Prescription Songs Explained

Prescription Songs
Founders:
Hq Location City:Los Angeles
Hq Location Country:United States
Key People:[1]
Industry:Music publishing
Services:Music publishing
Num Employees:25

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.[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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hampp . Andrew . Doja, Dua and Arizona: Inside Prescription Songs’ Hit Factory . Variety . 9 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Feeney . Nolan . Inside Prescription Songs, the Company Behind Some of 2020’s Biggest Hits . Billboard . 9 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Gallo . Phil . Big Machine Music, Dr. Luke’s Prescription Form Joint Venture . Billboard . 9 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Halperin . Shirley . Gardner . Eriq . Inside Kesha and Dr. Luke’s Dueling Lawsuits . The Hollywood Reporter . 9 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Jibril . Halima . Ethel Cain regrets signing to Dr Luke’s label . Dazed . 9 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Aswad . Jem . Dr. Luke’s Prescription Songs Becomes First Major Music Company to Offer Payment in Bitcoin . Variety.

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