The latest goings-on in the world of songwriting and music

Here’s a round-up of the latest songwriting news stories from the past month. To view an archive of all the previous articles visit our Songwriting News Archive.

17/08/2018

2018’s Nashville Songwriter Awards line-up additions revealed

Announcement of additional artists being added to the bill likely to draw criticism due to the lack of female performers…

11/08/2018

One week left to apply for Anna Meredith residency

Generator’s Tipping Point: WeCreate and Brighter Sounds have teamed up with composer Anna Meredith to create a unique residency opportunity…

02/08/2018

CMA Songwriters Series returns for second UK tour

The annual country music tour brings a mixture of established songwriters and ‘rising stars’ to five UK venues this autumn…

27/07/2018

2018 Mercury Prize finalists announced

Lily Allen, Everything Everything and Wolf Alice are among this year’s award nominees, joined by debutants Novelist and Jorga Smith…

21/07/2018

Three products to get the creative juices flowing

Here are a few products that can help improve your songwriting skills, aid the creative process and keep costs low…

13/07/2018

It’s ‘coming home’ for Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds

While the national team inspired a nation, ‘Three Lions’ gets 6.8m audio streams, 5.2m video streams and another No 1…

07/07/2018

The sun is shining for Bob Marley And The Wailers anniversary

The band’s classic album ‘Kaya’ gets a 40th birthday makeover, but the message of love and peace remains the same…

06/07/2018

Songwriting Magazine Summer 2018 out now

Our latest edition features Chvrches, Graham Nash, Janis Ian, Travis, Ali Tamposi, Nizlopi, Roger Cook, Jamie Lawson and much more…

04/07/2018

Nile Rodgers becomes chairman of the board

The legendary Chic co-founder becomes chair of the Songwriters Hall Of Fame and announces first new album in 25 years…

29/06/2018

Alice In Chains return with new album

Seattle rockers return with their first album in five years and the lead single is already a social media success…

23/06/2018

Sparks team up with Edgar Wright for documentary

The Mael brothers and British director Edgar Wright will collaborate on the documentary celebrating the career and music of Sparks…

17/06/2018

The new loop synth changing the game

Shopping for loops is dull. Arcade delivers playable instruments directly to the plugin. Music production is about to change forever…

09/06/2018

Enhancia impresses at music start-up contest

Record number of future tech companies battled it out at Midemlab 2018, attempting to win over judges and attract investment…

02/06/2018

Tickets go on sale for Fuelling The Fire

Line-up and details of this December’s 10-date punk rock showcase are announced, and Fireball’s Hottest Band 2019 competition kicks off…

01/06/2018

Winners of The Ivors 2018 are celebrated

Last night saw BASCA, in association with PRS for Music, announce the winning songwriters of the 63rd Ivor Novello Awards…

26/05/2018

Chicks With Hits celebrates 20th anniversary

Nashville’s all-female publishing collective reflects upon on two decades in the business, supporting over 150 of Music City’s hit songwriters…

21/05/2018

Fender celebrates 60 years of the Jazzmaster

The iconic guitar brand commemorates the anniversary with three new, limited edition models in 2018: the ’58, Triple and Classic…

19/05/2018

The return of The Joy Formidable

The Welsh rockers play at Meltdown Festival next month and the band treat fans to a new song and video…

14/05/2018

Elles Bailey to play triumphant Bristol show

The effervescent blues and country songwriter returns to Bristol this May, after a hugely successful time in spent in Nashville…

12/05/2018

Israel wins the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision divides opinion like no other music show. As the old saying goes: you either love it or hate it…