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    5 Minutes With… Madi Diaz

    5 Minutes With… Madi Diaz

    The Nashville-based singer-songwriter on presence, restraint, and the power...
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    Interview: Of Monsters And Men’s Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir

    Interview: Of Monsters And Men’s Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir

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    Interview: Hazlett

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    How we wrote Madonna’s ‘Like A Virgin’ by Billy Steinberg

    How we wrote Madonna’s ‘Like A Virgin’ by Billy Steinberg

    Revealing the controversially-titled co-write with Tom Kelly that went on t...
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    Song-by-Song: ‘Keeping It Together’ by Riva Taylor

    Song-by-Song: ‘Keeping It Together’ by Riva Taylor

    The singer-songwriter on her EP shaped by travels through Latin America, ci...
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    How we wrote ‘Don’t Stop Believin” by Journey’s Jonathan Cain

    How we wrote ‘Don’t Stop Believin” by Journey’s Jonathan Cain

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    Song-by-Song: ‘Dumb Luck’ by Moon Panda

    Song-by-Song: ‘Dumb Luck’ by Moon Panda

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    Hannah Friedman’s 12 writing for TV do’s & don’ts

    Drawing on years of experience working for the likes of Disney, Pixar and L...
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    Jack Cullen’s 6 Ways To Find Inspiration

    Jack Cullen’s 6 Ways To Find Inspiration

    British/Irish singer-songwriter on melody before words, the art of creative...
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    Griff Lynch’s Lessons Learned

    Griff Lynch’s Lessons Learned

    The Welsh songwriter shares five essential lessons drawn from over a decade...
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    Finding inspiration the Poptones way

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    Sydney Minsky Sargeant’s Songwriting Survival Kit

    Sydney Minsky Sargeant’s Songwriting Survival Kit

    With a debut solo album under his belt, the Working Men’s Club songwr...
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    MiDi KwaKwa’s Songwriting Survival Kit

    Diary, guitar, mic, laptop – each shapes the German-Ghanaian singer and son...
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    Shelf help: 33 of the best books for songwriters [March 2025]

    Shelf help: 33 of the best books for songwriters [March 2025]

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    TIKHET’s Songwriting Survival Kit

    The duo DJ/producer Sepalot and songwriter/poet Angela Aux share the essent...
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    Enter Casio Sessions 2024 piano contest

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    30th Annual USA Songwriting Competition now open for entries

    30th Annual USA Songwriting Competition now open for entries

    Fresh from a UK first and Grammy wins, this global contest invites music cr...
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    Win! Arliston deluxe album bundle competition

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    Casio Sessions 2024 winners: Crispin Burton & Dilettante

    Casio Sessions 2024 winners: Crispin Burton & Dilettante

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    British songwriter wins top prize in USA Songwriting Competition

    British songwriter wins top prize in USA Songwriting Competition

    A historic achievement sets the stage as entries now open for the 30th anni...
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    ‘Tis the season to enter the 9th Annual Christmas Songwriting Competition

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