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And Finally
Britney songwriter says don’t knock Spears for the lack of songwriting credits
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 7 April 2011
A songwriter who penned a tune on the new Britney Spears album ‘Femme Fatale’ has come to the pop star’s defence after some criticised Spears for having no songwriting credits on her new record.
Heather Bright says that it is very common for pop artists to not write their own songs, and that Britney should be commended for not insisting on getting songwriting credits on tracks she didn’t really input on, like some pop stars do, partly for the kudos, and partly for the share of publishing royalties such a credit brings.
Writing on her blog, Bright said: “I would just like to address one thing! The media is talking trash about how Britney didn’t write any of the songs on her album … HELLO! Wake up everybody! NONE OF THESE ARTISTS WRITE THEIR OWN SONGS!!!!!! (there are a few exceptions … lady gaga, will.i.am/BEP, chris brown is starting to write a lot of his own stuff … ummmm … and now I’m running out of artists)”.
She continues: “Anyway … here’s my thing … and I feel VERY passionate about this issue. Britney could have come to me, like all these other A-list artists, and said … ‘Hey, you wanna be on my album? I’m gonna need writing credit for that song AND part of your publishing even though I didn’t write anything! And then I’m gonna go on tour and gross $150 million in ticket sales and not give you any of that, even though I’m performing your song!’ I could rattle off a laundry list of artists who I’ve had that conversation with!”
She concluded: “Britney’s one of the few artists I’ve worked with who didn’t try to take something that wasn’t hers. In my experience, from a business standpoint, her entire team is nothing less than a bonafide class act!”
