Prescription Songs is an independent music publishing and licensing company founded in 2009 by
Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald.
History
Between 2013 and 2017, Prescription Songs held a joint publishing deal with
Nashville-based
Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records is an American independent record label, distributed by Universal Music Group. Specializing in country and pop artists, Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was founded in September 2005 by fo ...
to build bridges between songwriters in the Nashville and Los Angeles music industries. The company expanded its own presence in Nashville with the establishment of a second Prescription Songs headquarters in 2016.
In 2014, recording artist
Kesha sued
-
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Dr. Luke for
sexual assault,
emotional abuse, and
psychological abuse. Since then, songwriters and others affiliated with Prescription Songs have come under scrutiny for their perceived connections to Dr. Luke.
Ethel Cain
Hayden Silas Anhedönia (born March 24, 1998), known professionally as Ethel Cain, is an American singer-songwriter born in Tallahassee, Florida and living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In mid 2017, Cain began experimenting with writing, recordi ...
, who signed to Prescription Songs in 2020, stated in a 2023 ''
Rolling Stone
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'' interview that she regretted her decision and would not have signed to the label had she been aware of Dr. Luke's involvement. Cain stated that she would leave Prescription as soon as she fulfilled her contractual obligations to the company.
Prescription Songs partnered with
BitPay
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...
in 2021, becoming the first major music company to offer songwriters and music producers payment in
Bitcoin.
Writers
Former
Former songwriters on the Prescription Songs roster include:
Current
Songwriters on the Prescription Songs roster include:
References
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2009 establishments
Music publishing companies
2009 establishments in the United States
American companies established in 2009