American Songwriter

The Writer’s Block: Freddy Wexler Wrote Songs for Diana Ross, Céline Dion, Jonas Brothers, and Helped Billy Joel Come Back

In 2020, Wexler also co-wrote and co-produced Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s No. 1 hit “Stuck With U.” “Part of my growth as a songwriter has been surrendering to the idea that creativity cannot be ...
American Songwriter

Riley Green Reveals “The Laziest” Way To Write Songs: Spoiler, It Involves Artificial Intelligence

Discussing the rise of AI, country singer Riley Green said using the technology was the laziest way to write music.
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Penning hits: Song writers and artistes tell of their experience

There is money in songwriting. This is what several songwriters and artistes can say today, and hope the talented writers out there who might otherwise not be good at singing or performing, grab the ...
Dread Central

‘Tarot’ Song Writer Daniel Knox on Writing for Horror, Ghosts and Alligators

Daniel Knox’s voice plays over the credits of the new horror film Tarot. For longtime fans, it’s a situation that seems kismet. For a guy who’s been singing about ghosts for over 20 years, it was only ...
Texarkana Gazette

NOW THERE WAS A SONG | Hit song inspired by writer just staring at the walls

A lot of writers will tell you that the idea for some songs came from nowhere – just staring at the walls – and according to Willie Nelson, the idea for Faron Young's 1961 hit "Hello Walls" came from ...
NPR

'Songs for Other People's Weddings' is an experiment in music and prose

The singer-songwriter Jens Lekman released this song more than 20 years ago. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IF YOU EVER NEED A STRANGER (TO SING AT YOUR WEDDING)") JENS LEKMAN: (Singing) If you ever need a ...