05-25-2019, 01:13 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48395059
Rudimental's uplifting dance track These Days has been named the most-performed song of 2018 at the prestigious Ivor Novello Awards.
A major international hit, it topped charts across Europe, and became the UK's fifth best-selling single of 2018.
But their prize had to be shared between nine writers - a phenomenon that's become increasingly common.
According to research by Music Week, it took an average of 5.34 people to write last year's Top 100 biggest singles.
That's up from 4.84 in 2017, and 4.53 the year before. So what's going on?
I guess some of this is just credits being handed out to everybody who might otherwise sue them; however, I suspect that doesn't tell the whole story here. It does seem as though songwriting teams are getting more prevalent than individual writers.
Do the songs benefit from this, though? It's hard to see this: in my opinion, current music (with more average writers) isn't any nicer to listen to. Then again, while an individual writer can write a wonderful piece of music, I guess it might be harder for them to sustain that level for piece after piece - so, perhaps that's where the teams come in...
Rudimental's uplifting dance track These Days has been named the most-performed song of 2018 at the prestigious Ivor Novello Awards.
A major international hit, it topped charts across Europe, and became the UK's fifth best-selling single of 2018.
But their prize had to be shared between nine writers - a phenomenon that's become increasingly common.
According to research by Music Week, it took an average of 5.34 people to write last year's Top 100 biggest singles.
That's up from 4.84 in 2017, and 4.53 the year before. So what's going on?
I guess some of this is just credits being handed out to everybody who might otherwise sue them; however, I suspect that doesn't tell the whole story here. It does seem as though songwriting teams are getting more prevalent than individual writers.
Do the songs benefit from this, though? It's hard to see this: in my opinion, current music (with more average writers) isn't any nicer to listen to. Then again, while an individual writer can write a wonderful piece of music, I guess it might be harder for them to sustain that level for piece after piece - so, perhaps that's where the teams come in...
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