A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs , or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer , although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. A songwriter who mainly writes the lyrics for a song is referred to as a lyricist . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that song writing is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed among a number of people. For example, a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with the task of creating original melodies. Pop songs may be composed by group members from the band or by staff writers – songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers, while others have external publishers.
81-518: Jill Heather Scott (born April 4, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter , model, poet , and actress. Her 2000 debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1 , went platinum and the follow-ups Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 (2004) and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 (2007) both achieved gold status. Scott made her film debut in 2007 in Hounddog and Tyler Perry 's Why Did I Get Married? . In 2008, she starred in
162-403: A recording studio that oversees the production and recording of the final product. However, record producers can be involved in co-writing songs as the composer wearing two hats as the producer and songwriter as they may write and compose the original music such as the beat and then oversee the production that takes control of the recording sessions with the artist and engineer all the way down to
243-504: A 2005 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative R&B Performance for "Cross My Mind". The live album, Experience: Jill Scott 826+ , was released November 2001. Scott's second full-length album, Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 , followed in 2004. Scott continues to write poetry; a compilation volume of her poems, The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours , was published and released by St. Martin's Press in April 2005. In early 2007, Scott
324-531: A 2008 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance and also appeared on a new Scott collection called Collaborations on January 30, 2007. The Collaborations collection served as "an appetizer" for her next studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 released September 25, 2007. A clip of the title track was released on a bonus disc from Hidden Beach Records and included with Collaborations . The lead single " Hate on Me " gained airplay in May 2007, with
405-515: A Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, but was unceremoniously dumped in October after a 10-year plus relationship. Scott, however counter-sued in response. To offset the damages, Hidden Beach planned to release several compilation albums consisting of previously unreleased material by Scott. The first album in this series was The Original Jill Scott from the Vault, Vol. 1 . Previously titled Just Before Dawn ,
486-511: A composer and a lyricist ( Andrew Lloyd Webber with Tim Rice , or Elton John with Bernie Taupin ), a performer and a producer ( Madonna with Patrick Leonard or Mariah Carey with Walter Afanasieff ), or between bandmates ( Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones or Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA ). According to Billboard , the songwriting partnership between John Lennon and Paul McCartney remains
567-701: A concert in Carnegie Hall in New York City, Scott shared a long on-stage kiss with her drummer, Li'l John Roberts; the couple then told the audience that they were engaged. Their son was born in 2009. On June 23, 2009, Scott announced that she and Roberts had broken up, with Scott breaking the news to Essence magazine. In 2003, Scott established the Blues Babe Foundation , a program founded to help young minority students pay for university expenses. The foundation offers financial assistance to students between
648-480: A core member of the CTI All-Stars collective both touring and recording. As well as the collective's live albums, he also played and recorded on a number of the collective's members' individual albums. Benson played on Freddie Hubbard 15th Annual Grammy Awards winning "Best Jazz Performance by a Group" album First Light as well as five other Hubbard studio albums. His 1974 release, Bad Benson , climbed to
729-890: A detective. Scott then filmed additional episodes for the series in Botswana in late 2008, co-funded by the BBC and HBO , that were broadcast as a seven-part series on BBC1 in March 2009; and on HBO, which debuted March 29, 2009. BBC and HBO are contemplating whether to produce a second round of episodes of the series. In 2010, she provided the voice of Storm of the X-Men on the BET series Black Panther . On March 24, 2010, she guest-starred in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . She reprised her role as Sheila in Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010). The movie
810-1119: A fellowship at a theater company in Philadelphia. Her theater debut was in Tyler Perry's Neighbors from Hell . For two years, she took menial jobs in exchange for acting lessons. In 2004, Scott appeared in several episodes of season four of UPN's Girlfriends , playing Donna, a love interest to main character, William Dent ( Reggie Hayes ). She also appeared in the Showtime movie Cavedwellers , starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick . Her first feature film appearances occurred in 2007, when Scott appeared in Hounddog (as Big Mama Thornton ) and in Tyler Perry 's movie, Why Did I Get Married? In 2008, Scott appeared as Precious Ramotswe in Anthony Minghella 's film adaption of Alexander McCall Smith 's series of books The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency playing
891-476: A few months later from the 1978 release Weekend in L.A. , also won a Grammy. The Qwest record label (a subsidiary of Warner Bros., run by Quincy Jones ) released Benson's breakthrough pop album Give Me The Night , produced by Jones. Benson made it into the pop and R&B top ten with the song " Give Me the Night " (written by former Heatwave keyboardist Rod Temperton ). He had many hit singles such as "Love All
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#1733086159283972-510: A few of her most notable songs such as "Golden" and "He Loves Me". With wig as well as costume changes, she created characters to fit each song. Later in 2012 she starred with Queen Latifah , Alfre Woodard , Phylicia Rashad , Adepero Oduye , and Condola Rashad in Steel Magnolias , a remake of the 1989 original for Lifetime. She played Truvy Jones, a role originated by Dolly Parton . In December 2012, Scott appeared in " The Human Kind ",
1053-546: A graphic artist and DJ, married in 2001 in a private Hawaiian ceremony during a vacation. The couple dated for seven years before they wed. She wrote and recorded the song "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)" about Williams. After six years of marriage, Scott and Williams divorced in 2007. Scott has resided in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey , and California. As of December 2014, she lives in Tennessee . On June 20, 2008, at
1134-540: A guitarist and backup vocalist on Stevie Wonder 's song " Another Star " from Wonder's album Songs in the Key of Life . He also recorded the original version of " The Greatest Love of All " for the 1977 Muhammad Ali bio-pic, The Greatest , which was later covered by Whitney Houston as "Greatest Love of All." During this time Benson recorded with the German conductor Claus Ogerman . The live take of " On Broadway ," recorded
1215-464: A high school English teacher. However, after three years of study and then working as a teacher's aide , Scott became disillusioned with a teaching career and she dropped out of college. Scott began her performing career as a spoken word artist, appearing at live poetry readings to perform her work. She was eventually discovered by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the Roots . Questlove invited her to join
1296-1105: A multi-tour deal with Live Nation to expand her concert touring. The Light of the Sun officially began production in 2010. Scott gave fans a preview of the music on her 18-city venue, co-headlining tour with R&B singer Maxwell , entitled Maxwell & Jill Scott: The Tour . After the tour, Scott began studio sessions with the album's executive producer, JR Hutson . Recording sessions took place in several locations, including 9th Street Studios, Studio 609, Fever Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California, Threshold Sound & Vision in Santa Monica, California, and The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Boom Boom Room in Burbank, California, and The Village Studios in West Los Angeles, California. It features collaborations from Anthony Hamilton , Eve , Doug E Fresh , and Paul Wall . The album
1377-402: A number of elements for a song, including an introduction, various verses and a chorus. At minimum, a songwriter must prepare a lead sheet for a song, which consists of one or more pieces of sheet music with the melody notes and chord progression indicated on it. The songwriter may expand upon the melody and chord progression by adding an instrumental melody (which may occur before or after
1458-472: A production of the Broadway musical Rent . Scott was the first artist signed to Steve McKeever's 'Hidden Beach Recordings' label. Her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1 was released in 2000. She experienced some notice and chart success with the single "A Long Walk," eventually earning a Grammy nomination in early 2003 for Best Female Vocal Performance. Scott lost that award, but won
1539-516: A publisher can be the first step for any professional songwriting career, with some writers with a desire for greater independence outgrowing this set-up once they achieve a degree of success. Songwriter Allan Eshuijs described his staff writer contract at Universal Music Publishing as a starter deal. His success under the arrangement eventually allowed him to found his own publishing company so that he could "keep as much [publishing income] as possible and say how it's going to be done." A beatmaker
1620-647: A relationship performing for several years with organist Jack McDuff . One of his many early guitar heroes was country-jazz guitarist Hank Garland . At the age of 21, he recorded his first album as leader, The New Boss Guitar , featuring McDuff. Benson's next recording was It's Uptown with the George Benson Quartet , including Lonnie Smith on organ and Ronnie Cuber on baritone saxophone . Benson followed it up with The George Benson Cookbook , also with Lonnie Smith and Ronnie Cuber on baritone and drummer Marion Booker. Miles Davis employed Benson in
1701-408: A rock producer that may rarely contribute as a co-writer of a song. A top-line writer or top-liner is a songwriter who writes a song over a pre-made beat. In top-lining, the writer is not creating a song from scratch, but rather creating lyrics and melodies over an existing music genre , tonality , harmony , rhythm , and form of a song. In modern commercial writing, it is a common practice for
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#17330861592831782-474: A ruler of a criminal empire and foe of superhero, Black Lightning . In 2019, Scott starred in First Wives Club , a TV adaptation of the 1996 comedy about three divorced wives who share a common past. The show is available on BET ’s streaming service, BET Plus and also stars Ryan Michelle Bathe and Michelle Buteau . The show was renewed for a second season. Scott and long-term boyfriend Lyzel Williams,
1863-533: A song becomes a hit record ; legally, in the US, songs written after 1934 may be copied only by the authors. The legal power to grant these permissions may be bought, sold or transferred. This is governed by international copyright law . Songwriters can be employed in a variety of different ways. They may exclusively write lyrics or compose music alongside another artist, present songs to A&R , publishers, agents and managers for consideration. Song pitching can be done on
1944-468: A song created under an employment contract cannot be "recaptured" by the writer after 35 years. In Nashville, young writers are often strongly encouraged to avoid these types of contracts. Staff writers are common across the whole industry, but without the more office-like working arrangements favoured in Nashville. All the major publishers employ writers under contract. Obtaining a staff writer contract with
2025-467: A songwriter's behalf by their publisher or independently using tip sheets like RowFax , the MusicRow publication and SongQuarters . Skills associated with song-writing include entrepreneurism and creativity. Staff writers do not necessarily get printed credit for their contributions to the song. Songwriters who sign an exclusive songwriting agreement with a publisher are called staff writers . Being
2106-430: A staff writer effectively means that, during the term of the songwriter's contract with the publisher, all their songs are automatically published by that company and cannot be published elsewhere. In the Nashville country music scene, there is a strong staff writer culture where contracted writers work normal "9-to-5" hours at the publishing office and are paid a regular salary, says staff writer Gary Growden. This salary
2187-454: A video released in mid-July. In advance of the album's release, Hidden Beach released a 17-minute album sampler through their forums. Interspersed between the dozen songs previewed on the sampler was a personal explanation from Jill for the inspiration behind some of her songs. In 2008, Scott released her second live album, Live in Paris+ , which consists of 8 songs recorded during her set list of
2268-444: Is a songwriter who creates and composes music or beats for a song, often laying the groundwork or 'musical bed'. Then a composer who specializes in melody will create the top line for the track. Tools typically used are keyboards, drum machines, softsynths and digital audio workstations . Beat makers or composers are not necessarily record producers by definition or acting role since they generally do not work directly with an artist in
2349-447: Is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy , Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing . His album Breezin' was certified triple- platinum , hitting no. 1 on
2430-422: Is because the process of "working out" a song or arrangement requires a songwriter to play an instrument, typically the guitar or the piano , to hear how the chord progression sounds and to hear how well a given set of chords supports a melody. In addition to selling their songs and musical concepts for other artists to sing, some songwriter-musicians create songs to perform themselves. Songwriters need to create
2511-446: Is being supplemented by university degrees , college diplomas and "rock schools". Knowledge of modern music technology (sequencers, synthesizers, computer sound editing), songwriting elements and business skills are significant for modern songwriters. Several music colleges offer songwriting diplomas and degrees with music business modules. Since songwriting and publishing royalties can be substantial sources of income, particularly if
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2592-400: Is co-written, written jointly or written in collaboration with other authors. Co-writers may use the "stream of consciousness" approach, referring to having ideas flow rather than being discussed. The first step in co-writing is to establish the division of the contribution between co-writers. In copyright law, there is no distinction of importance between the lyrics of the song or the melody of
2673-582: Is featured in Dave Chappelle's 2006 concert film, Dave Chappelle's Block Party . UK dance duo Goldtrix covered Scott's song "It's Love", renaming it "It's Love (Trippin')" with singer Andrea Brown taking over vocal duties. The song became a top ten hit in the UK, peaking at number six. Jill is also featured on a Lupe Fiasco song named "Daydreaming". "It's Love (Trippin')" was also covered by South West Beats (featuring Claudia Patrice) in 2008. The song "Golden"
2754-531: Is featured in a R&B themed radio station in the Rockstar Games video game Grand Theft Auto IV . She recently appeared on Pharoahe Monch 's 2011 release W.A.R. (We Are Renegades). Also Jill is one of the featured artists in Kirk Franklin 's video "I Smile" released in 2011. In 2012 rapper Substantial released "Jackin' Jill". The album was recorded as a tribute to Jill's voice and songwriting. In 2015, she
2835-432: Is in effect the writer's "draw", an advance on future earnings, which is paid monthly and enables them to live within a fixed budget. The publisher owns the copyright of songs written during the term of the agreement for a designated period, after which the songwriter can reclaim the copyright. In an interview with HitQuarters , songwriter Dave Berg extolled the benefits of the set-up: "I was able to concentrate on writing
2916-543: Is responsible in creating the entire music and lyrics of a song. According to Billboard , 44% of the songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1970s were written by just one songwriter. The percentage declined to 42% in the 1980s, 24% in the 1990s, 6% in the 2000s, and 4% in the 2010s. Lionel Richie and Diane Warren are the only songwriters with at least 8 number-one singles written solely by themselves. Songs written by more than one person
2997-566: The Billboard album chart in 1976. His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following. Benson has won ten Grammy Awards and has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Benson was born and raised in the Hill District of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . At the age of seven, he first played the ukulele in a corner drug store, for which he
3078-582: The Istanbul International Jazz Festival in Turkey on July 27. In the fall of 2009, Benson finished recording an album entitled Songs and Stories with Marcus Miller , producer John Burk, and session musicians David Paich and Steve Lukather . As a part of the promotion for his album Songs and Stories , Benson has appeared or performed on The Tavis Smiley Show , Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . He performed at
3159-685: The Java Jazz Festival March 4–6, 2011. In 2011, Benson released the album Guitar Man , revisiting his 1960s/early-1970s guitar-playing roots with a 12-song collection of covers of both jazz and pop standards produced by John Burk. In June 2013, Benson released his fourth album for Concord, Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole , which included Wynton Marsalis , Idina Menzel , Till Brönner , and Judith Hill . In September, he returned to perform at Rock in Rio festival, in Rio de Janeiro, 35 years after his first performance at this festival, which
3240-479: The K-pop music industry. Sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording. The original songwriter(s) of a song usually receive co-writing credit when their work is sampled on another song, although they did not literally involve in making the latter. For example, Sting is credited as a co-writer alongside Todd Gaither and Faith Evans for " I'll Be Missing You " (1997) due to
3321-590: The "Big Beautiful Tour" in Europe. The bonus DVD contains the same concert, plus some live cuts from The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 . In the same year, "Whenever You're Around," a single from The Real Thing , which features George Duke was a moderate hit on urban radio. Early in 2010, Scott was sued by Hidden Beach Records for leaving halfway through her six-album contract and owing millions of dollars in damages. The label's founder, Steve McKeever, claimed that he helped launch Scott's career and nurtured her into
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3402-515: The 45rpm label is printed with the name George Benson. The single was produced by Leroy Kirkland for RCA's rhythm and blues label, Groove Records . Benson attended Connelley Vocational High School on Bedford Avenue in the Hill District. However, he dropped out, choosing to focus on music. In 1987, Benson received an honorary degree from Pittsburgh Public Schools . As a youth, Benson learned how to play straight-ahead instrumental jazz during
3483-615: The BBC/HBO series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency , based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith . After a four-year hiatus from music, Scott released her fourth album, The Light of the Sun , in 2011. In 2014, she starred in the film Get on Up as Deidre "Dee Dee" Jenkins, the second wife of James Brown . In 2015, she released her fifth album, Woman . Beginning in 2018, Scott appeared in The CW DC Comics superhero series Black Lightning as Lady Eve. Scott
3564-885: The GB Signature Models, Ibanez created the GB30TH, a limited-edition model with a gold-foil finish inspired by the traditional Japanese Garahaku art form. In 2009, Benson was recognized by the National Endowment of the Arts as a Jazz Master , the United States highest honor in jazz. Benson performed at the 49th issue of the Ohrid Summer Festival in North Macedonia on July 25, 2009, and his tribute show to Nat King Cole An Unforgettable Tribute to Nat King Cole as part of
3645-565: The Hurt Away," " Turn Your Love Around ," "Inside Love," " Lady Love Me ," "20/20," " Shiver ," "Kisses in the Moonlight." More importantly, Quincy Jones encouraged Benson to search his roots for further vocal inspiration, and he rediscovered his love for Nat King Cole , Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway in the process, influencing a string of further vocal albums into the 1990s. Despite returning to his jazz and guitar playing most recently, this theme
3726-559: The Year . (He had sung vocals infrequently on albums earlier in his career, notably his rendition of " Here Comes the Sun " on The Other Side of Abbey Road album.) The rest of the album is instrumental, including his rendition of the 1975 José Feliciano composition " Affirmation ". In 1976, Benson embarked on a tour called George & Minnie Live! with soul singer Minnie Riperton ; she had recently been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and would die in 1979. In addition, Benson appeared as
3807-640: The ages of 16 and 21 and focuses on students residing in Philadelphia , Camden , and the greater Delaware Valley . She donated US$ 100,000 to start the foundation. The foundation was named after Scott's grandmother who was known as "Blue Babe". In Spring 2003, the Blues Babe Foundation made a donation of more than $ 60,000 to the graduating class of the Creative Arts School in Camden. Any student during
3888-505: The album in several ways, including The Light of the Sundays, several online Essence interviews, and releasing the album as an iTunes LP, giving fans paid access to exclusive photos and videos. Scott also embarked on her Summer Block Party tour sponsored by Budweiser's Superfest. The tour was a hit, selling out venues throughout the country with opening acts Anthony Hamilton and legendary group Mint Condition . It also featured Doug E Fresh as
3969-454: The album was asked to be paused by Scott so that fans would not get confused with the new material she was releasing, especially the new studio album The Light of the Sun , which was also being released around that time under a distribution deal that Scott and Warner Brothers signed in early 2011. The deal gives Scott direct control over her marketing and promotions and releases her music under her imprint of Blues Babe Records. She also signed
4050-600: The artistry of Minnie Riperton as Scott sings in the upper register that makes its only appearances on 'Who is Jill Scott?' on the teasing 'I Think It's Better' and 'Show Me'." Other reviewers have celebrated her for "putting bass in her soprano voice," "elegant vocals," "warm womanliness" and "populat[ing] her music with images of regular people". For some, she was "the girl-next-door for a different side of America". Reviewer Anupa Mistry writes: "Scott’s attention to conversations and consciousness in her particular community and black America at large solidified her music as being of
4131-467: The band in the studio. The collaboration resulted in a co-writing credit for Scott on the song, " You Got Me ". In 2000, Erykah Badu and the Roots won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "You Got Me", and Scott debuted as an artist during a Roots live show, singing as original artist/singer of the song. Afterwards Scott collaborated with Eric Benet , Will Smith , and Common ; she broadened her performing experience by touring Canada in
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#17330861592834212-612: The eighth episode of the fifth season of Fringe . She starred with Paula Patton and Derek Luke in Baggage Claim (2013), the film adaptation of playwright David E. Talbert 's 2005 novel of the same name. In January 2015 she co-starred with Regina Hall and Eve in the Lifetime movie With this Ring . Since 2018, Scott's played a recurring role in the CW ’s Black Lightning as villain Lady Eve ,
4293-617: The ensuing three years who maintained a 3.2 GPA qualified for a stipend toward his or her college education. At the Essence Music Festival in July 2006, Scott spoke out about how women of color are portrayed in hip-hop songs and music videos. She criticized the content for being "dirty, inappropriate, inadequate, unhealthy, and polluted" urging the listening audience to "demand more" when selecting music. Songwriter The old-style apprenticeship approach to learning how to write songs
4374-434: The first live stream battle between women. During the three-hour Instagram live, the two friends live streamed their hits as well as songs they had written for other artists. More than 700,000 viewers tuned in to the battle, including Christina Aguilera, Michelle Obama, Spike Lee, Quincy Jones and Janet Jackson. Her live performance in 2004 with members of The Roots , which also includes a joint performance with Erykah Badu ,
4455-748: The host and DJ Jazzy Jeff as the DJ. The album's second official single, " So Gone (What My Mind Says) ," featuring Paul Wall , was released in August 2011, and the video premiered on September 13 on E! Online. It peaked at No. 28 on the US Billboard Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Scott also released a video for the song "Hear My Call". The project gained Scott four NAACP Image Awards including Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Music Video (for "Hear My Call"), Outstanding Song (for "So in Love"), and Outstanding Album (for
4536-427: The latter's acclaimed album Sugar . By the mid-to-late 1970s, as he recorded for Warner Bros. Records , a whole new audience began to discover Benson. On 1976's Breezin' , Benson sang a lead vocal on the track " This Masquerade ", a song written by Leon Russell . Benson's version (notable also for the lush, romantic piano intro and solo by Jorge Dalto ), became a huge pop hit and won a Grammy Award for Record of
4617-415: The masters, Benson played them for his current label, Rhino Entertainment , who encouraged Benson to complete the project. Were the album released when it was recorded it would have predated most of the wave of Great American Songbook albums released by popular artists at the end of the 20th century and well into the 21st century. Benson also announced plans for a four-night festival called Breezin' With
4698-418: The melodies or lyrics. There is a way to prevent such legal battles. A songwriter can commit their "intent to make a song", which prevents any of the parties ripping the song apart. Some artists send out a legal disclaimer making clear that if their melody is not used after doing a topline, it reverts to them, and the track back to the track writer. Songwriters are also often skilled musicians. In part, this
4779-447: The mid-1960s, featuring his guitar on "Paraphernalia" on his 1968 Columbia release, Miles in the Sky before Benson went to Verve Records . Benson then signed with Creed Taylor 's jazz label CTI Records , where he recorded several albums, with jazz heavyweights guesting, to some success, mainly in the jazz field. In addition to his own albums and performances, during this time Benson was
4860-435: The mix stage. They are referred to as Record Producer / Songwriters as they generally receive songwriting and production credits for both roles. This is especially true for R&B, hip-hop producers in urban hip hop production , when composing the original music as the co-writer is integrated into their traditional role as a Record Producer, such as Rodney Jerkins , Dr. Dre , Timbaland or Pharrell Williams , as opposed to
4941-588: The most successful one of all time, resulting over 180 songs and a record 20 number ones for the Beatles on the Billboard Hot 100. Songwriting camp is a gathering of multiple producers and topliners in a pre-selected location for the purpose of writing songs for a specific artist. As one of the most successful artists in releasing many hit songs , Rihanna has been known for holding various writing camps to make her albums. Writing camps are also very popular in
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#17330861592835022-417: The musical track to be produced first without any vocal melody or lyrics. This is partially due to the rise of portable music production equipment and digital audio workstations that are designed for the swift arrangement of electronic music, such as Cubase and Ableton Live . The top-liner usually is also a singer, and will sing over the track as the demo singer. If the song is for a particular artist,
5103-415: The people. She wrote about hip-hop, jazz, reparations, Abrahamic religious texts, soul food (and what collards do to your bowels), the noted and imprisoned activist Mumia Abu-Jamal , diasporic ideation, going to the market, and late nights on the phone...Jilly from Philly...stays keeping it real." On the advice of her good friend, director Ozzie Jones, she began pursuing a career in acting in 2000. She joined
5184-682: The role of producer is not generally understood by the public, the average listener does not know when an artist also takes on the role of producer. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys is one of the earliest and most widely known examples of a songwriter turned music producer. Within two years of the band's commercial breakthrough, Wilson had taken over from his father Murry, and he was the sole producer of all their recordings between 1963 and 1967. Many singers also write songs for themselves, and as such, they are usually referred to as singer-songwriters. In solitary songwriting or sole writing, only one person
5265-529: The sample of " Every Breath You Take " (1983), a song he solely wrote for the Police . However, "I'll Be Missing You" did not have legal approval for the sample before its release, thus Sting sued and received 100% of the song royalties, with payments reportedly going until 2053. Beyoncé 's album Lemonade (2016) features as many as 72 co-writers due to use of samples in majority of its tracks. George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943)
5346-526: The song, therefore each writer is given equal ownership over the song, unless another agreement is arranged. "Phantom" songwriters provide small contributions to songs. The songwriter suggests a line for a verse or a session musician who informally proposes a chord progression for a coda. "Phantom" songwriters are usually not given credit. Songwriting partnership or songwriting duo is a prolific collaboration which consists of two songwriters, usually sharing 50% royalty each. Songwriting partnership can be between
5427-471: The start of 2024 due to ill health - cancelling a series of UK concerts that summer. Benson released a new album, Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon on July 19, 2024. The album was an abandoned project based on recordings with arranger and conductor Robert Farnon backed by the London Symphony Orchestra from 1989 that were thought to have been lost. Upon location of
5508-616: The top spot in the Billboard jazz chart, while the follow-ups, Good King Bad (#51 Pop album) and Benson & Farrell (with Joe Farrell), both reached the jazz top-three sellers. Benson also did a version of The Beatles 's 1969 album Abbey Road called The Other Side of Abbey Road , also released in 1969, and a version of " White Rabbit ", originally written and recorded by San Francisco rock group Great Society , and made famous by Jefferson Airplane . Benson played on many sessions for other CTI artists during this time, including Freddie Hubbard and Stanley Turrentine , notably on
5589-531: The top-liner may sing the demo in that artist's style. Top-liners often work in groups to co-write. Sometimes producers send out tracks to more than one top-line writer so that the producer or singer could choose the best option. Since the track is the same, melodies by different writers can sometimes be very similar. Occasionally, the producer might choose a few lines of melodic or lyrical ideas from one top-liner without properly crediting or paying them. These situations sometimes result in legal battles over ownership of
5670-401: The vocal melody, or alongside the vocal melody) and creating a more complex song structure (e.g., verse, chorus, bridge, instrumental solo section, etc.). With recent technological improvements, a songwriter can now create commercially viable music almost entirely on their laptop. This technological advancement has made the producer/songwriter role a much more popular occurrence. Perhaps because
5751-513: The whole of The Light of the Sun ). During her performance at the Essence Festival, Scott indicated the intention of releasing an album of lullabies. Her album Woman is the first album she released on Atlantic Records . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, with 58,000 copies sold in its first week. On May 9, 2020, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu came together for
5832-478: The whole time and have always had enough money to live on." Unlike contracted writers, some staff writers operate as employees for their respective publishers. Under the terms of these work for hire agreements, the compositions created are fully owned by the publisher. Because the recapture provision of the United States Copyright Act of 1976 does not apply to "works made for hire", the rights to
5913-663: Was born on April 4, 1972, in Philadelphia . She grew up an only child in a North Philadelphia neighborhood, raised by her mother, Joyce Scott, and her grandmother. She recalls her happy childhood, saying she was "very much a loved child". Jill Scott's maternal ancestry has been traced to the Jola people of Guinea-Bissau . She was raised as a Jehovah's Witness . After graduating from the Philadelphia High School for Girls , Scott attended Temple University . While working two jobs she studied secondary education. She planned to become
5994-499: Was featured on Dr. Dre 's third album. In 2016, she was featured on The Hamilton Mixtape . Scott is a soprano who has infused jazz , opera, R&B , spoken word , and hip hop in a style often called neo-soul . A reviewer at Pop Matters , referring to Scott's vocal ability (1st soprano), stated, "Scott draws on her upper register , recalling the artistry of the late 'songbird' Minnie Riperton and Deniece Williams ." The same reviewer, in another article, stated, "The song evokes
6075-461: Was featured on the George Benson and Al Jarreau collaboration single " God Bless The Child " (written by Billie Holiday ), which earned Scott her second Grammy (for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ) at the 2007 Grammy Awards ceremony. Scott shared the win with Benson and Jarreau. In 2006, Scott was prominently featured on hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco 's single "Daydreaming," which won
6156-467: Was paid a few dollars. At age eight, he played guitar in an unlicensed nightclub on Friday and Saturday nights, but the police soon closed the club down. At age nine, he started to record. Out of the four sides he cut, two were released: "She Makes Me Mad" backed with "It Should Have Been Me", with RCA Victor in New York. Although one source indicates this record was released under the name "Little Georgie",
6237-535: Was reflected again much later in Benson's 2000 release Absolute Benson , featuring a cover of one of Hathaway's most notable songs, " The Ghetto ." Benson accumulated three other platinum LPs and two gold albums. In 1990, Benson was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the Berklee College of Music . To commemorate the long relationship between Benson and Ibanez and to celebrate 30 years of collaboration on
6318-475: Was released for pre-order days before it was officially released on June 21, 2011. It debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 135,000 copies sold in its first week, becoming her first No. 1 debut on the chart. The album was preceded by the promo single "Shame," which was released on Scott's SoundCloud account in April 2012. The single features the rapper Eve and R&B trio The A-Group. The video
6399-552: Was released on Essence.com on April 13. The album's official debut single was " So in Love " featuring Anthony Hamilton . It was released in April and debuted at No. 43 on the US Billboard Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, Scott's highest debut on that chart. It peaked at No. 10 and tied a record with Maxwell's "Fortunate" for spending 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Urban Adult Contemporary Chart. Scott promoted
6480-552: Was shot in August 2009 and received an April 2, 2010 release. That same year, Scott starred in the Lifetime movie Sins of the Mother as Nona, an alcoholic mother confronted by her estranged daughter whom she neglected. At the 42nd NAACP Image Awards , Scott was awarded Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for her role in Sins of the Mother . In May 2012, Scott appeared on VH1 Storytellers . She performed
6561-509: Was then the inaugural one. In July 2016, Benson participated as a mentor in the Sky Arts programme Guitar Star in the search for the UK and Republic of Ireland 's most talented guitarist. In May 2018, Benson was featured on the Gorillaz single " Humility ". On July 12, 2018, it was announced that Benson had signed to Mascot Label Group . Benson stopped touring internationally at
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