Songwriting
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Country Star Nate Smith’s ‘Love Is Blind’ Theme Song Didn’t Come Easy
The rising country musician talks about losing everything before his song, “Love Is Blind,” was featured heavily in the Netflix series’ fifth season
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She Spent Two Years Writing for an Acclaimed Album — and Made Only $4,000
Writing songs for top acts used to be a reliable source of income. Now, thanks to a rapidly changing industry, songwriters face trouble making ends meet
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How Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold Writes a Song
'Think about songs as questions to be answered,' he writes in the afterword to his new book of lyrics. 'Can I blend six genres at once? Can I be so emotionally vulnerable that it’s uncomfortable?'
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Joe Alwyn Reveals the Inspiration Behind His Taylor Swift Songwriting Pseudonym
"It sounds like a kind of Agatha Christie character that should be wearing a monocle with a big mustache," Alwyn said
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How Virtual Songwriting Sessions Became the Nashville Norm
According to some of the city's top writers, remote collaborations are here to stay. "No one's worrying about travel. I was writing with people in London and people in Nashville," says Jaren Johnston
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Songwriters Are Tired of Having Their Money Taken — By Artists
Top pop writers are asking their peers to support the Pact, an open letter calling for fairer treatment in an industry that often takes them for granted
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Artists Who Don't Repurpose Their Music Are Leaving Money on the Table
As streaming becomes a superstar's game, a film and television composer explains how the average musician can build a single song into 20 different revenue streams — or more
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Bob Dylan's Greatest Collaborations
From Jacques Levy on 'Hurricane' to Tom Petty and 'Jammin' Me'
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Here’s How Jeff Tweedy Writes a Song
In an excerpt from his new book, the Wilco frontman takes you inside his creative process
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Labels Ignored BMW Kenny for Years, But Now They're All Trying to Sign Him
BMW Kenny's single "Wipe It Down" is the latest track to take over TikTok thanks to a challenge
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