How the Rolling Stones drew on their own - and imagined - lives for songwriting inspiration
For some, songwriting is all about honesty and injecting lived experience into the lyrics, yet as Mick Jagger will tell you, ...
“I thought it was too pop. I rebelled against it”: How Ozzy Osbourne learned to love the song that became Black Sabbath’s biggest hit
There is a brief moment of calm in Planet Caravan, a tale of astral travel with a trippy, spaced-out ambience. There is also ...
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Lady Gaga Debuts New Song ‘All I Need Is Time,’ Co-Written With Fiance, During FireAid Concert Finale
After almost six hours of FireAid, Lady Gaga ended the historic Los Angeles event by debuting her new song “All I Need Is Time” co-written with her fiance Michael Polansky, an upbeat number ...
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Songs That Made Me a Songwriter: Justin Tranter
Justin Tranter pays attention to details.This applies to all aspects of the hit songwriter’s life: his home; his fashion; his Facet Records and Publishing; the queer, vegan, and songwriting ...
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Songwriting competition honoring Fr. Eduardo Hontiveros SJ launched
Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ Liturgical Music Songwriting Competition. The Jesuit Music Ministry is the music division of Jesuit Communications (JesCom), producer of the celebrated movie “Gomburza ...
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3 Country Hits Where the Songwriting (Somehow) Outshined Superb Vocal Performances
Bonnie Raitt and John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery” One of Bonnie Raitt’s biggest hits is John Prine’s song, “Angle From Montgomery.” Raitt’s blues and country-oriented voice is ...
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Interview: Stephen Wilson Jr. on 'søn of dad' deluxe album, science in songwriting, Nirvana and more
I like that. It’s not something that you really know yet. Even when the song is complete, for me it’s still a theory at best and then you go out and test it in the world over and over again in ...
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Interview: Stephen Wilson Jr. Praises ‘Abstract Nature’ That Seattle Brought to Songwriting
"The Seattle approach to songwriting definitely has had an influence on me," he shared. "I'm a Nashville songwriter, I claim that badge proudly. I moved to Nashville to learn how to write songs ...
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Tom Waits defines the difficult process of songwriting: “Songs don’t like being recorded”
It works in theory, but as Tom Waits discusses, there are elements of songwriting that are lost without the studio. “It’s a very mechanical process, putting a record together. You could say it starts ...
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Lyle Lovett in Dublin review: Rich reminder of a stellar songwriting talent
That 2022 album is a fine reminder of his stellar songwriting talent, with the title track a poignant meditation on family history and the delights of parenthood, where his children “make a ...
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Every Non-English-Language Song to Reach the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100
The song spent five total weeks at No. 1 before winning both record of the year and song of the year at the first annual Grammy Awards in 1959. Of the 39 non-English-language top 10 hits ...
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O, America: Irish songwriter surprised his song performed at Trump inauguration
Irish songwriter Brendan Graham said he did not have the "slightest idea" that his song 'O, America' was going to be performed during Donald Trump's inauguration. He said he was out for a walk ...