During her acceptance speech for Songwriter Of The Year at this year’s BRIT Awards, RAYE called for music executives to provide songwriters with the right to receive royalty payments. “I think we need to have a conversation,” she said. “I want to normalise giving songwriters master royalty points.” Her goal is to ensure that if the songs attain success, writers can also benefit from it.
Despite her speech, RAYE was still the artist with the most nominations going into the BRIT Awards. She earned seven during this year’s ceremony, which included Song Of The Year for ‘Escapism,’ Best R&B Act, and Best New Artist. She had already confirmed receiving the Songwriter Of The Year prize before the ceremony.
The award ceremony was hosted by a trio of experts – Maya Jama, Clara Amfo and Roman Kemp – and took place at The O2 in London. Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding, Tate McRae, Jungle, Rema, Becky Hill and Chase & Status, and RAYE also performed, with Kylie Minogue set to close the show with her own live performance.
RAYE’s speech aimed to raise awareness of the struggles of songwriters in the music industry. She called for reform, and her words carry weight because she is an artist who has had many years of experience in this field. This problem is not just limited to songwriters; it also affects all composers and producers who contribute to the writing and production of a song. Hopefully, this critical issue can be resolved soon, and our artists, songwriters, composers, and producers can all reap the rewards of their hard work
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