School of Song, the online platform offering songwriting and community workshops with famed musicians, has announced that Brian Eno will host its January program. The workshop includes four lectures, hourlong Q&As, and a live in-class […]
As a songwriting student at Boston’s Berklee College of Music in the mid-2010s, Amy Allen had a teacher whose ideas about lyrics included the conviction that words must not be improperly stressed. Among the instructor’s […]
In a new interview with United Rock Nations, OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt discussed the band’s upcoming album, “The Last Will And Testament”, which will arrive on November 22 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. Speaking about his […]
Before co-founding the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed was a staff songwriter for other artists at Pickwick Records. Now, his mid-1960s songs, performed by assorted artists on the label (with occasional Reed contributions), have been compiled […]
With the power of AI, Soundful is giving artists the opportunity to generate their own unique collaborations with Kaskade—and one lucky winner will perform their track alongside the “Escape” hitmaker himself. Soundful’s AI technology allows […]
Nick Cave has written many, many songs. But lately, he’s been at odds with the process, calling songwriting “a fucking nightmare” in a new interview. Speaking to MOJO, the musician expressed discomfort with the act of […]
In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, MR. BIG singer Eric Martin spoke about the band’s upcoming tenth studio album, “Ten”, which will be released on July 12 via Frontiers Music Srl. The […]
‘Ngayon, ayoko na masyadong magtago sa lyrics. Before, ayoko maging masyadong literal. But now, I want to be more courageous when it comes to writing,’ Kitchie tells Rappler MANILA, Philippines – “I try not to and […]
A DISNEY songwriting legend behind classics in Mary Poppins and It’s a Small World has died. Richard M. Sherman, 95, passed away following an age-related illness, it has been confirmed. 2 Richard M. Sherman passed […]
For Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé released her own interpretation of Dolly Parton’s classic song “Jolene.” Despite significantly reworking the song’s lyrics, Beyoncé nonetheless gave Parton full songwriting credit. Parton is credited as the sole songwriter of […]
Lewis Capaldi has revealed that he spends most of his time “hating” himself when writing songs. During a recent appearance on the YouTube series Hot Ones, the chart-topping singer revealed that he often finds songwriting […]
Doug Richards, a former member of Wet Leg and ex-boyfriend of the band’s current vocalist Rhian Teasdale, has accused the indie rock breakout stars of not crediting him for songs he said he co-wrote. In […]
Kelly Clarkson praised Mariah Carey for her songwriting skills. In a recent interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, Clarkson, 41, stated that her fellow musician, who has released huge hits such as Always Be […]
The romance and life force of 1970s singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro and Carole King – as well as their burned-fingers wisdom – are embodied here by Susanne Sundfør, one of Norway’s most […]
Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / CC by 2.0 Hipgnosis Songs Capital snags a portion of David Foster’s songwriting IP: 100% of his writer’s share of performance income for all 500+ of his songs. Celebrated songwriter […]
Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher is big fan of Turnstile, so much so that the hardcore group is even influencing his songwriting work on his band’s next album. In a new interview with Guitar.com, Kelliher gushed […]
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted in 2021. We are republishing it today in light of David Crosby’s passing. David Crosby catches up with […]
In the animated “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” the titular wooden boy decides he must leave home — and his beloved father, Geppetto — with a ragged traveling circus in the hopes of earning needed funds […]
Little Simz finds “comfort” in songwriting. The 28-year-old rap star – whose real name is Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo – has “always enjoyed” putting her thoughts and feelings into a song and explained that the […]
This is the second installment in a series of posts about TikTok’s best tips for indie musicians. TikTok is full of amazing content for musicians, and I want to share the content I’ve come across. […]