Songwriting is a profession that doesn’t have an exact playbook and varies greatly among those who do it. Sometimes the advice famous musicians give is incredible, other times it honestly doesn’t help ...

Writing a song is just like baking a cake or painting a picture, there is a specific method and technique that will allow you to accomplish your goal. Of course, your own style and creativity will ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Having used songwriting to navigate her own trauma, Mary Gauthier is putting those skills to work helping others do the same. The Nashville-based musician has collaborated with war ...

PHOENIX — Four Valley musicians will lead a free workshop for aspiring songwriters. They will share their work, field questions and discuss music’s role in social and global issues. Those attending ...

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (“MLC”) is an organization responsible for receiving mechanical royalties from streaming services, matching the royalties for songs to the appropriate songwriters, ...

Sometimes going in circles can sound good. A songwriter’s circle that meets in Rochester each second Thursday at 7 p.m. provides creative feedback and has been the start of many musical friendships.

There was a big blank blackboard and an hour later it was filled with beauty − words of struggle, hope, love and promise. The words would make a strong, and powerful message to anyone dealing with ...