Songwriters

The virtual All-Star event will be presented on March 3 The Songwriters Hall of Fame will celebrate this year's Oscar-nominated songwriters with an all-star virtual event, A conversation with songwriters nominated for the 2022 Oscars…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) - The lineup for the world's largest songwriter-only festival will be released on Tuesday.The five-day Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival is also back in person and celebrating its 30th anniversary.This year's…

SCreams of excitement filled the cafeteria as second and third graders from Bell Elementary School at Tyler…

by Cindy Watts 02/24/2022 Prolific hit songwriter Tom Douglas has added the filmmaker to his credit with his latest project, "Love, Tom." The film, which debuts on Paramount+ today (February…

In 2014, songwriter Tom Douglas was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, thanks to an enviable catalog of compositions that includes co-writing Collin Raye's "Little Rock," "The House That Built Me" by Miranda Lambert,…

“It is a pleasure to once again be part of the Dallas Songwriters Association Song Contest – one of the longest running international songwriting competitions for amateur songwriters,” said Stephane Schmidt, vice president of Casio's…

Songwriters' advocacy group The 100 Percenters is planning a peaceful protest in Los Angeles on Monday in support of better royalty rates for music creators from Spotify and other streaming platforms.The songwriter's band explains why…

Citing “years of paltry royalty rates,” a group of songwriters announced plans for a protest against Spotify stand in Los Angeles this week.In a statement released to media outlets, the 100 per cent—a group of songwriters founded by…

KENDALLVILLE — "Hits & Grins," an award-winning trio of singer-songwriters from Nashville, Tennessee,…

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) - A Franklin-based music producer says it's high time a certain songwriter got the credit he deserves. Dennis Scott leads efforts to induct Fred Rogers into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. "A lot of people don't know…

Following growing controversy over Spotify's partnership with podcaster Joe Rogan, Grammy-winning songwriter Tiffany Red and advocacy group 100 Percenters are planning a peaceful protest against the music streaming service on 28…

KEARNEY - Two troubadours travel to Kearney for a day of music and writing at the Kearney Public Library.Award-winning songwriters Kerry Grombacher and Aspen Black perform nationwide for arts councils, house concerts, festivals, museums and…

Kanye West says songwriters have been "hurt" by streaming services. The 44-year-old rap star - who decided to release his new album 'Donda 2' exclusively on the Stem player - has claimed he is now music's 'main innovator' after stepping…

Kanye West has hit out at streaming services, saying the platforms have "really hurt" songwriters. READ MORE: Divorce, Drake's dissertations and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West's 'DONDA' The comments come after…

Tonight, Poland has chosen its representative for Eurovision 2022 and Ochman has been selected to represent the country with "River". However, the songwriters of one of the songs in the finale were unhappy with how the singer performed…

Locals, visitors and music industry leaders gathered for a celebration and songwriting contest for the people of East Tennessee during the qualifying round of Tennessee Songwriters Week in Oak Ridge.“A multitude of songwriters have put on…

For Black History Month this year, Rémy Martin is partnering with XXL to celebrate 10 important moments in hip-hop history. Over the years, Rémy Martin has created a synonymous relationship between cognac and musical culture by…

Nashville Christian Songwriters (NCS), a renowned Christian music coaching and resource company dedicated to empowering Christian songwriters around the world, is riding the momentum of a stellar 2021 into the New Year. NCS Founder and…

Spotify recently bought the naming rights to FC Barcelona's super stadium for around 225 million euros, while songwriters and artists are still getting pennies in royalties, writes Chris Castle.A guest post by chris castle of Monitoring…

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MUSCLE SHOALS - When Susann Hamlin, president and CEO of the Colbert County Tourism and Convention Bureau,…

Family members of Lightnin Hopkins, Bertha Kelly (left) and Jessica Woodson with Billy Gibbons at the Texas…

Songtrust added 23,216 new songwriters to its roster in 2021. This is a 59% increase from 2020. 437,429 new songs were uploaded to the platform last year.Songtrust is a global digital rights management platform that allows songwriters and…

Anais Mitchell. Photo by Jay Sansone Anaïs Mitchell + Bonny Cavalier Léger7 p.m. Thursday. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, $29 to $84. porttix.comAnaïs Mitchell is still proud of writing the hit Broadway show "Hadestown,"…

Music Row 411, a music education provider, has announced an update to its online membership platform. The platform caters to the community of songwriters, singers, and independent artists who want to increase their chances of success in…

JACKSON, Tenn. – The contestants continued their quest for the semi-finals during TN Songwriters Week. Twenty songwriters competed at the Tennessee Legends Music Museum at Carnegie for a chance to qualify for the…

Locals, visitors and music industry leaders gathered for a spirited celebration and songwriting contest for East Tennessee songwriters in the Tennessee Qualifying Round Songwriters Week in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Wednesday, February 9,…

Lin-Manuel Miranda is finishing a week that he will probably always remember as one of the highlights of his career. On Sunday, February 6, he learned that the Encanto the soundtrack, for which he wrote all the songs, remained at the top…

The maxim "everything is bigger in Texas" most certainly applies when it comes to having an inordinate per capita concentration of brilliant songwriters. It is therefore almost surprising to note that it took until 2005 for a Texas…

News Artists News Business Labels & Publishers Legal notices By Chris Cooke | Posted on Thursday February 10th, 2022 The songwriters who accused Chris Brown and Drake of ripping off one of their…

Nevada County songwriters Mariee Sioux Sobonya and Aaron Ross bring solos to the renovated Nevada Theater.Mariee Sioux Sobonya was born on the Humboldt Coast in Arcata, California. When she was two years old, her family moved to the!-->…

The following MBW Op/ed comes from David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association. The NMPA is the trade association representing America's music publishers and their songwriting partners.Neil Young…

“It's natural that everyone wants a bigger slice of the pie. But this cannot come at the expense of continued industry growth via streaming.So said Spotify in 2019trying to convince American songwriters that his legal challenge to their…

Venues have been announced for the 30th annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival to be held in Nashville from March 29 to April 2. Venues hosting many tours throughout the week around town include 3rd & Lindsley, Analog at Hutton…

The United States Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) is currently conducting a process to determine the mechanical royalty rate music streaming services will pay songwriters for the five years between 2023 and 2027.This procedure, for the…

Elizabethton participates in TN Songwriters Week News / 13 hours ago Video…

The High Hopes Developmental Center will host its 12th Annual Strings & Stories Fundraiser featuring…

NEW YORK, 04 Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR) (“Reservoir” or the…

NEW YORK, 04 Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR) (“Reservoir” or the “Company”), an award-winning independent music company, today announced the acquisition of catalog producer Buddy Cannon, member of the…

NEW YORK, 04 Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR) (“Reservoir” or the “Company”), an award-winning independent music company, today announced the acquisition of catalog producer Buddy Cannon, member of…

Oak Ridge invites fellow songwriters and spectators to join them as they host a qualifying round of the Department of Tourism's fourth annual Tennessee Songwriters Competition.The contest will take place at Oakey's Sports Grill, 119 S.…

FAMILIAR SOUNDS - Baby A. Gil - The Filipino StarFebruary 4, 2022 | 00:00 Today is the time of the singer-songwriter. Although not previously unheard of, the usual practice then was to seek song materials from composers suitable for…

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The songwriters had a chance to show off their creativity through tunes on Tuesday night. Sixteen songwriters took the Model City Tap House stage for a qualifying round of performances as part of…

Mega music fans have something to sing about. Hulu has announced plans to move forward with an all-new musical romantic comedy series titled, Right here. And, to sweeten the pot, the creative names attached to the new series are highly…

Hulu has ordered the romantic musical comedy series "Up Here," featuring an all-star lineup behind the camera. "Frozen" and "Frozen 2" songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Steven Levenson, who wrote the "Dear Evan…

Growing up, I wasn't very good at it. I took piano lessons, played the trumpet in the school orchestra. I was so at once. I also played basketball. In college, I was one of the last guys to come off the bench. In high school,…

In interviews, Berg and Carlebecker offered several theories as to why Swedes produce such great K-pop tracks, including the country's strong songwriting tradition and comprehensive music education system. Sweden is cold, Berg noted, which…