Young Songwriter 2019 competition open for entries
February 10, 2019 in Competitions, News
Song Academy’s annual contest for 8-18-year-olds will be judging originality, lyrics, melody, composition, and potential to be a hit song…
Eg White
Introducing… Starling
April 26, 2017 in Features, Interviews
We introduce a young artist that is using her brooding pop confessionals to document the many challenges of modern life…
Interview: Rebecca Ferguson
February 28, 2017 in Features, Interviews
The X Factor runner-up who went on to co-write her record-breaking debut and another three albums, tells her songwriting story…
Sodajerker presents… Tom Odell
January 29, 2017 in Features, Interviews
Our perennial songwriting podcasters meet their youngest guest yet, in the form of an Ivor Novello-winning, piano-fuelled songwriter from Chichester…
Interview: James Morrison
November 5, 2015 in Features, Interviews
Rugby’s gravel-voiced soul man talks about the merits of commercialism, collaboration, spontaneity and singing in hotel fire escapes
When James…
Young Songwriters of 2015 are revealed
Winners of Song Academy’s annual songwriting competition for 7-18 year olds are announced and will perform live at Westfield, London…
Songwriting issue 2: return of the app!
February 6, 2015 in News
Songwriting is proud to announce the news your mobile’s been waiting for: issue 2 of our app is out now!…
How I wrote Will Young’s ‘Leave Right Now’ by Eg White
February 1, 2015 in How I Wrote, Songwriting Magazine Spring 2015
Will Young’s 2003 No.1 may have saved his career, but could easily have ended up as Gareth Gates’ Christmas song…
How I wrote Will Young’s ‘Leave Right Now’ by Eg White
July 25, 2014 in Features, How I Wrote, Interviews
Will Young’s No 1 single may have saved his career, but could just as easily been Gareth Gates’ Christmas song…
Sodajerker presents… Eg White
June 23, 2014 in Features, Interviews
The podcasting-songwriting duo speak with the “quintessential professional songwriter” whose list of collaborators include Adele, Tom Odell, Kylie and Duffy…
