Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo Gives Songwriting Credits To Paramore On ‘Good 4 U’

Months after the initial release, Olivia Rodrigo has quietly added Hayley Williams and Josh Farro of Paramore to the list of songwriters for the song “Good 4 U” alongside herself and producer Daniel Nigro. The change occurred on ASCAP on Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 after listeners noticed the melodies of Rodrigo’s song and 2007 hit “Misery Business” by Paramore sound alike. 

Williams reacted to being given songwriter credits over her Instagram story on the 24th as well. “Good 4 U” is not the first song to have the list of songwriters updated, however. In July of this year, Rodrigo’s songs “Deja Vu”  and “1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back” also awarded songwriting credits to powerhouses Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff after critics found the songs to be interpolations of Swift’s songs “Cruel Summer” and “New Years Day” respectively. 

According to Songtrust, the difference between sampling a song and interpolating a song is that when sampling, you “Must get permission for a master use license from the owner of the master recording… and permission for a copyright license from the owner of the underlying composition.” When interpolating a song, you “Only need to get permission from the owner of the underlying composition since you are just featuring the underlying composition — not the original recording — in your new song.” This means that Rodrigo could have easily rephrased the lyrics of the aforementioned songwriters and classified them as her own. Rodrigo has mentioned several times before in interviews that she takes inspiration from Taylor Swift and Hayley Williams.

Gigmor Pro New Releases: Mira Goto – The Best

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Epidemiologist Answers: How Dangerous Are Concerts?

It’s now been about a month since the Lollapalooza music festival took place in Chicago. Was it the super spreader event that the city feared? Among 385,000 attendees, 203 people are reported to have contracted Covid-19 which represents less than 1% of those in attendance. Are concerts safe again?

In a new Billboard article, journalist Steve Knopper sat down with infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh A. Adalja about the risk of attending a concert or other live event while we are experiencing a surge of new Covid-19 infections. 

Wearing masks and being vaccinated is a good start in the transition for live events reappearing. According to Dr. Adalja, the more vaccinated the crowd, the safer the event is. This statement pairs well with AEG’s recent striking update that the live entertainment company is requiring vaccinations, not only negative tests or wearing masks at it’s events. 

Attending an outdoors festival is much safer than being in a crowded indoor environment, but the risk of contracting Covid-19 remains. The severity of infections vary, even among the vaccinated, with some requiring hospitalization. Preventing as many cases as possible through vaccinations and masking up will keep our hospitals from becoming overwhelmed.

If you wish to attend concerts in the upcoming future, secure the safety of both yourself and your community by getting vaccinated. For more information and to schedule an appointment near you, visit www.vaccines.gov.

Gigmor Pro New Releases: Mira Goto – The Best

Mira Goto The Best

Gigmor Pro New Releases: Mira Goto – The Best

Mira Goto is a California native who now splits her time between Santa Cruz, CA and Nashville, TN. The singer began her music career at a very young age playing violin, but grew up to play guitar. When she reached college, she began writing songs and has now gone on to chart on country radio stations and just released her first EP in October of last year. 

On August 12th, Mira released her brand new song “The Best”. Mira told us she was “Drawn to the songs that told stories, songs that were more lyrically driven.  I wanted to learn how to do that… how to have a song about love without ever saying the word ‘love’. It’s a really fun challenge to say something without saying it.” 

Mira mentioned she is inspired by a variety of styles, and her inspirations have evolved over time.

“My inspirations vary greatly in style, and in timing; some were massively inspirational years ago, and some speak to me now.  For example, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Colbie Caillat, Sheryl Crow – that whole singer songwriter movement in the early 2000’s is what inspired me to first pick up a guitar.  Kacey Musgraves & Taylor Swift brought me into country, while Chris Stapleton, Lori McKenna, Ingrid Andress and Lee Brice keep me here.”


When asked what is next for her, Mira told us “Next for me is more music!  Always more music.  I would love to do more shows, but the future is unknown in that regard.  I’ll pace myself for now, and perform when I can. In the meantime, I’m writing and hoping to have a deep catalogue of great music to share with the world once we’re [in] full sprint again!”