Marvin Gaye’s estate probably thinks they should get a piece of every song by every artist written post 1965. Maybe the Robert Johnson estate should sue every blues songwriter. Why not allow Louis Armstrong to get a piece of every jazz recording as well No one is safe. A federal jury in Los Angeles a…
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Meet the bald Norwegians and other unknowns who actually create the songs that top the charts. An excerpt from THIS article: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/hit-charade/403192/ Most Americans will recognize their songs, however. As I write this, at the height of summer, the No. 1 position on the Billboard pop chart is occupied by a Max Martin creation, “Bad…
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