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Oscars: Society Of Composers & Lyricists Asks AMPAS Board To Reinstate Best Song Performances
The Society of Composers and Lyricists has asked the Academy to reinstate performances of Oscar nominated songs for this year's ceremony
This year’s crop includes 16 time nominee Diane Warren, Oscar winner H.E.R., Elton John, and two high profile songs from Emilia Perez performed respectively by Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana. Songwritersand composers face many challenges in the current climate, including everythingfrom diminished royalty payments by streaming services to the theft of theirintellectual property to enrich “big tech” in the guise of training for AI. TheAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and an award like the Oscar, hasalways served to amplify and honor the work of talented craftspeople, but thisdecision to exclude the song performances presents as just another example of thedevaluation of music, and its creators.
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