Ao que parece os músicos já não criam mais sozinhos. O que Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Prince ou Amy Winehouse, fizeram no passado ao criar sozinhos grandes sucessos, já não faz mais parte da realidade da música atual.
O site Mediatraffic liberou uma lista com as canções mais populares de 2017, e bom ou mau, pode reparar nenhuma delas foi escrita por uma única pessoa:
As músicas mais populares de 2017, segundo Mediatraffic
1.-Ed Sheeran / Shape of You
Autores: Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle, Kevin Briggs
2.-Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee / Despacito
Autores: Luis Rodríguez (Fonsi), Erika Ender, Ramón Ayala (Daddy)
3.-The Chainsmokers, Coldplay / Something Just Like This
Autores: Andrew Taggart, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
4.-Bruno Mars / That’s What I Like
Autores: Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, Ray McCullough II
5.-Shawn Mendes / There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
Autores: Shawn Mendes, Teddy Geiger, Geoff Warburton, Scott Harris
6.-Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé, Andrea Bocelli / Perfect
Autores: Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé, Andrea Bocelli
7.-French Montana, Swae Lee / Unforgettable
Autores: Karim Kharbouch, Khalif Brown, Christopher Washington, Jake Aujla, McCulloch Sutphin
8.-Ed Sheeran / Castle on the Hill
Autores: Ed Sheeran, Benjamin Levin
9.-Charlie Puth / Attention
Autores: Charlie Puth, Jacob Kasher
10.-Kygo, Selena Gomez / It Ain’t Me
Autores: Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, Selena Gomez, Andrew Wotman, Brian Lee, Ali Tamposi
11.-DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Quavo, Lil Wayne / I’m the One
Autores: Khaled Khaled, Jason Boyd, Justin Bieber, Quavious Marshall, Robert Brackins III, Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Nicholas Balding
12.-Post Malone, 21 Savage / Rockstar
Autores: Austin Post, Shayaa Abraham-Joseph, Louis Bell, Carl Austin Rosen, Jo Vaughn, Virginie Olufunmibi Awoshiley
13.-Clean Bandit, Sean Paul, Anne-Marie / Rockabye
Autores: Jack Patterson, Ina Wroldsen, Steve Mac, Ammar Malik, Sean Paul Henriques
14.-DJ Khaled, Rihanna, Bryson Tiller / Wild Thoughts
Autores: Jahron Braithwaite, Khaled Khaled, Robyn Fenty, Bryson Tiller, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Tari, Marvin Moore-Hough, Carlos Santana
15.-Camila Cabello, Young Thug / Havana
Autores: Camila Cabello, Jeffrey Williams, Adam Feeney, Brittany Hazzard, Ali Tamposi, Brian Lee, Andrew Watt, Pharrell Williams, Louis Bell, Kaan Gunesberk
16.-Imagine Dragons / Thunder
Autores: Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Alexander Grant, Jayson DeZuzio
17.-Imagine Dragons / Believer
Autores: Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter
18.-Zayn, Taylor Swift / I Don’t Wanna Live Forever
Autores: Taylor Swift, Sam Dew, Jack Antonoff
19.-J Balvin, Willy William, Beyoncé / Mi gente
Autores: José Osorio, Willy William, Adam Assad, Andrés David Restrepo, Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo
20.-Zedd, Alessia Cara / Stay
Autores: Linus Wiklund, Sarah Aarons, Anders Frøen, Alessia Caracciolo, Anton Zaslavski, Jonnali Parmenius
21.-The Weeknd, Daft Punk / I Feet It Coming
Autores: Abel Tesfaye, Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Martin McKinney, Henry Walter, Eric Chedeville
22.-Calvin Harris, Pharrel, Katy Perry, Big Sean / Feels
Autores: Adam Wiles, Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, Brittany Hazzard, Sean Anderson
23.-Kendrick Lamar / Humble
Autores: Kendrick Duckworth, Michael Williams II, Asheton Hogan
24.-Pink / What About Us
Autores: Pink, Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid
25.-Katy Perry, Skip Marley / Chained to the Rhythm
Autores: Katy Perry, Max Martin, Sia Furler, Ali Payami, Skip Marley
26.-Sam Smith / Too Good At Goodbyes
Autores: James Napier, Tor Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, Sam Smith
27.-James Arthur / Say You Won’t Let Go
Autores: James Arthur, Neil Ormandy, Steve Solomon
28.-Taylor Swift / Look What You Made Me Do
Autores: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass, Rob Manzoli
29.-Dua Lipa / New Rules
Autores: Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren, Ian Kirkpatrick
30.-The Chainsmokers / Paris
Autores: Andrew Taggart, Kristoffer Eriksson, Fredrik Häggstam, Charlee Nyman
31.-Liam Payne, Quavo / Strip That Down
Autores: Liam Payne, Steve Mac, Ed Sheeran, Quavious Marshall, Orville Burrell, Rickardo Ducent, Shaun Pizzonia, Brian Thompson, Sylvester Allen, Harold Ray Brown, Morris Dickerson, Le Roy Lonnie Jordan, Charles William Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott
32.-Ed Sheeran / Galway Girl
Autores: Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge, Damian McKee, Eamon Murray, Johnny McDaid, Liam Bradley, Niamh Dunne, Sean Graham, Foy Vance
33.-Julia Michaels / Issues
Autores: Julia Michaels, Benjamin Levin, Tor Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, Justin Tranter
34.-Sam Hunt / Body Like a Back Road
Autores: Sam Hunt, Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
35.-Niall Horan / Slow Hands
Autores: Niall Horan, Alexander Izquierdo, John Ryan, Julian Bunetta, Ruth Anne Cunningham, Tobias Jesso Jr.
36.-Maroon 5, SZA / What Lovers Do
Autores: Adam Levine, Benjamin Diehl, Brittany Talia Hazzard, Elina Stridh, Jason Evigan, Oladayo Olatunji, Solána Imani Rowe, Victor Rådström
37.-Future / Mask Off
Autores: Nayvadius Wilburn, Leland Wayne, Tommy Butler
38.-Portugal. The Man / Feel It Still
Autores: Robert Bateman, Zachary Scott Carothers, Freddie Gorman, John Baldwin Gourley, John Hill, Brian Holland, Eric Andrew Howk, Kyle O’Quin, Jason Wade Sechrist, Asa Taccone
39.-Clean Bandit, Zara Larsson / Symphony
Autores: Jack Patterson, Ammar Malik, Ina Wroldsen, Steve McCutcheon
40.-The Chainsmokers, Halsey / Closer
Autores: Andrew Taggart, Ashley Frangipane, Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett, Isaac Slade, Joe King
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