
Mariel Gomerez, Carless's A&R partner, urged him to keep playing the track during The Lion King: The Gift.
Blue Ivy Carter sang the hook in a meeting with Beyoncé and Disney executives, prompting Beyoncé to declare it single.
The song has since become a Grammy-winning anthem celebrating Black beauty and womanhood.