Here is
some news that really makes me mad, more than 100 artists are pushing for a ban
on the use of their material for karaoke.
I guess that they don’t make enough for their effort and afraid that
some bar singer might belt out a better version of their song. It is a sorry day to see this happening. It is my feeling that it is time to boycott
the artists that that aren’t satisfied that they receive royalties for their
works sung by karaoke singers even though they are not even a part of the
performance.
Karaoke singers have been banned by top stars
like Abba and Adele and more
than 100 bands and performers are no longer issuing new licenses for their
music. Don’t panic or anything, but your
days of badly singing Hello and Dancing Queen at the top of your lungs during
Karaoke could be over. Adele, Abba, and
Katy Perry tracks feature on a long list of bangers that have been banned from
being performed on karaoke. We kid you not! No more Adele on Karaoke? The London born star’s smash hit single
Hello, Katy’s Roar and Abba’s classic Dancing Queen are sadly some of the
legendary tunes that karaoke fans will be prohibited from belting out, as 100
bands and performers are no longer issuing new licenses for their music
Bars and companies which re-create hits
without the vocals are baffled by the move because it deprives the artists of
royalties. The ban already applies to
online streaming services but will be extended to discs from January. And future releases will no longer be
available on any format. Other artists on the list include
the Bee Gees, Eurythmics, Katy Perry, Paul Weller and New Order. He said: “We
can’t understand why they’re doing it, it makes no sense.” Jay Taylor, director of karaoke disc-maker
Vocal-Star, said the move, which also affects home karaoke machines, will
devastate the industry. Rob Kempton of
music rights consultancy Footprint Music said a variety of reasons could be
behind the ban. He said: “Artists might
want to negotiate their own deal with karaoke companies, or it might be they
don’t want songs overplayed and put people off.
"Maybe some just don’t like karaoke.”
