Rihanna, Bieber 'deserve no writing credit'

Songwriter Heather Bright has claimed that artists such as Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Kanye West appear in songwriting credits on tracks they haven't contributed to.

Bright, who has written songs for artists such as Britney Spears, Akon and Michael Jackson, has revealed that more and more artists are claiming publishing rights, despite having had no input.

When asked whether songwriters earn more money than the artist, she told Free Wired: "It depends on who you are. Rihanna takes publishing, Justin Bieber takes publishing, Kanye West takes publishing. On all the stuff that they don't write, they take publishing."

Bright wrote Justin Bieber's track 'Somebody To Love', which was originally intended for Usher.

When questioned on how the teen star managed to get a writing credit for the song she replied: "Umm… How did he get a writing credit on it? That's an interesting question. I don't know. (laughs)"

The composer did have praise for artists like Lady GaGa who do write their own material, stating that "it's amazing" they manage to find the time to do it.

"They have to write on tour, all of those artists who actually write!" she added.