Prince wouldn't be happy

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B-Sharp said:
There's still an FYE in my local mall, and I'm not even sure why they bother to open it each day. Nobody shops there.
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I agree. There's one in a mall near me as well. Can't see it remaining open much longer in a mall anchored by a Sears and a Macy's.

Heck, the mall won't probably be around as it in another 5 years.

What will they do with it?? I know there's a You Tube series on creepy abandoned malls.
 
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ittigger said:
I don't think there will ever be another Prince, or MJ, or George Jones, Tom Petty, Patsy Cline, Al Jarreau, Joni Sledge, Chuck Berry, J Geils, Notorious BIG, Greg Allman, Glen Campbell, Amy Winehouse, Heavy D, Nate Dogg, etc, etc, etc.
Likewise, there will never be another JT - he's had alot of hits.
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As I always say...
there are no more classic artists, there are no more classic songs.
Think about it. We are still playing songs like The Twist, Shout, Stairway to Heaven, Old Time RNR, etc.
But are we going to be playing "classic" Justin Timberlake songs in 20 or 30 years?
There is very little "shelf life" in today's music.
 
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Some of the stuff we hear today will absolutely be around and still played in 20 or 30 years. Which ones they will be remains to be seen.
 
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ittigger said:
I agree - but they're not another Prince. There will also never be another Bruno Mars.
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But there may be an even hotter Bruno Mercury ...
 
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ittigger said:
Freddie Mercury's godchild / stepchildren? :)
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I'm sure Freddie would have gotten together with Bruno .. Not sure Bruno would have though ...
 
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Proformance said:
FYI: No permission is required to cover a song that another person has already published. One need only pay the standard performance license fee (ASCAP & BMI). JT singing Prince tunes at the Superbowl is no different than you playing his CDs in the club.

The likeness or image of Prince? Well that's a different animal and the way he gets around this legally is by making it a "tribute."

Does Justin Timberlake even play the piano? I have my doubts that he actually struck any real chords.
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There are more rights involved in a telecast, which would be like a movie (sync license). Royalties for recording another person's song would not go to ASCAP or BMI (that is for broadcast revenue). Arrangements would be made through the Harry Fox Agency or one of the newer/similar organizations.

Likeness is definitely requiring permission and $$ though.

GJ
 
Proformance said:
The estate doesn't directly make anything off of that.

At best, their was an MPPA license fee for the momentary clip from "Purple Rain" but, that just goes into the pool of residuals from which the movie studios benefit most.
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I believe in this case that that is incorrect. Which is why I asked the initial question. I am by no means a music business noob. But Prince had his business on-point. I don't know what kind of film contract he signed, but I know he had full-time rights administration people and he has denied uses in the past.

GJ
 
rickryan.com said:
BTW, I read a bit about the whole Prince projection thing. I believe they said it was Sheila-E who said Prince thought that holograms were demonic. It was stated that Timberlake made the call at the last minute to change from a hologram to dropping a sheet and projecting against that, out of respect for Prince.

https://pagesix.com/2018/02/05/just...-of-using-prince-hologram-at-the-last-minute/
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I'm also guessing it was out of respect for "no permission."

GJ
 
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ittigger said:
Some of the stuff we hear today will absolutely be around and still played in 20 or 30 years. Which ones will they be remains to be seen.
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will it be, in 20 years ill be dead so don't care. I cant see most of todays music being a classic in 20 years
 
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I still play Sexy Back at least 2 times a year, and that song came out in 2006.

I still get the request for Bye Bye Bye from NSYNC...That song is like 16 years old.

I still listen to Rock Your Body by JT in my car once in a blue moon.

Back Street Boys I Want it That Way still get's requested at least once a year at my weddings. That came out in 99.

True that these are not nearly as possible as classics like Shout, and the Twist. However, I still think these songs will be requested once in a while 20 years from now from Millennial gen and the youngest Gen Xers (Xenials)
 
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DJ Ricky B said:
True that these are not nearly as possible as classics like Shout, and the Twist.
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It's all in the eye of the beholder. To some, the 'hits' of today will be just as relevant and important, if not more so. To us, these are better classics because we experienced them growing up.
 
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Going on a cruise on The Anthem Of The Seas in October. They have a Queen music show. Really looking forward to that!
 
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ittigger said:
It's all in the eye of the beholder. To some, the 'hits' of today will be just as relevant and important, if not more so. To us, these are better classics because we experienced them growing up.
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You are oh so right but todays music I don't see it standing the test of time
 
redhotdj said:
You are oh so right but todays music I don't see it standing the test of time
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I think this is purely a generational thing. Like you, I don't like most of today's music. However, every era has the rare few hits which stick around for years to come. I think the same thing will hold true for this generation. 20-30 years down the road, some of these songs will still be around as classics.
 
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