Amid The Polemic Of Singers And Songwriters, Pongki Barata Is Instead Thankful

JAKARTA - The case of Ari Bias with Agnez Mo has caused a hot conversation about the relationship between a performer in this case the singer with a songwriter.

Pongki Barata a singer and songwriter who is still productive tries to provide lighting. Without persuasion or judging, the 47-year-old musician expressed his gratitude to the people who had sung and popularized his songs.

"This time I want to thank all the singers who have sang my song. Especially those who have popularized it," wrote Pongki, quoting Threads, Friday, February 7.

He also mentioned several big names who had sung his songs so far.

Thank you to Fals, Anang Hermansyah, Virzha, Audy, Siti Nurhaliza, (late) Chrisye, Mayangsari, Yuni Shara, Praz Teguh, Tulus, Jikustik, etc., "added Pongki.

In many statements made by songwriters, the singer seems to benefit. Especially for a performance, singers can get paid in abundance, while songwriters get small royalties if you don't want to be said to be unclear.

However, Pongki showed how a songwriter could be greatly helped by the singers who popularized his songs.

At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, as is known, the singers had difficulty getting the music stage.

But on the other hand, songwriters still get royalties, especially from mechanical rights, which come from digital streaming platforms like Spotify, or YouTube, and others.

"If it wasn't because of them, yesterday's pandemic would be very tough," said Pongki.