 The music has reportedly been used under blanket licensing, which does not require the artists' permission but still follows proper legal channels and includes royalty payments.McCain had better success in country music, where award-winning and popular songwriter John Rich wrote the campaign song "Raisin' McCain" in August 2008.Rich had a penchant for producing songs with political overtones, although "The New York Times" called this a "far less imaginative slice of propaganda" than some of his other efforts.