Beyoncé has said she will remove an ableist slur on her new album Renaissance.
The musician and mogul came under fire for the use of the word "spaz" twice in the song 'Heated' on the album, which was released on Friday.
The derogatory term, often used to demean people with spastic cerebral palsy, was used in a song co-written by Canadian rapper Drake.
"The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced," a spokeswoman for Beyoncé wrote in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday (local time).
There had been criticism of the use of the word on Friday when the album was released.
An online backlash occurred, with many unhappy that another artist had used the offensive term just weeks after a similar issue was raised with Lizzo.
Disability advocate Hannah Diviney wrote on social media that hearing the word used by Beyoncé "felt like a slap in the face to me, the disabled community & the progress we tried to make with Lizzo."
Lizzo removed the slur from one of her songs, 'Grrrls', in June after disability advocates complained about the word in her lyrics.
Lizzo responded as soon as the criticism occurred, saying in a statement she never wanted to promote derogatory language.
