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~~Soulflower~~ · 07-31-2014, 01:03 AM

Just because a singer gets a songwriting credit does not necessarily mean they are a songwriter or that they even participated in the process to create the song. A songwriter is someone who actually sits down with a pen and paper and writes songs. They don't have to necessarily write a song by them self but they at least have creative input in creating a song from scratch. Writing a song is the same as drawing a picture or sculpting a piece of art work. It takes time, inspiration and obviously.... talent.

In today's industry, multiple things are considered "songwriting" as far as credits and royalties are concerned. However, it does not mean they are the same in practical terms or what is understood to be songwriting. For instance, a singer can change one word around, give a song a different title or add a adlib and still get a credit despite not technically writing the song.

A pop star like Rihanna constantly puts out albums yearly while touring and promoting her self full time, leaving her any time to actually write a song from scratch herself. She has never publicly spoken about writing a song neither has her songwriters or producers for her albums.

Most pop stars of this era do this. Depending on how big they are they can get away with getting a songwriting credit especially if the songwriter wants their song to be on their album. At least Rihanna is not as bad as Beyonce, she is the absolute worst at this!

07-31-2014, 01:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	Just because a singer gets a songwriting credit does not necessarily mean they are a songwriter or that they even participated in the process to create the song. A songwriter is someone who actually sits down with a pen and paper and writes songs. They don't have to necessarily write a song by them self but they at least have creative input in creating a song from scratch. Writing a song is the same as drawing a picture or sculpting a piece of art work. It takes time, inspiration and obviously.... talent. In today's industry, multiple things are considered "songwriting" as far as credits and royalties are concerned. However, it does not mean they are the same in practical terms or what is understood to be songwriting. For instance, a singer can change one word around, give a song a different title or add a adlib and still get a credit despite not technically writing the song. A pop star like Rihanna constantly puts out albums yearly while touring and promoting her self full time, leaving her any time to actually write a song from scratch herself. She has never publicly spoken about writing a song neither has her songwriters or producers for her albums. Most pop stars of this era do this. Depending on how big they are they can get away with getting a songwriting credit especially if the songwriter wants their song to be on their album. At least Rihanna is not as bad as Beyonce, she is the absolute worst at this! Last edited by Soulflower; 07-31-2014 at 01:47 AM.