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Entries are being accepted for the international contest, where songwriters have the chance to win a top prize of $50,000...
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The long-standing songwriter contest with a $50,000 top prize is back for 2020 but only accepting entries until 29 May...
In 2020, the UK’s only publication dedicated to the art and craft of songwriting will become a regular print magazine....
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Our new edition features Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones, Shirley Manson, Rob Thomas, P.P. Arnold, Natasha Bedingfield, Squeeze, OMD, Midland and more...
Arriving in 1965, the Electric XII was aimed at folk-rock musicians and it can be heard on ‘Stairway To Heaven’...
Anna Wolf has been crowned the winner of 2019’s Unsigned Only music competition, becoming the first South African to win...
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Comments
I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
Notebook writing even day
I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with
Continue to build an incredible music catalogue
I have been writing songs privately for the last 5 years, but never recorded any. I almost gave up on recording, and was going to
It's my passion, to be honest.