October 6, 2021

Olivia Rodrigo responds to plagiarism accusations

Olivia Rodrigo has responded to controversy that her music is more than inspired by already existing songs, as she added songwriting credits to her debut album,

Sour

, including Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff and Saint Vincent, as well. as Paramore, respectively on

Deja Vu

and

Good For You. 

But according to her, that's not a problem, because in music “nothing is ever new”.

“What's so beautiful about music is that it can be so inspired by the music of the past.

Each artist is inspired by artists who came before them.

It's kind of a fun and beautiful sharing process.

Nothing in music is ever new.

There are four chords in each song.

That's the fun part: trying to make them your own, ”she revealed to Teen Vogue.

“I think it's disappointing that people take things out of context to discredit the work of a young woman,” she adds.

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Tina Turner has sold her music catalog

Tina Turner sold the rights to her music catalog to BMG for a whopping $ 300 million.

Last year, Bob Dylan sold the rights to his for the same amount to Universal Music Group.

“As with all artists, the protection of a lifetime of work, my musical heritage, is something personal.

I have confidence in Warner Bros and BMG, my work is in good hands ”, revealed the artist to PA (relayed by the NME).

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