{"id":681880,"date":"2025-07-28T17:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-netflix-songwriter-show-is-revealing-yet-tone-deaf\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T17:25:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:25:19","slug":"watch-netflix-songwriter-show-is-revealing-yet-tone-deaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-netflix-songwriter-show-is-revealing-yet-tone-deaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Netflix Songwriter Show Is Revealing Yet Tone-Deaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400bea945e1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400bea945e1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-netflix-songwriter-show-is-revealing-yet-tone-deaf\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_Netflix_Songwriter_Show_Is_Revealing_Yet_Tone-Deaf%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Online Netflix Songwriter Show Is Revealing Yet Tone-Deaf&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-netflix-songwriter-show-is-revealing-yet-tone-deaf\/#%E2%80%9CNetflix_Songwriter_Show_Is_Revealing_Yet_Tone-Deaf%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Netflix Songwriter Show Is Revealing Yet Tone-Deaf&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_Netflix_Songwriter_Show_Is_Revealing_Yet_Tone-Deaf%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Online Netflix Songwriter Show Is Revealing Yet Tone-Deaf&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNetflix_Songwriter_Show_Is_Revealing_Yet_Tone-Deaf%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Netflix Songwriter Show Is Revealing Yet Tone-Deaf&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt\u2019s pretty indisputable that the most crucial part of the music industry \u2014 the songwriter \u2014 is the most overlooked and, in most cases, shortchanged. With the rising dominance of streaming over the past decade and the looming threat of AI to the art form, songwriters have faded even further into the background as royalty rates have remained shockingly low, and the chance of landing in the credits of a certified hit has diminished as music has favored a quantity market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cHitmakers,\u201d Netflix\u2018s new un<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ed reality <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> focusing on a dozen songwriters behind chart-toppers for Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and BTS \u2014 and has no relation to <em>Variety<\/em>\u2019s long-established music event and cover package of the same name \u2014 barely addresses that elephant in the studio across its six-episode arc. Instead, it plays as a glossy fantasy focusing on the glitzy side of the hit machine: songwriting camps, or luxury gatherings of proven hitmakers flown to exotic locales to come up with the next big smash. These camps, often funded by record labels or publishers, can center on a specific artist or be a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> jam session. In real life, most songwriting camps are significantly less opulent. The writers don\u2019t get paid upfront or receive a per diem \u2014 a major point of contention in the community \u2014 and work on contingency, hoping to secure a spot on tomorrow\u2019s biggest song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe show, streaming on Netflix today, manages to be revealing yet tone-deaf at the same time, using the tropes of splashy reality TV to convey the workmanlike, usually low-paying world of professional songwriting. It\u2019s no wonder, as many of its executive producers worked on \u201cSelling Sunset,\u201d bringing that same fast-cut style to a new realm. (Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, is also an EP and well aware of the issues in the songwriting industry.) In the \u201cHitmakers\u201d universe, writing is a glamorous lifestyle with private transportation and expensive accommodations \u2014 which it is, for only the one percent \u2014 while avoiding the actual reality of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor these writers, who share billions of streams and over a dozen Grammys between them, those realities are barely mentioned on \u201cHitmakers,\u201d a well-intentioned and entertaining yet superficial look inside the hit factory. We see them popping bottles and eating gourmet dinners, jet-setting to Cabo and the Bahamas. Only one songwriter, Trey Campbell, manages to steer the show back to reality, explaining that despite credits on John Legend and Giveon songs, he still has to make ends meet by driving for Uber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe music industry is all about perception, and \u201cHitmakers\u201d largely depicts it as a non-stop, money-making party. That, somehow, is to its benefit. The challenge of capturing the magic of the songwriting process is that, much like with many creative vocations, it\u2019s largely meticulous and mundane. MTV\u2019s 2007 series \u201cI\u2019m From Rolling Stone\u201d comes to mind as an early reality show that overestimated the extent to which writing is a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> sport, pitting six summer interns against one another for a contributing editor position at the magazine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhere \u201cHitmakers\u201d succeeds is in turning the pressure cooker of songwriting into a compelling spectacle. Across the six episodes, the songwriters \u2014 Tommy Brown, Sevyn Streeter, Nova Wav, JHart, Jenna Andrews, Stephen Kirk, Harv, Ferras, Ben Johnson, Whitney Phillips and Campbell \u2014 split into three smaller groups, tasked with creating songs for Legend, Shaboozey and Blackpink\u2019s Lisa. Each of the singers cameos to give an idea of what they\u2019re looking for, and off the teams go to come up with an original song under a tight deadline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt\u2019s in these multi-million dollar studios where \u201cHitmakers\u201d shines. Each writer has his or her own strengths, and it\u2019s like watching athletes at the top of their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> reach across genre lines to hatch kernels of ideas into full-blooded songs. \u201cHitmakers\u201d intends to show the human side of songwriting, and the writers clearly love their craft. Their excitement and glimpses of brilliance radiate off the screen as a song\u2019s puzzle pieces come together, with each group celebrating each other\u2019s creations during listening sessions at the end of each episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cHitmakers\u201d skates by without playing up too much of the drama, even though there\u2019s bound to be plenty with something as emotionally charged as songwriting. During the episodes, Andrews and Phillips clear the air about tensions that arose during a session; Brown pep-talks Campbell, who let emotions get the best of him while collaborating; Harv, Brown and Streeter confront Kirk about how he spoke to his wife, Andrews, during a dinner at their home in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn one of the show\u2019s most revealing moments, Johnson publicly challenges JHart after an idea discussed in their session emerges out of another, one where Johnson wasn\u2019t present. Creative ownership is often a gray area in group songwriting sessions \u2014 countless lawsuits have spilled out of the studio about this very subject \u2014 yet rarely do we see resolutions met before they reach a point of legal contention. (In the end, JHart graciously offers Johnson publishing out of his personal share, a great reality show moment that rarely happens in reality.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThat\u2019s about as real as it gets on \u201cHitmakers,\u201d a show that skims the industry\u2019s surface. At the end of the last episode, the writers gather in a backroom at BLVD, Brown\u2019s Los Angeles steakhouse. He orders two caviars, two branzinos, three Wagyu meatballs and three steaks for the table. They share what success stories came out of the sessions: Legend loved \u201cCherry,\u201d a plunky tune from the first episode; Lainey Wilson might cut \u201cHappy Birthday,\u201d written for Shaboozey; and Lisa is \u201csupposedly, allegedly\u201d going to record the swaggery \u201cEleven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThey all raise their glasses in a toast: \u201cAlways up, never down,\u201d says Brown. \u201cSpread that money all around.\u201d It\u2019s a solid mantra for an industry that stiffs its lifeblood \u2014 the songwriter \u2014\u00a0far too often.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>All episodes of \u201cHitmakers\u201d are now streaming on Netflix.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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