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.
17/06/2018
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…
12/06/2018
EXCLUSIVE! ‘The Change’ by Austin Coleman
Our latest exclusive song for you is a rolling country number that betrays more than a hint of Fleetwood Mac…
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…
11/05/2018
Orange Amplification invents the Teleport
Rather than the futuristic way to travel, it’s the vintage OMEC brand’s new audio interface for studio recording and gigging…
09/05/2018
2018 USA Songwriting Competition deadline looms
The contest is still accepting entries from around the world, offering a top prize of cash and merch worth $50,000…
05/05/2018
IK Multimedia unleashes first analog synth
The Italian mobile music production specialists work with boutique manufacturer Soundmachines to create the UNO, their first hardware synthesizer keyboard…
04/05/2018
MC5 announces UK leg of anniversary tour
Wayne Kramer brings his special show to the UK this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of MC5’s classic album…
30/04/2018
Skype songwriting coaching with Ed Bell
Take your skills to the next level, one-on-one, with the professional songwriter, educator and author of ‘The Art Of Songwriting’…
28/04/2018
The Darkness to release ‘Live At Hammersmith’ album
Here’s your chance to have Lowestoft’s finest in your home, as the band gets set to release a live LP…
21/04/2018
Evolution Emerging Conference celebrates 10 years
This year’s event in Gateshead promises to be the biggest ever, including a seminar by independent music publisher Sentric Music…
17/04/2018
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Moon Tomb’ by Vinegar Mother
Today’s exclusive song comes from a soul-rock quintet whose singer has a sublimely smooth vocal. You’re going to love them…
15/04/2018
Classic Of The Week: Shallow
This week’s classic is a shoegaze masterpiece from the most underrated band of all-time. Songwriting Magazine hope you enjoy it…
14/04/2018
Chumbawamba film close to completion
‘Tubthumping’ was one of the hits of the 90s, but what was it like to be part of the band?…
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