Archive for the ‘Songwriting News’ Category

Songwriting Contests Roundup

By • Aug 7th, 2011 • Category: Songwriting Contests, Songwriting News

The latest in songwriting contests the world over … and some other news. It’s The John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Not The John Lennon Enunciation Contest Yesterday, 16-year-old Eliza Callahan got a nice surprise on Good Day New York when she learned that she took the top prize in this year’s John Lennon Songwriting Contest. (She [...]



Songwriting News For June 21, 2011

By • Jun 21st, 2011 • Category: Songwriting News

Matt Nathanson has a new album out, and speaks briefly with American Songwriter Magazine about his songwriting workflow: Most of the time, melodies and chords come first- then the words. and the words are usually a combination of a few key ones I have in notebooks (I try to write everyday) and ones I make [...]



Review: Songwriting Reality Show, Platinum Hit on Bravo

By • Jun 20th, 2011 • Category: Songwriting News

There are few things I dislike more than reality shows. So, as a writer and owner of a songwriting blog I was torn about the whole idea of a songwriting reality show. The first episode began with an introduction of the hosts, Jewel and Kara DiGuardia, and immediately pushed into the first challenge – coming [...]



Songwriting News for June 2011

By • Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Songwriting News

“An ultimate little songwriting machine’ is what Vedder calls ukelele I don’t think I thought in those terms at all. I was just struck by how quickly I was able to establish a relationship with this little instrument. I see it as just kind of an ultimate little songwriting machine. Melodies are produced in a [...]



Songwriting News for May 2011

By • May 12th, 2011 • Category: Songwriting News

Recorded Music As A Commodity & The Power Of Artistic Vision The abundance of recorded music now more than satiates the (plentiful) demand, and the market of recorded music is losing differentiation. Sure, different recordings will suit different needs and wants to some extent, but that’s no different from other commodities like coffee or petroleum [...]



Broadjam announces songwriter successes for 2008

By • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Songwriting Contests, Songwriting News, Songwriting Resources

There are a lot of sites that claim to get your songs exposure or provide an avenue directly to people in need of songs for placement in movies, TV commercials, and so forth. To help bolster their claims, Broadjam has provided a list of notable artist successes for 2008.



Songwriting News (12/31/2009) Rock Songwriter Delaney Bramlett Dies, Sensitive Female Chord Progressions, and more

By • Dec 31st, 2008 • Category: Songwriting News

Happy New Year everybody! Musician Birthdays Today Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 53. Country singer Patty Loveless is 52. Rock singer Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) is 49. Country singer Deana Carter is 43. Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 42. Rock Songwriter Delaney Bramlett Dies Singer-songwriter-producer Delaney Bramlett, who penned such classic [...]



Songwriting News (12/12/2008) Coldplay responds to plagiarism claims, NFL player becomes songwriter, and more

By • Dec 12th, 2008 • Category: Songwriting News

Beach House talks songwriting This band came through town recently and I was blown away by their songwriting prowes. Check out this article and then go download some songs to get an idea of how great they are. [Full Article] How to setup a songwriting group Andrea Stolpe at Berklee Music Blogs has another great [...]



Joe Satriani Suing Coldplay For Plagiarism

By • Dec 7th, 2008 • Category: Songwriting News

Steve Jobs summoned the spirit of Pablo Picasso when he said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” Reuters reports that on Thursday Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the British rock quartet Coldplay, contending that the Coldplay song “Viva la Vida” makes use of “substantial original portions” of his composition “If I Could [...]



Songwriting News (12/3/2008) Using Imagery In Songs, Learn Songwriting From Rockers and more

By • Dec 3rd, 2008 • Category: Songwriting News

Songwriting for Rockers Musician’s Notebook has a post “The 5 Rockers You Can Learn Songwriting From”. Despite ending their blog post with a preposition, the author has posted examples from Guns and Roses, Alice In Chains, and others that have inspired him when looking for songwriting inspiration. [Read More] How is your website? Smashing Magazine [...]