Prescription Songs
| Industry | Music publishing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people |
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| Services | Music publishing |
Number of employees | 25 |
| Website | prescriptionsongs |
Prescription Songs is an independent music publishing and licensing company founded in 2009 by Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald.[2]
History
Between 2013 and 2017, Prescription Songs held a joint publishing deal with Nashville-based Big Machine Records to build bridges between songwriters in the Nashville and Los Angeles music industries. The company expanded its own presence in Nashville with the establishment of a second Prescription Songs headquarters in 2016.[2][3]
In 2014, recording artist Kesha sued Dr. Luke for sexual assault, emotional abuse, and psychological abuse.[4] Since then, songwriters and others affiliated with Prescription Songs have come under scrutiny for their perceived connections to Dr. Luke. Ethel Cain, who signed to Prescription Songs in 2020, stated in a 2023 Rolling Stone interview that she regretted her decision and would not have signed to the label had she been aware of Dr. Luke's involvement. Cain stated that she would leave Prescription as soon as she fulfilled her contractual obligations to the company.[5]
Prescription Songs partnered with BitPay in 2021, becoming the first major music company to offer songwriters and music producers payment in Bitcoin.[6]
Writers
Former
Former songwriters on the Prescription Songs roster include:
Current
Songwriters on the Prescription Songs roster include:
- A.C.
- Ammar Malik [8]
- Ammo [9]
- Becky G
- Doja Cat[citation needed]
- Emily Warren[2]
- Ethel Cain[5]
- Greyson Chance[10]
- Fridayy[citation needed]
- Heather Russell[10]
- Lauren LaRue[2]
- JORDY[2]
- Joy Oladokun[2]
- Kool Kojak
- Lourdiz
- Lxandra[11]
- LunchMoney Lewis[citation needed]
- Nick Bailey[citation needed]
- Peter Fenn[citation needed]
- Rocco Valdes[citation needed]
- Ryder Johnson[12]
- Robopop
- Ryan Ogren[citation needed]
- Space Primates[citation needed]
References
- ^ Hampp, Andrew. "Doja, Dua and Arizona: Inside Prescription Songs' Hit Factory". Variety. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Feeney, Nolan. "Inside Prescription Songs, the Company Behind Some of 2020's Biggest Hits". Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Gallo, Phil. "Big Machine Music, Dr. Luke's Prescription Form Joint Venture". Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Halperin, Shirley; Gardner, Eriq. "Inside Kesha and Dr. Luke's Dueling Lawsuits". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ a b Jibril, Halima. "Ethel Cain regrets signing to Dr Luke's label". Dazed. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Aswad, Jem. "Dr. Luke's Prescription Songs Becomes First Major Music Company to Offer Payment in Bitcoin". Variety.
- ^ Tanzer, Myles. "After Working With Dr. Luke, Cirkut Breaks Out on His Own". Vulture. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Ammar Malik is a songwriter. Partner". Spotify. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Nicholson, Jessica. "Big Machine Music and Dr. Luke's Prescription Songs Partner". Music Row. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b Hollabaugh, Lorie. "Greyson Chance & Heather Russell Sign With Prescription Songs". Music Row. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ @rxsongs. "Welcome to the Prescription Songs family @lxandrahere! We're so thrilled to have you". Instagram. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ @rxsongs. "Thrilled to officially welcome @ryderj0hnson to the Prescription Songs family!". Instagram. Retrieved 9 December 2023.