How much money can you make off a hit song? Well … the folks at CelebrityNetWorth.com figured it out. Be prepared to be astounded by how much money one little hit song can earn … so …. Ladies and Germs: The 10 Richest Songs of All Time 10. Mel Torme – “Christmas Song” (1944). Estimated earnings: $19 million. This song, which you may know better as “Chestnuts...
The Master of Duh
Yesterday, I was invited to attend an extra-special songwriting clinic at Berklee. The guest-lecturer was an alum named John Mayer. Maybe you’ve heard of him? We were classmates together for one very brief class, in one very very brief semester, and at the time he wasn’t all that impressive. Apparently his spark was ignited in his second (and final) semester on campus. In any event...
Desperation time…?
To paraphrase Mr Lennon, “I’m sick and tired of hearing things/From uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocritics/All I want is the truth…” There are SO many companies trying to “help” musicians today, that’s just sickening. When you did a little deeper into all of their business models, they’re ultimately trying to make money for themselves...