Seriously, who even listens to pop music these days??
Do you know why it's called "pop music"?
Hit songwriters ask pop stars to stop taking credit for songs they didn't write
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#52Who's taking claim for WAP?
Several people, all listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAP_(song).
The song has topped numerous charts, for instance Pitchfork and Rolling Stone's best song of 2020. Why wouldn't they want to take credit?
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
> they are being paid handsomely for their work. I think the complaint is that they aren't being paid "adequately", but without actual numbers it's hard to tell. I suspect few of them are making SV developer salaries.
I suspect that the average is much higher than an SV salary. And the standard deviation is much higher too. More like in sports.
Well, sure, but the median is probably quite low.
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#54It seems as though this is not a well understood issue from reading the comments here. This isn’t artists doing interviews and saying “I wrote this”. The problem is that the artists are bullying their way into getting points for the song writing credits (publishing royalties) when they had little(change a word in the lyrics) or no input into the song.
I fully support artists getting as much of the live performance/merch/appearances money as they can. If they did not write a song they should not be getting paid for songwriting. All of the justifications in the article dating back to Elvis Presley show how long the business has been slimy.
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's beside the point. The performers are starting to demand a portion of the revenue stream that should be going to "people who aren't the performers".
Would there be a revenue stream without the performers?
That's a classic rent seeking argument, where people make money depending on how easy it is for them to sabotage something as opposed to how much they contribute.
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#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most pop hits are written by a dozen middle-aged Scandinavian men. I'm sure they are paid very handsomely.
Again, try reading the article before commenting.
I've read plenty on this topic. Believe me, those writers who reliably put out hits have NO problem paying their rent.
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#59Maybe I'm just pissy from being subjected to 60 hours a week of top 40 radio for the last month at work, but I don't think any of them deserves a dime. In fact, I think they owe me something for pain and suffering.
I swear I'm not a music snob. 6 months ago when I heard this batch of songs the first time, I thought some of them were pretty catchy. Although I don't know that anyone will argue this was a great year for music. But I heard that "go out with a bang" song at least 4 times yesterday. About a week ago, I finally listened to the lyrics and started to like it a little. Then I heard it 20 more times and I'm over it.
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#60My opinion is that they shouldn't care and in fact have no basis to complain. I consider it "work for hire", and they are being paid handsomely for their work. Do we developers complain when, if we work for Apple, that Apple takes credit for our work?
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