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Post by Drag on Apr 4, 2011 8:00:31 GMT -5
Rihanna, Bieber 'make false songwriting claims'
Songwriter Heather Bright has claimed that artists such as Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Kanye West appear in songwriting credits on tracks they haven't contributed to.
Bright, who has written songs for artists such as Britney Spears, Akon and Michael Jackson, has revealed that more and more artists are claiming publishing rights, despite having had no input.
When asked whether songwriters earn more money than the artist, she told Free Wired: "It depends on who you are. Rihanna takes publishing, Justin Bieber takes publishing, Kanye West takes publishing. On all the stuff that they don't write, they take publishing."
Bright wrote Justin Bieber's track 'Somebody To Love', which was originally intended for Usher.
When questioned on how the teen star managed to get a writing credit for the song she replied: "Umm… How did he get a writing credit on it? That's an interesting question. I don't know. (laughs)"
The composer did have praise for artists like Lady GaGa who do write their own material, stating that "it's amazing" they manage to find the time to do it.
"They have to write on tour, all of those artists who actually write!" she added.
www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a312660/rihanna-bieber-make-false-songwriting-claims.html
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Post by JessiePie on Apr 4, 2011 9:59:09 GMT -5
If this is true then that's just f**ked up.
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Post by MusicBunny on Apr 4, 2011 10:44:41 GMT -5
I'm surprised by Justin and Kanye..not so suprised by Rihanna...
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Post by - `J0EL™ on Apr 4, 2011 11:21:15 GMT -5
Where is Beyonce in the article? she is the QUEEN of stealing song credits. ;D
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Post by Till Da World Ends [MARK] on Apr 5, 2011 20:56:46 GMT -5
Kinda surprised at Rihanna. Not really at Bieber. And yea, Beyonce is the QUEEN of this. Can't believe she hasn't gone more flack in the media for it.
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Post by kevinkdc on Apr 5, 2011 20:59:14 GMT -5
I CAN SEE YOUR HALOOOOO, GONEEEEE GONEEEE I'M ALREADY GONE.
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Post by Billy Uranus on Apr 5, 2011 21:44:20 GMT -5
Well "Halo" and "Already Gone" don't have too much in common...one is good and one is bad. ;D
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Post by JessiePie on Apr 6, 2011 7:25:56 GMT -5
"Already Gone" is one of my least favorite Kelly songs but it's good. "Halo" is just okay, although about a year ago I found this video of her performing it on YouTube and I almost cried.
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Post by DJ 7.0 on Apr 7, 2011 20:26:08 GMT -5
How does Beyonce have anything to do with that? She didn't produce the song.
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