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The Australian singer-songwriter and frontman reveals how the single that launched the band’s stellar career was written on the toilet...
One-third of Motown hitmaking trio Holland-Dozier-Holland explains how to create the perfect collaborative environment and write songs as a team...
With over 1000 pictures contained within, this coffee table book presents the Royal Family of Pop in all their glory...
The film, which has the approval of the soul legend’s family, will look at the making of ‘What’s Going On’ A...
This superb Detroit three-piece know how to extract all of the best bits of varying styles to create contemporary music...
The Cleveland-born singer-songwriter returns to Spacebomb Studios to rework two songs from her debut album, along with three cover versions...
Our favourite podcasting duo Sodajerker meet the Motown legend in Liverpool, to talk about songwriting and the peerless trio Holland-Dozier-Holland...
Opening on 25 June, the exhibition will be the first the museum has staged in honour of any Motown artist...
We meet Guy Furious, one-third of hotly tipped songwriting and production team WME who’ve signed a publishing deal with BMG...
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I'm going to keep songwriting by reminding myself that overflowing emotions can be relieved when I write them down or sing them out.
I’ve kept writing songs all through lockdown and have just released currently have 4 tunes waiting for me to find the right words. The songs
My best mate and I have been writing songs together for just under a year and we've just released our 1st single! I am so
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.