Songwriting
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How Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold Writes a Song
'Think about songs as questions to be answered,' he writes in the afterword to his new book of lyrics. 'Can I blend six genres at once? Can I be so emotionally vulnerable that it’s uncomfortable?'
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Joe Alwyn Reveals the Inspiration Behind His Taylor Swift Songwriting Pseudonym
"It sounds like a kind of Agatha Christie character that should be wearing a monocle with a big mustache," Alwyn said
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How Virtual Songwriting Sessions Became the Nashville Norm
According to some of the city's top writers, remote collaborations are here to stay. "No one's worrying about travel. I was writing with people in London and people in Nashville," says Jaren Johnston
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Songwriters Are Tired of Having Their Money Taken — By Artists
Top pop writers are asking their peers to support the Pact, an open letter calling for fairer treatment in an industry that often takes them for grantedÂ
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Artists Who Don't Repurpose Their Music Are Leaving Money on the Table
As streaming becomes a superstar's game, a film and television composer explains how the average musician can build a single song into 20 different revenue streams — or more
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Bob Dylan's Greatest Collaborations
From Jacques Levy on 'Hurricane' to Tom Petty and 'Jammin' Me'
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Here’s How Jeff Tweedy Writes a Song
In an excerpt from his new book, the Wilco frontman takes you inside his creative process
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Labels Ignored BMW Kenny for Years, But Now They're All Trying to Sign Him
BMW Kenny's single "Wipe It Down" is the latest track to take over TikTok thanks to a challenge
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A 'Tinder for Songwriters' App Is Thriving in Quarantine
We Should Write Sometime, which uses swipe-right technology and geotagging to pair up compatible songwriters, has seen a 61% increase in daily average downloads since sheltering in place went nationwide
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The Music Industry Is About to Put Out a Lot of Very, Very Uplifting Songs
As social distancing stretches on, songwriters, labels, and music supervisors all want one thing: Songs that are happy
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