90 percent of earnings of Ariana Grande's 'My Favourite Things' goes to 'Sound of Music' authors

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the songwriting duo who originally wrote 'My Favorite Things' for the movie 'The Sound of Music', control 90 percent of the songwriting royalties to Ariana Grande’s '7 rings', which channels the melody from the musical. As a result of the deal, Concord, the publishing company who owns Rodgers and Hammerstein’s catalog stands to make millions of dollars. Grande's song here, movie song here. Consequence of Sound...