Originally Posted by sharla
The BIG problem here and for ALL songwriters in general is..
You HAVE to write in one of three ways basically to have ANY chance whatsoever. Country, Hip Hop/Rap,or Teenie Pop Ya know Britany or Boy Band like tunes.


Other then that ALL write there own songs, and even some of those I mentioned write as well. _________________________


yeah and unfortunatly most of them ( most current "stars")have little or no talent. I turn off the radio often. But these stars are in with the major lables and the major labels have all the major radio stations under their power so the songs get played over and over until people are forced to like them( the old ,keep playing it again and again and eventually the public will like it, works.)
hence it then falls back unto "who you know"
but, internet radio has made a little punch in the major labels grip. so there is hope for newbies.

(this is just my opinion, but I bet most would agree)



Sharla

Exposure
I agree if you play something all day over and over on the radio
it's gonna stick, something's will stick more than others will.

(Most current stars have little or no talent)
I disagree, it's just what kind of talent, if you LIKE the music
and the depth of talent or skill.
BEYONCE - sings real well, she dances well, and she does a good enough job acting to keep getting work. She is talented. She does not write songs (As far as I know) she does not play instrument's or produce her own material. Hmmm sound a bit like Sinatra & Elvis and there are legends and icons,
But that's not what she needs to be doing, she has "something" that the public wants besides looks...

What kind of talent? And depth of it. With Hip Hop/Rap being the number one dominate force of popular music on this planet without a question, then what comes into play?

Producers! Programming Producers are where it is at. The ability to sing is at half strength,half important. Rhianna can sing, Kayne West cannot, he doesn't have to. Playing instruments is almost a non factor. The Black Eyed Peas for the most part PRODUCE HIT songs more than they write hit songs one after another, JZ same thing. Whatever they do, gets popular.It seems they can have a hit every other week. There style is soooo in-bedded now to the young public.

Taylor Swift has talent, and is doing extremely well. Her talents fit in the scene right now. And are the closet to the traditional approach of writing,playing,singing then anybody else on the chart top 10.

For many of us, songwriters or artists it's just not our world musically.

Think of like this,lets pretend it is 1940 and BIG BAND is on the pop music scene, now here along comes Lil Wayne at the same time doing exactly what he does. Does Benny Goodman let him in the band? lol to do what? His music would seem foreign just like 75% of pop radio today does too you.

He is completely out of his time and element. Of course we do things based on what have heard before so we don't sound to out of it, but in reality we are. This is NOT to say what's out on the top 10 is GREAT or the way it should be,but It's the way that it is for sure. You want in? What do you do? What can you do?

All the best
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Thanks!
Peace Mike
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