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Did you know that when you buy a concert ticket, part of your money goes to the people who wrote the songs you hear played? A fraction of 1%, to be exact. That's the share of concert revenue that's currently divided up among all the songwriters whose music is played at any given show, and now the songwriters are asking for a raise.

Exactly what that means takes a little explaining. BMI is a performance rights organization that collects payments on songwriters' behalf. The organization is now trying to get the country's biggest music promoters to increase the share of concert revenue that goes to songwriters. BMI wants to bump the rate up to a nice round one percent.

In an op-ed published in Billboard, BMI's Mike Steinberg writes, "Considering our songwriters' contributions provide the very foundation of the live concert industry — the actual songs that are performed in front of millions of fans — we believe that this increase is on the low side of reasonable."

But hang on, if you pay more money to songwriters, doesn't that just get taken away from the performers? Yes, and that's something else BMI wants to change. Right now, a typical contract takes that songwriters' royalty out of the performers' payout, but BMI thinks it should come out of the promoters' share. Since LiveNation alone made $10.8 billion last year, Steinberg points out, it seems like the promoters can afford it.

Besides this action, you can expect more and more attention to focus on the distribution of revenues from live concerts. Even though streaming revenue is going up, concerts are becoming increasingly key for artists' incomes. That applies to both the people who sing the songs and the people who write them.

L.A. intersection to be named in Nipsey Hussle's honor

A Los Angeles intersection will be named in honor of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. The intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and West Slauson Avenue, in the Crenshaw neighborhood where Nipsey lived and worked, will be designated Ermias "Nipsey Hussle" Asghedom Square.

In a statement, L.A. City Council member Marqueece Harris-Dawson said, "Nipsey will always be remembered for delivering a pure, authentic Los Angeles sound; his numerous philanthropic efforts; his innovative, community-focused business mindset; and his humble heart." (Pitchfork)

Sharon Osbourne opens up about Ozzy's health struggles

Monday on The Talk, Sharon Osbourne talked about the health struggles her husband Ozzy has been facing. It's been one thing after another for the 70-year-old Black Sabbath frontman, said Sharon, citing the flu, bronchitis, pneumonia, and a fall that aggravated injuries from a 2003 motorbike accident. All that has forced Ozzy to cancel some shows, and Sharon teared up as she described how hard that's been. She said, "He just feels terrible. He says it's the only thing he's ever done right in his life is performing." (USA Today)

Mandy Moore's making new music

Singer-songwriter Mandy Moore says she's working on new music with her husband, Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith. In an interview, she told Busy Phillips, "I want it to sound like what Fleetwood Mac would sound like in 2019." (Billboard)

Recent revelations about Moore's allegedly abusive relationship with ex-husband Ryan Adams made a lot of music fans realize that there are musical sides to Mandy Moore they haven't had a chance to hear if they just know her as the 15-year-old pop star who had a hit with "Candy."

For example, did you know that in addition to several albums of originals, Moore released a 2003 covers album with her renditions of songs by artists like Joni Mitchell and Carole King? The opening track to that album is her take on XTC's "Senses Working Overtime."

Movie news for music fans: Camila Cabello to star in Cinderella, Grease prequel in the works

Next, we have a couple of pieces of movie news that you might get excited about if you're a music fan.

First up: chart-topping singer-songwriter Camila Cabello is set to make her film debut in a new version of Cinderella. This isn't one of those Disney live-action things, it's a whole new version of the traditional tale that's described as "music-oriented."

As Variety notes, this isn't the first time a pop star's stepped into a glass slipper: in 1997, Brandy starred in a TV movie based on Rogers & Hammerstein's 1957 TV musical. Brandy's fairy godmother was played by...who else? Whitney Houston.

Here's Whitney singing "There is Music in You."

Also coming to cinemas: a prequel to the iconic 1978 movie Grease. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film will be called Summer Loving and will focus on that fateful summer fling between Sandy and Danny, as described in the song "Summer Nights." If you're able to start singing that song from memory, you're not alone: the Grease soundtrack has sold more copies than any Beatles album.

Viral clip: Shot-for-shot remake of Journey's "Separate Ways" video

If you really want to capture that pure, raw emotion that only a great music video can capture, why not copy the best? Our viral clip for today is a new video by the Brooklyn dance band Escort. For Escort's "Outta My Head" video, director Eugene Cho made a shot-by-shot remake of Journey's infamously intense 1983 video for "Separate Ways." That's the one where the band rock out on a dock while their instruments magically appear and disappear.

Escort acknowledge they're far from the first people to remake the classic clip: it's been done by kids, it's been done for charity, and of course it's been done by other bands. Escort might have devoted more attention to detail than anyone else, though: Cho even hand-painted t-shirts to precisely match outfits like singer Steve Perry's sleeveless tee with pink and black checkers. Sun's out, guns out! (Rolling Stone)

Audio sampled in podcast
Jahzzar: "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0)
BoxCat Games: "Against The Wall" (CC BY 3.0)
Nipsey Hussle: "Victory Lap"
Mandy Moore: "Senses Working Overtime"
Jesse Spillane: "Ruffling Feathers" (CC BY 4.0)
Whitney Houston: "The Music Is In You"
Journey: "Separate Ways"
Escort: "Outta My Head"