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Ashley Gorley is named Songwriter of the Year for a record fifth time at this year’s ASCAP Country Music Awards...
The much-loved songwriter and record producer died yesterday (2 October) evening, having suffered a cardiac arrest early in the morning...
Today’s exclusive song comes courtesy of a US Americana singer-songwriter with nearly fifty years of experience in the music industry...
Our very first exclusive of August is a melodic and airy folk track from the supremely gifted US songwriter Comrad...
With his debut solo release, the Aerosmith frontman proves that the difference between rock and country isn’t actually that great...
Against a backdrop of roots, Americana and folk, this Chicago band have delivered a second album of well-crafted country songs...
A whole album of radio-friendly country rock is the last thing that you might expect from these former eclectic experimentalists...
The ELO frontman, songwriter and Grammy-award winning member of Traveling Wilburys is awarded a star on the famous LA boulevard...
Feeder’s Grant Nicholas discusses his solo career, the freedom it affords his songwriting and what it means for his band...
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I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
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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
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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.