RAYE requires songwriters to obtain “grasp royalty factors” throughout BRITs acceptance speech

RAYE used a BRITs acceptance speech to name on music executives to permit songwriters to obtain royalty funds. 

The singer spoke from the stage on the O2 in London whereas accepting the Songwriter Of The 12 months award, and took the chance to carry the difficulty to a wider platform. 

“I feel we have to have a dialog,” she mentioned. “I wish to normalise giving songwriters grasp royalty factors” 

“It doesn’t should be at your expense, however it simply implies that if the songs win massive, then the writers get to win massive too. Please permit that to occur. Please, please, please. Thanks.” 

RAYE went into the BRITs because the artist with essentially the most nominations, with a record-breaking seven. Within the first hour of the present alone, she picked up Tune Of The 12 months for ‘Escapism’, Finest R&B Act and Finest New Artist. 

That was along with the Songwriter Of The 12 months prize, which she had already been confirmed as successful forward of the ceremony. 

The ceremony happened at The O2 in London, with the present being introduced by a trio of hosts – Maya Jama, Clara Amfo and Roman Kemp. 

Dua Lipa opened the present with a efficiency of her new single ‘Coaching Season’, with additional performances coming from Raye, Tate McRae, Jungle, Rema, Becky Hill and Chase & Standing, and Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding. 

Kylie Minogue, who’s selecting up this 12 months’s BRITs International Icon Award, is about to shut the present along with her personal reside efficiency.