Rihanna‘s pulling power on a singles tip has made millionaires out of writers she’s been kind enough to invite on her creative journey.
Now, it seems that Taylor Swift has gotten in on the publishing action by way of her romantic ties to the ‘ANTI’ performer’s collaborator Calvin Harris.
Full story below…
Fenty’s latest number ‘This Is What You Came For’ is a Harris-led effort recorded and released via Sony Music Entertainment and her company Westbury Road.
Before today, fans believed that the number was penned by Harris and one “Nils Sjöberg.”
Unfamiliar with the lyricist? That’s because he or she is merely a figment of Taylor Swift‘s imagination.
Confused? We’ll explain.
During their short-lived relationship Harris and Swift are said to have written ‘This’ but decided not to release it as a duet for themselves.
Instead, Swift is said to have encouraged Calvin to ask Rihanna to record the song and buried her involvement with it by using the pseudonym above.
Drama struck after the song’s release when the Scottish hitmaker dismissed the idea of ever working with Taylor in an interview.
Discussing the possibility of a collaboration with his then-girlfriend, Calvin told Ryan Seacrest: ‘You know we haven’t even spoken about it. I can’t see it happening though.’
The diss was allegedly ‘the breaking point in the relationship’, and their split soon followed.
If true, this means that the cool, calm and calculated Swift earns more money from the number than Rihanna, who may have been unaware of the song’s origin, because she isn’t credited as a writer.
Calvin is yet to respond to the “revelation.”
Update:
Taylor’s spokesperson published the short statement below following the publication of the story above:
Taylor Swift wrote This Is What You Came For under the pseudonym Nils Sjoberg.
Well this is what happeneds when Muppets like rihanna sing anything put in front of them just to get a hit #Basic
Rihanna >>>>>>>>>>> Beyonce
Cant believe Rihanna is making more money then Beyonce!
It’s about darn time…how many times has beyonce topped her on the Forbes list? …once to many!!!
Forbes only accounted 19 shows from the “Formation Tour”, the royalties made from Leomade, & Ivy Park. Basically that means when Beyoncé completes her “Formation Tour” she will make double what she made this year.
Lol delusional Navy stans .. Bey wasnt even doin anything major.. but Rihanna was ..and she didn make too much more than Bey .. Its pretty sad if i must sayy .. lol Bey can sit on her ass and make that while Rihanna has to.work her ass off .. but lets see where these numbers stands once the new ones are posted 🙂
Navy constantly reach for the statistics no one will he checking for when history is said and done. Janet Jackson has just as many #1s as Rihanna, yet no one remembers 5 of them. And that’s not to throw shade at Janet but at the end of the day. If you’re not bringing legit talent and performances; how will you be remembered. Has Rihanna ever subg for the president? Like, where is her defining moment? And that’s just one for Beyoncé.
You do know that should be than not then?!?!?!
LMAO still pressed over that forbs ist pest? 🙁
RIHANNA 75M>>>>>>>>lessoronce 50M
loooool when will this broad ever catch up catch up?
LOl ill let u guys enjoy your win 🙂 it will be short lived .. i.mean it is the first time Rihanna made more than Bey .. especially while Bey was on vacation still makin 54 mil 🙂
Taylor and adele crush Beyonce turn her career into mince meat the hives got some L ‘s this year with drake shitting on bey album sales in one day bey can’t even see a number one to save her dry blond weave
B**** are you kissing. Rihanna has never topped that list. And secondly, when will she do the triple digit? Beyoncé has done triple more than once. And that’s not including the ones with her husband.
Can Beyonce count b**** rih is smart heifer at least she making money stfu Beyonce is the biggest puppet in the industry for Jay and her daddy
Gurl shut up. Have you seen the record breaking news meet of song writers on your illiterate favs album. And at least rihanna is honest when she doesn’t write song which is more I can say about Beyonce.
Your an idiot, Rihanna performed a song that was brought to her. T
Kii Maybe fRih could get Tay Tay to Ghost Write some tracks for R9 maybe then the Bush can actually have an album sell 3m in pure sales in the US alone and actually fill up her Arena ????!!!
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BTW Lemonade is the Only 2016 release to go 2x platinum in pure sales so far lmfaooo!!!
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With Lemonade selling 2m that marks 10 consecutive albums (including DC) for Bey to sell 2m or more worldwide!!! That’s 18 years of selling albums by the millions ??????
Who cares? Rihanna is definitely the top female artist out at the moment. Streams count now, get over it! Rihanna has been THE TOP FEMALE STREAMING ARTIST for CONSECUTIVE years! The release of Anti truly demonstrated the musical demand for Rihanna. The album still sits in the top 5 since its debut on streaming alone. That’s impressive. And she’s all over radio right now! Slaying almost every format. NO OTHER ARTIST can crossover the way that Rih consistently does it
Lol top female artists out yet is struggling to fill arenas that seat 12k and performing in empTI stadiums LMFAOOOO!!!
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BTW to Slavi that keep coming for Bey’s Earnings. When dRug can make these list than maybe RIH can sit with Bey.
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The only female celebrities who’ve earned +$100M in a year.
Katy Perry
Madonna
Beyoncé
Celine Dion
Taylor Swift
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Female Artists with the most accumulated income since Forbes began tracking.
3. Taylor Swift – $534 million
2. Madonna – $574.5 million
1. Beyoncé – $ 628.5 million
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Damn! Homegirl doesn’t even know who writes her songs. And the fact that Taylor will make more than her. I can’t and I shan’t.
ITS not her song. calvin harris ft. Rihanna – This is what you came for.
Do you understand that she’s the featured artist. and an Iggy fan shouldd never have a seat at the table for commenting on Ghost Writing. Rihanna NEVER STEALS CREDIT over songs, ever. There have never been those accusations against my fave. sam should try again.
How you know rih did not know stfu
She KNEW. Taylor Swift Promoted the song on her instagram. We KNEW IT WAS SWIFTY WHO WROTE THE ARTICLE. This post is pointless really.
Crakhead riri can’t read let alone write.
I’m not surprised! They both make cheesy music and Taylor is as fake and narcissistic in every sense of the words!
I don’t think Rihanna will see this as a problem just another top hit more than others and another track added to her music catalogue. And I’m not big Rihanna fan before people start I admire her and many others in different genres of music today and yesteryear apart from Taylor Swift I just don’t buy into her what so ever.
Rihanna was the feature on this track, it’s Calvin’s single so who cares regardless! Either way it’s a great dance track and hopefully now Swifts fans will buy it to!
Thirsty Sam strikes again. Worry about your fave and her 10 writers on one song. Rihanna’s ghostwritten tracks still chart in the top 10 while Lemonade is all but forgotten on the Hot 100.
The hives are illiterate Beyonce has 200 writers on her album and the b**** still could not get a number one what that say to her common sense picking stupid songs hives buzz somewhere else ask yourself why is it that bey is at the bottom of the Forbes list close to Kim k nasty maggots mad that rih on top
Taylor better get that money!
If she wrote for CEDRIC she wouldn’t make any money because it wouldnt sell unfortunately
LMFAOOOOO KIIII
loool Watta bunch of fuc*ing dumbasses sam and some of you are The song is What You Came For calvin harris FT. RIHANNA. Its not even her song stop being petty. Anything to discredit a young legends success. 14 number ones when will your fave?
Sis stop right there. Y’all can’t say “OMG RiHaNNas 15th NuMbEr OnEEe!!!” and then claim that it’s not her song when she gets exposed for doing what she always does, come to the studio to sing prewritten tracks. That’s ultimate hypocrisy sis.
Sis Cheryl stans Rih hard
Non singing ass jlo fan again girl go find a hit your ass do not know what goes on behind close doors sam is mad rih beat thunder thigh’s on the Forbes list
And Cheryl stans bey even harder, what was your point?
Don’t use Bey to deflect lol
Wtf was the point of that comment? I clearly stated that in my response. I was pointing out the stupidity in it.
BUT….y’all weren’t saying that when her other features topped the charts. LMAO! Y’all are such hypocrites!
RIGHT SIS LMAOO
Well Rihanna is an industry puppet, so this isn’t a surprise.
Kanye was trying to tell you in his video everyone connected in that bed… It’s all coming to light.
Fools.
SCREAMING. We ALL knew this tea tho. She’s not a writer. A phenomenal pop star though
She co-writes and is the executive producer on all of her albums she owns her own label and masters give props when props are due
Furthermore she is a feature on this song since the success of WFL Calvin has begged Rih to be on another track and she finally agreed to this one. It isn’t her fault artists want to work with her again
Everyone knows she’s not a writer sis, stop trying to convince ppl otherwise. Writing track #15 for the bonus deluxe target version of your album doesn’t make you a writer sis.
Never said she was a writer but she does have influence and power over her music either way she got paid major to do this song and the songs she records on her label is making her cash! Work becomes her 15th 5million seller worldwide!
That’s not even relevant to this convo sis. Learn how to create an argument and stay on track.
You know the Navy is ignorant sis
Okay, Firstly, It’s Calvin’s song featuring Rihanna.
Secondly, who cares who wrote the song, if it’s a good song than you record it.
thirdly, Marcus Nils Olov Sjoberg is in a group called Wintergatan and this was posted on June 20 th 2016
Meet Marcus Nils Olov Sjoberg (blonde w/ glasses) who is Calvin’s co-composer on This Is What You Came For. He supplied the track for the song. Marcus plays the drums for the Swedish group Wintergatan.
I guess not everything is as it may seem
What was the point of this post. Rihanna really is the most marketable celebrity because I don’t know what this site would do without her and her commenters. Anyway, are you guys gonna post Rihanna’s anti tour numbers? Are you guys gonna post that she has crossed well over 70 million from the Anti tour and she isn’t even finished touring yet????
I’m crying at the SLAY. of course they won’t this site is way too biased for that. I’m just happy Rihanna is doing well despite all the hate and negativity.
$70 million? Yass. I said shed gross 90-100 million but she’s going to clearly do more than that. Flop tour where??
Where did you see the Anti tour box score at?
Every time the hives try it she comes out winning and proving them wrong
Well Rihanna never adds one word to a song and put her name as songwriter like others. That’s probably why songwriters always give her the #1 hits.
And Keri writes tunes for soundcloud/YouTube while never seeing a chart anywhere worldwide.
She hasnt released anything officially so where would it chart troll
Worry about the fading talent show judge you Stan for
Fading judge that’s worth 20 times as much as your flop fave? Okay sis.
Lies
But really navy, how are you gonna say “it’s not her song” when y’all were SWIFT to claim it as her “15th number one”? WYD?
Look you hating ass hives hiding behind other avi stfu worry about your queen making less than rih and Taylor triple combine Jay and bey twirl on that information this is not news yall want some silly news to take away rih accomplishments
When we say its not her song we mean she doesn’t have effective control of it, she merely just recorded songs on it.
She’s still credited for it as the song features her vocals, but she didnt write compose or produce it, she just did vocals, it’s calvin songs he just asked her to record on it. if it went to number 1 it would be her number one as well. Just like WFL is a #1 for Calvin Harris as well. The real difference is that Calvin has the major rights in law to the song.
Regardless sis, you can’t run when she gets clocked for this (yet again) but brag about how this is HER song a few weeks ago.
No one is running. This article is pointless, EVERYONE knows that Taylor wrote the song, Taylor was out supporting Rihanna and Calvin at Cochella, dancing to Rihanna songs on snapchat and went as far as to post and prmote the song on her instagram. Swifty ever promotes for free hunty. TIWYCF is Rihanna’s song as well she just had no control of who wrote it prior to getting it and i’m sure it mattered not that T-Swizzle wrote it. iIhanna always credits her writers so this post again is desperate.
Getting clocked for what? Kii you sound moronic as usual. She sang a song that was written for her. What’s your point? I don’t see the clock. She has songwriting credits on ANTI. She doesn’t wrongfully put her name on songs she didn’t contribute too..so ???
The article is not pointless. The navy was claiming that this was her song a few weeks ago. Are you stupid?
OK and the NAVY is yet again CLAIMING IT IS HER SONG AS WELL.
Kiiii get your story straight sis! Giving Britney teas with the involvement in her “HiTssss!!”
i think your’e stupid, we just said it isn’t hers, you had a prob, now we’re back to claiming it and it still a prob. I did that just to show my point, your’e just a pressed phaggg and you’ll always bitter
Do you have any brain cells? I clearly said that a few weeks ago you WERE saying its hers but now you’re changing your story because of this TEA.
They’re backtracking onto the next dïck that’ll get RIH another top 10 hit
T Swizzle needs to ghostwrite a hook for Iggy Iggz…get Max Martin to produce it! And get Teyana Taylor to sing it chile…Teyana could rap on it too…I think a Iggy and Teyana collab would be dope…they would look good together on stage and in a video…but ya’ll don’t hear me tho lol
Still outcharted and outsold every flop single from the rachet kept høe album. ☕☕☕
I’m screaming!!!
But i thought Queen bee came to “Slay bih”
Slay what? Beyonce can’t even make a baby or keep her husband happy. The same thing happened to her mother. Women in her family are just basic.
Thats why they maddd. Oops
Hey boo
When they said Queen Bee was here to slay and the BBHOT100, BB200, RIAA and FORBES are just like.. Bih WHERE?! :’)
The Hive must LOVE the FORMATION TOUR tho, i’d CLING TO IT FOR DEAR LIFE. Fossil is subpar otherwise.
Hey!!!!!!!!
ANTI is one of the top 5 selling albums in 2016 even AFTER gifting 1 million copies and is 2x platinum
What about the retired talent show judge
What are the sales sis? Also what are keris soundcloud spins? Why aren’t you contributing and seething over Cheryl instead?
She’ll be at 500k next week sis and 1.1 million worldwide after gifting a million copies. The retired judge could neva
Cheryl has already done 1.3 in pure album sales in the uk alone before. At least look up your receipts. Has Keri ever gone gold/platinum?
But how much did Only Human sell?
How many views did keris last attempted single get? Is she even on a label?
but how is anti selling sis?
1 Million WW and 460k US, 470 next week. Its on its way to gold certification with PURE SALES. With Streaming and a new single being released soon from the album it should be certified Triple Plat by Dec after she’s released R9 in Nov of course.
But the real question is, is Cheryl still playing musical chairs with the Xfactor or has she finally secure a seat, hotter tea, when was the last time cheryl was certified anything. Her last album hasn’t even sold a 1/3 of Anti’s US pure sales.
Kiiiii didn’t BEYONCE do those sales in less than a week? I don’t get the navy ???. Stick to the singles. And everything Cheryl has released is certified ????. She’s recording album 5 as we speak.
But Beyonce didn’t give away a million copies so what’s your point
But no one cares about Cheryl outside of the UK. She’s local
Whenever cherylsoldier is losing an argument he brings Beyonce in it to cling lol
I think you have an issue staying on topic. Lets do this again, when was the last time Cheryl was certiefied anything, is her last album’s WW sale still less than a 1/3 of Anti’s US Sales of 460k? K.
Kiiiiii not the big bird Stan admitting Rihanna gave away a million free copies. Can Keri perform at venues other than walmarts in the south?
How did I bring beyonce into this when it’s literally the topic of the comment I replied to? ????. You literally are dumb af
LMFAOOOO @Cheryl you are such a KIII
does that mean it’s a freebie from taylor or she wants the money? she needs it? i could swear her lawyers gonna try some action tho. betweenn the lines this is dirty business bs. throwing with papers. mmh.
Blue Ivy’s juice box holder and Rihanna’s weed carrier make more than all of you. Why tf are y’all arguing about these people’s bank account is just strange!
LMFAO.
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This post is a mess!
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Calvin wrote it and produced it mainly; Rihanna sang it; Taylor Swift allegedly helped “ghost write it”. Either way, the song is a hit and Calvin and Taylor are no longer together.
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MOVING ON.
BLOOP!
same tired f*** in the comments arguing about sales and money they will NEVER see
and you’re mad about the same people who could care less about your existence. Maybe we all need help 🙂
1-Mark111= Keri Queen/Fresh Navi
2-Molly= Cinnamon c***
3-LB= Centurion
Your welcome everyone.
You’re welcome.
Says the hive+ faag hiding under a random username to post this ?
Sorry Mark, I don’t stan for Beyonce, nor do I stan for Rihanna. Try again.
If you say so sis
Just so you know, i’m not Mark. He never acknowledges my Comments, he’s one of the obnoxious ones. Feel Free to pin me to any other member of the Navi tho, the all knowing one 🙂
Lol whatever you say Mark.
Not surprised at all Rihanna is the biggest joke to ever set foot in the industry. she’s a no talent. Nothing without great producers, writers, gimmicks and management team.
Sounds like Beyonce to me. How many songwriters and producers were on Lemonade? She’s used a gimmick since the Porno album
Where’s Keri’s album?
But Ciara, Rita Ora, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez all have great writers, producers and such and none of them are as popping as my fave. Beyonce is otherworldly talent yet my fave’s album is still doing well and her singles reign is still stuning on fossil’s. Fossil has had more producers and writers on her las talbum than Rihanna has had on her last 8 studio albums. Girl bye.
…and still made that song a number one.
and… this song is not her’s. it’s harris’ song. taylor couldn’t do it. rihanna was asked to sing it, what she gon’ do?!? say ‘no’?!? obviously it fit and it worked.
Facts!!
Thanks boo!
It used to be so fun coming to the comment section when people used to have real drags. Now everybody wanna be negative to pull a drag. Also, why the f*** does Keri Qween do here? her fave isnt doing s***, you also shouldnt be doing s***. At least #Jackie’s Ciara is marrying and possibly having new babies and modelling and s***.
i get what your’e saying. I did too, some of the read’s were so HILARIOUS. The drags were the real reason
Lol, I remember reading a few comments under this song’s video on YouTube pointing out that there were remnants of Taylor’s vocals on the track. I’m sure she laid down a demo but because this isn’t technically Rihanna’s single, she had no control over that?
Hmm…so that’s why Taylor was going so hard promoting it on her social media accounts and dancing around like a crackhead at Coachella while they performed it. Rih, CUT TOTAL TIES WITH CALVIN!! NEVER LET HIM COME UP OFF OF YOU AGAIN!!
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We all know Rih doesn’t write so why does this even matter?!?!?!?
But she’s still more relevant than the flop you stan for sis
Is Keri even signed to a label?
Who?
DEATH at these comments. Anyway, Rihanna doesn’t care. It’s not her song. She was just paid to sing the song and be cute in the video. Nothing more, nothing less.
DEATH at these comments. Anyway, Rihanna doesn’t care. It’s not her song. She was just paid to sing the song and be cute in the video. Nothing more, nothing less.
That will explain why im dancing like a wite girl when this song play
So what?
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Rihanna sang the song, Taylor wrote it (allegedly), Calvin produced, mixed and egnineered it.
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At the end of the day, Rihanna never claims to write a song she never personally contributed to, unlike a certain somoene.
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Pointless post, next.
Ok… It’s common knowledge that writers gets the radio and a high portion of single sales plus a percentage of the album sales. But it’s under Rihanna’s label, so Rihanna is getting her cut as well. Not a big deal, seems like Taylor being bitter and fake as usual. Also seems like Karma the way Calvin did Rita Thot. Anyway Rihanna is fine and has other songs in the top 40 /top 10.
So now Rihanna fans are saying it’s not her song. So if it goes to #1, will it be her song then?
She’s featured dummy, but if it goes #1, it does count towards her 14 #1s. Don’t be a bitter pest. 🙂
Kiiiiii so The Slavi wanna act like they haven’t been calling This Is What You Came For FRIH’S song for the past month LMFAOOOOO!!!!!
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Poor Cheatanna you know she desperate when she’s letting Basic Swift Ghost Write for her ??????!!!
So Rihanna is part of the reason why Taylor topped Forbes List this year? Lol
Make that money Swiftie!
Kiiii!!!!
Nice
Hahahaha taylor just slays really!