Song Academy’s annual contest for 8-18-year-olds will be judging originality, lyrics, melody, composition, and potential to be a hit song...
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In its inaugural year, NAD is prompting music fans all over the UK to enjoy an album of their choice...
Our perennial songwriting podcasters meet their youngest guest yet, in the form of an Ivor Novello-winning, piano-fuelled songwriter from Chichester...
Three artists nominated for the honour could follow in the footsteps of Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith and someone called Adele...
Winners of Song Academy’s annual songwriting competition for 7-18 year olds are announced and will perform live at Westfield, London...
Rae Morris’ debut album ‘Unguarded’ sees the Blackpool songwriter develop from an unknown gem to a writer of mainstream ambition...
‘Home’ sees the heartfelt young songwriter Rhodes continue to prime himself for adoration, with another record of darkly beatific indie...
The podcasting-songwriting duo speak with the “quintessential professional songwriter” whose list of collaborators include Adele, Tom Odell, Kylie and Duffy...
‘Long Way Down’ sees Odell more than live up to the hype, with its superb collection of tender piano ballads...
Tom Odell offers fans a tantalising taster of his upcoming debut album ‘Long Way Down’ with ‘The Another Love EP’...
Did you really think we were going to let January slip by without bringing you our Top Tips for 2013?...
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16 song starters
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Shelf help: 10 of the best books for songwriters
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How I wrote 'Stay' by Shakespears Sister
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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.