, including songs by Beyoncé and Adele, to investment firm KKR in a deal valuing his catalog at nearly $200 million.
The music-catalog buying frenzy benefits anyone credited with writing a hit song. Yet who gets that credit is complicated. In 2020, the average number of writers on a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart was 5.5 writers, according to Gary Trust, Billboard’s senior director of charts. That’s up from 2.1 writers in 1990.
It is an open secret in the music industry that not all of the people credited with writing a song actually did. Songwriters are increasingly giving chunks of their publishing copyrights to important producers or superstar artists in exchange for production work, guest appearances or songwriting opportunities, executives say. For songwriters, this reduces royalties and means a smaller catalog, which can lead to a lower payout.
this is a sad truth; I have less than 60 compositions, but I don't think selling would be an option; as a matter of principle I will probably die with my songs; I don't actually allow others to interpret my art. art for me will always be above money.
Who wrote, who wrote the music and lyrics?
People in position of power with no oversight taking advantage of those they are supposed to support. Wow that's so shocking
What a shock......Not
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