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Q: Did Ariana sample My Favorite Things?

Ariana Grandes 7 Rings” samples My Favorite Things” from Rodgers & Hammersteins The Sound of Music. One of the actors who appeared in the 1960s film version of The Sound of Music felt the contrast between the original song and Grandes song said something about society.

Q: What song did Ariana Grande get famous from?

In 2013 she released her debut album titled, Yours Truly.” Her hit single The Way” featuring the late rapper Mac Miller topped charts and gained a lot of traction for the album.

Q: What was Ariana Grandes first biggest hit?

In April 2013, Grande made her chart debut with The Way featuring Mac Miller, which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in the United States.

Ariana Grande attends Billboard's 13th Annual Women In Music event at Pier 36 in New York City on on December 6, 2018. Angela Weiss/ Getty

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While it's common for a label to sacrifice a percentage of the royalties when a pop song relies on a sample, 90% is a remarkably large cut — particularly in the absence of a lawsuit
However, Grande's small slice is not entirely unprecedented
Is 7 Rings copying My Favorite Things?
Did Ariana sample My Favorite Things?
What song did Ariana Grande get famous from?
What was Ariana Grande's first biggest hit?

Ariana Grande is reportedly paying 90% of the money made by her hit single "7 Rings" to Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose “My Favorite Things" the song interpolates.

The New York Times reports that despite having 10 credited writers, "7 Rings" songwriting royalties are heavily tilted in favor of the estates of the two songwriters, who passed away in 1979 and 1960 respectively. The report suggests that Grande's label, Republic, did not attempt to negotiate with the requested 90% rate for use of the song when they approached Concord, a company which has owned the rights to Rodgers and Hammerstein's music since 2017.

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II wrote the original, which is sung by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music song in 1959. John Coltrane recorded a version of the song for the title track of his 1961 album while U.K. group Big Brovaz also interpolated the original on their 2003 single "Favourite Things."

Ariana Grande has signed away 90% of her royalties from "7 Rings," the controversial (yet wildly popular) second single from her most recent album.
"7 Rings" interpolates the melody of "My Favourite Things," an iconic song written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for "The Sound of Music" in 1959.
According to the New York Times, Grande's label Republic cut a deal with Concord, the music company that has owned the late songwriters' back catalogue since 2017.
The percentage is remarkably large to give songwriters for a sample, particularly in the absence of a lawsuit, but it's not unprecedented.
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Ariana Grande's controversial single "7 Rings" reigned at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks this year — but, financially, the pop star will reap much less from the song's success than one would expect.

The New York Times reports that Grande has signed away 90% of her "7 Rings" royalties to the estate of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the iconic songwriting duo who died in 1959 and 1970, respectively.

"7 Rings" interpolates the melody of "My Favourite Things," famously written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for "The Sound of Music" in 1959.

Grande transformed Julie Andrews' list of simple, innocent pleasures into a braggadocious anthem of financial freedom: "Brown paper packages tied up with strings / These are a few of my favorite things" becomes, in Grande's voice, "Lashes and diamonds, ATM machines / Buy myself all of my favorite things."

Rodgers and Hammerstein are two of 10 songwriters credited on Grande's song — currently her biggest hit on the chart, passing the album's lead single "Thank U, Next" — which has also drawn comparisons to songs by rappers like Princess Nokia, 2 Chainz, and Soulja Boy.

Typically, each songwriter gets a cut of the royalties, so Grande will see less than 10% of the money her single makes.

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According to the New York Times, Grande's label Republic cut a deal with Concord — the music company that has owned the late songwriters' back catalogue since 2017 — just a few weeks before the single was released in January.

Concord reportedly requested 90% of the songwriting royalties and Grande's team "accepted without further negotiation."

The Times also reports that "Concord stands to make millions of dollars from the song." Grande and her label declined to comment on the report.

While it's common for a label to sacrifice a percentage of the royalties when a pop song relies on a sample, 90% is a remarkably large cut — particularly in the absence of a lawsuit

Gwen Stefani's 2006 song "Wind It Up," which sampled "Lonely Goatherd" from "The Sound of Music," owes Rodgers and Hammerstein's camp just 50% of the royalties.

In 2018, when Marvin Gaye's family prevailed in a lawsuit against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams — which claimed their smash hit "Blurred Lines" was too similar to Gaye's 1977 song "Got to Give It Up" — the judge also awarded the Gayes 50% of future royalties.

However, Grande's small slice is not entirely unprecedented

Back in the '90s, The Verve was forced to forfeit all royalties from the band's biggest hit ever, "Bittersweet Symphony," which partially sampled from a symphonic version of the Rolling Stones' "The Last Time."

Despite the fact that The Verve's vocalist Richard Ashcroft wrote all the lyrics, Rolling Stones' manager Allen Klein claimed they used too much of the original song and won his plagiarism suit.

"We were told it was going to be a 50/50 split," Verve bassist Simon Jones later said. "Then they saw how well the record was doing. They rung up and said we want 100 percent or take it out of the shops, you don't have much choice."

This post was updated after "7 Rings" clocked eight weeks at No. 1, surpassing "Thank U, Next" as Grande's most successful single on the chart.

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Is 7 Rings copying My Favorite Things?

Grande, 27, gave songwriting credit to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein for “7 Rings” because it borrowed from their song “My Favorite Things,” from the Tony-winning Broadway musical and Oscar-winning film “The Sound of Music.”

Did Ariana sample My Favorite Things?

Ariana Grande's “7 Rings” samples “My Favorite Things” from Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. One of the actors who appeared in the 1960s film version of The Sound of Music felt the contrast between the original song and Grande's song said something about society.

What song did Ariana Grande get famous from?

In 2013 she released her debut album titled, “Yours Truly.” Her hit single “The Way” featuring the late rapper Mac Miller topped charts and gained a lot of traction for the album.

What was Ariana Grande's first biggest hit?

In April 2013, Grande made her chart debut with "The Way" featuring Mac Miller, which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in the United States.