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Beyonce鈥檚 father, Mathew Knowles, has spoken to 5 live about his claims that his daughter wouldn't be as popular if she had darker skin.

During an interview with Ebony magazine, he said: 鈥榃hen it comes to black females, who are the people who get their music played on pop radio? Mariah Carey, Rihanna, the female rapper Nicki Minaj, my kids, and what do they all have in common?鈥�

Dr Knowles told 5 live鈥檚 Tony Livesey: 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 name in the last ten years maybe one person that wasn鈥檛 a lighter shade of black in pop radio. It鈥檚 a 100% a fact. It鈥檚 not people it鈥檚 the record company, it鈥檚 the radio, and it鈥檚 a belief system.鈥�

He also says that his own mother didn鈥檛 like him dating women who were 鈥渄arker鈥� than him.

This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on 7 February 2018.