<p><a href="/profile/arianagrande" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Ariana Grande</a> is one of the biggest pop stars in the world. She&#8217;s gained a following in the hundreds of millions with people flocking to all of her new releases. The young starlet just dropped a new album and it&#8217;s done extremely well, helping her break records and creep into the hearts of so many all over again. Her most recent hit single, &#8220;7 Rings,&#8221; came with its fair share of controversy. At first, fans were confused how she could clear a sample as prominent as &#8220;My Favorite Things.&#8221; The classical tune is vital to the mix, with Ariana switching her lyrics in the hook to flex her diamonds and jewels. Once people tuned into the video, Ariana was <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ariana-grande-may-have-bit-soulja-boys-flow-on-7-rings-news.69780.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">accused of biting Soulja Boy&#8217;s flow</a>, <a href="/profile/TityBoi" class="text-word" target="_blank" >2 Chainz</a>&#8217; visual work and <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/princess-nokia-blasts-ariana-grande-for-allegedly-stealing-flow-on-7-rings-news.69833.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Princess Nokia&#8217;s style</a>. All bases were covered with the &#8220;Favorite Things&#8221; inspiration though because as it turns out, Ariana isn&#8217;t even going to be making much money off the track.</p>
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<p>While 10% of her &#8220;7 Rings&#8221; earnings is probably still somewhere in the millions, it is being reported that Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein, the songwriting group behind &#8220;My Favorite Things,&#8221; is being paid 90% of the royalties from the track. Once you factor in the money that&#8217;s going to the label, Grande is making a tiny percentage of money from the hit song. </p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6828839/Ariana-Grande-pays-Rodgers-Hammersteins-catalog-90-percent-7-Rings-songwriting-royalties.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Daily Mail</a>, &#8220;7 Rings&#8221; credits a total of ten writers, which include Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein as well as Grande herself. An agreement was made between Republic Records and the organization that owns Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein&#8217;s catalog before the song was released to ensure they could use the song as inspiration. As reported by the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/business/media/ariana-grande-7-rings-rodgers-hammerstein.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">New York Times</a>, no counteroffers were made after the group asked for 90% royalties. Both sides agreed on it and the song was released.</p>
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