Rodgers & Hammerstein Receive 90 Percent Songwriting Credit And Royalties For “7 Rings” By Ariana Grande

ByJoseph Gibsonon March 27, 2019inArticles›Celebrity News

If you’ve heard the new Ariana Grande song “7 rings,” you don’t have to be a popular music historian to recognize the melody from “My Favorite Things,” one of the most famous songs from The Sound of Music by the late songwriting duo Rodgers & Hammerstein . That’s no coincidence, and in fact Grande’s label struck a deal in advance of the release of the song with publisher Concord Records, which owns the rights to the Rodgers & Hammerstein catalog. The end result? 90 percent of the songwriting credit for the song, and the attendant royalties, are going to Concord.

The New York Times reports that Grande’s label Republic accepted Concord’s request for 90 percent of the credits to the song without any additional negotiations, which goes to show how much of a commercial powerhouse Grande is, and how interested she was in releasing her inspired take on a classic. Concord comes out pretty well here, too, since “7 rings” has been on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for over a month, and with Grande going on tour to support her most recent albums, the song should continue to rack up airplay and streams with the lion’s share of the royalties (worth millions) going to Concord.

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