Want to know why songwriters should be as excited as this GIF of David Lee Roth? A group of very prolific songwriters banded together to write an open letter which called out artists and the music industry for trying to take an undue amount of publishing credit. Emily Warren, Justin Tranter, Victoria Monet, Ross Golan, and many other songwriters have written hits for many artists including Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and the Chainsmokers. They joined together to create “The Pact,” the title for the group’s efforts to publicly demand that they be given the compensation they deserve for their songs.
In their the letter, they explain that sometimes an artist or their team may “abuse leverage, use bully tactics and threats, and prey upon writers” to get them to agree on publishing divisions that don’t compensate the writers fairly. They say that many songwriters have had to take second jobs because of this. Here’s to hoping this letter will help change the way songwriters are treated in the industry!
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