Simon Cowell, the music mogul, recently parted ways with Little Mix, the girl group he supported and signed after they won the X Factor in 2011. The stated reason? He had a falling out with their management company, Modest Management, over the songwriting splits on their single “Woman Like Me.”
Some may think it’s a drastic move over a minor issue, but such fallouts are more common than ever before, especially given the exponential growth in the number of credited songwriters on today’s big hits.
Splits are the concept that leads to songwriting crediting headaches like these.
And every songwriter and musician who distributes their music should understand what they are and why they are important. It will save you a lot of trouble later on.
However, splits are not always straightforward. So, to help you understand splits better, here’s everything you need to know.
