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As a longtime pop songwriter, Priscilla Renea is familiar with the need to adapt to the demands of the music industry. In studio sessions, “You are just there to assist” an act, she says. “You don’t show up trying to be the star.” When working on demo tracks to pitch …

Philadelphia songwriter Daniel Marino, who filed a lawsuit over Usher‘s “Bad Girl,” has been awarded $44.35 million following a court battle over the track. According to the Associated Press, a jury ordered Marino’s former co-writer William Guice to pay $6.75 million in compensatory damages, along with $20.25 million in punitive …