This demand ignores the economics of songwriting. The thing in short supply is not catchy tunes and beautiful lyrics. The thing in short supply is the attenti

This demand ignores the economics of songwriting. The thing in short supply is not catchy tunes and beautiful lyrics. The thing in short supply is the attention of an audience in a world full of distractions. A popstar brings you attention. You bring them the hit song. You will get a smaller share of a huge pie in return. If you wish, you can take a 100% share of a tiny pie and keep your artistic author's integrity. That's the tradeoff.