Step inside a filmlike album that acts as an intimate, unflinching exploration of family, mental health, love, and masculine expectations...
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The Country Music Association Song of the Year that was inspired by a real estate agent and inspired a nation...
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Rather than rest on his Britpop laurels, the frontman and lyricist remains inspired to create new music with his band...
From her beloved songbook to a decent cuppa, the rising R&B singer and songwriter shares the secrets behind her process...
From heartfelt ballads to genre-defying anthems, 2025’s best songs captivate, uplift, linger, inspire, provoke, and celebrate the year in sound...
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It’s been another hugely successful year for one of Nashville’s most distinguished songwriters, just how does she keep it up?...
From a collective period of doubt emerged a triumphant anthem that united the sibling band and became their defining moment...
The English songwriter reflects on revisiting his early influences, balancing distortion and restraint, and translating memory into layered, candid songs...
Owen Gurry and Skip Curtis share the lessons, creative habits, and industry awareness needed to thrive in the sync arena...
How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How to deal with grief through songwriting
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How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Death Of A Clown' by The Kinks' Dave Davies
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How we wrote Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' by Glen Ballard
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' by The Korgis' James Warren
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