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Olivia Rodrigo is giving credit where credit is due. As pointed out by Rolling Stone, the 18-year-old artist and producer Daniel Nigro listed Taylor Swift as a songwriter on “Deja Vu”—the second single off Rodrigo’s debut studio album Sour. Rodrigo previously revealed that the song’s bridge was heavily inspired by Swift’s 2019 “Cruel Summer” track, which was co-written by Jack Antonoff and St. […]
Saweetie has addressed the continued controversy surrounding Dr. Luke, with whom she’s collaborated on multiple songs, in a new interview. Deep into a new profile of the Pretty Bitch Music artist by Hunter Harris, the topic of the songwriter/producer—who’s been accused of sexual assault and battery by Kesha—was broached. Notably, the Vulture-housed discussion was conducted in multiple parts, […]
Just a few days after releasing his latest single, “Back In Traffic,” as part of Apple Music’s Juneteenth: Freedom Songs collection, Hit-Boy has revealed that Kendrick Lamar had a hand in crafting the song’s melody and lyrics. Hit-Boy took to his Instagram story Sunday night to disclose Kendrick’s writing credit. “Lyrics/melody written by Kendrick Lamar, brought to life by [KIRBY],” the […]
Black Atlass was planning to spend all summer touring Europe with The Weeknd, but COVID-19 had a slightly different agenda. Forced into semi-permanent lockdown like the rest of us during this global pandemic, XO Records’ latest signee has had no choice but to shelve most of the promo schedule for Dream Awake, his excellent third […]
Legendary soul singer-songwriter Bill Withers has passed away age 81. The powerful voice behind songs such as “Lean On Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine,” and “Lovely Day,” Withers died of heart complications in Los Angeles on Monday. “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted husband and father. A solitary man with a heart […]
Now that social distancing is the new norm, a handful of popular musicians are taking to Instagram Live to battle each other with their respective greatest hits. The latest duo to step into the proverbial ring are Ne-Yo and Johntá Austin. Ne-Yo first asked his followers if they wanted to see the songwriters battle, writing on his […]
After going toe-to-toe in a virtual beat battle this week, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz return to Instagram to recognize two of the most respected, prolific songwriters in the game: Sean Garrett and The-Dream. “Me and my brother [Timbaland] decided to show respect to the songwriters tonight,” Swizz wrote in the announcement for the virtual songwriting battle. “This […]
Lizzo has now been countersued by three songwriters who allege that they haven’t been properly credited for writing the singer’s hit song, “Truth Hurts.” Last October, Lizzo sued songwriters Justin and Jeremiah Raisen and Justin “Yves” Rothman, to obtain a determination that they aren’t entitled to be credited for the song. Variety reports that the trio […]
Lizzo is being hit with another plagiarism claim over her smash single, “Truth Hurts.” Songwriter and producer, Justin Raisen, who has worked with the likes of Sky Ferreira and Angel Olsen, posted a video to his Instagram in which he compared “Truth Hurts” to a single called “Healthy” that he allegedly wrote with Lizzo and others in 2017. […]
Lil Yachty said that he wrote the entirety of City Girls’ hit song “Act Up” in a new interview with Kerwin Frost. The Teenage Emotions rapper set the record straight about his contribution to the song after seeing people try to downplay his involvement. Yachty said he heard people claiming he shared a line or […]
