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“If the labels don’t start taking care of songwriters, there won’t be any anymore... I’m very, very scared for this next generation of writers”: Justin Tranter fires warning shot over the plight of songwriters

Saturday October 4, 2025. 12:15 PM , from Keyboard Magazine
He says songwriters have lost out at the expense of streaming platforms
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