The #Grammy award for Song of the Year—Bonnie Raitt’s “Just Like That”—is a major anomaly in 2023. It is the first song to win the award since 2008 that was credited to just one writer.
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The one that won the award last year had five writers—much closer to recent trends on the Hot 100, where recent chart-topping hits usually have between 6-7 separate songwriters. (See chart below.)
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You might think this is because of samples or because songs are inspired by other successful songs, but it’s actually rising even with those numbers split out. (Another chart below.)
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The last individual to win a Song of the Year #Grammy was Amy Winehouse, whose song “Rehab” had very strong throwback vibes.
With recent legal decisions, would she have been considered the sole writer based on today’s shifting standards?
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It’s a complex discussion, and this general topic is something spent a lot of time diving into in the most recent issue of .
Click here to learn why Lennon/McCartney would be a much more complex setup in 2023:
