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SONGWRITING TIPS: When starting a new song just go with the creative flow,...

When you start working on a new song don’t think about what you’re doing intellectually, just go with the creative flow and have fun, urges Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman. She...

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SONGWRITING TIPS: Use old photos of strangers to inspire song ideas

Most songwriters would agree that keeping your songwriter’s antenna switched on to the world around you at all times is the best way to come up with great song ideas. Being observant and keeping your...

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Songwriters Hall of Fame to honour Elton John and Bernie Taupin with Johnny...

Songwriters Hall of Fame chairman Jimmy Webb has announced that Elton John and Bernie Taupin will be the 2013 recipients of the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award at this year’s awards ceremony in New...

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SONGWRITING TIPS: Try to capture what people are feeling, says Amy Grant

For a song to become a great song, it must be able to reach out and touch listeners and stimulate an emotional response within them. It should take them on a memorable and emotional journey. It should...

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SONGWRITING TIPS: Be extraordinary like Taylor Swift by drinking Diet Coke...

A new US TV commercial for Diet Coke shows Taylor Swift writing her latest single ‘22’ – supposedly being inspired by the can of Diet Coke that the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is seen enjoying...

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Emeli Sandé, Jake Bugg and Bat For Lashes to compete for Best Song award

Emeli Sandé – who recently won two Brit awards for ‘Best British Female’ and ‘Best British Album’ – could be in line for more prizes at this year’s prestigious Ivor Novello awards in London on May 16....

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Bruno Mars reveals the song lyrics he wishes he had written

While a song’s title is often its strongest selling point, and the best way to attract the attention of music publishers, A&R executives and record buyers alike, coming up with a highly distinctive...

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SONGWRITING TIPS: Try David Bowie’s ‘cut-up’ method of writing lyrics

When David Bowie released his twenty-fourth studio album, The Next Day, in 2013, a journalist asked him to explain his thinking behind the new songs, each of which featured unusual, cryptic lyrics and...

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: Ed Sheeran on what inspires his songwriting

Photo: Eva Rinaldi “I’ve only ever written songs from the heart. I don’t really see the point in making music if it’s not an expression of self or a form of therapy. “I could go three months without...

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SONGWRITING NEWS: IBM’s ‘Watson’ computer discusses songwriting with Bob...

Since the 1980s, a debate has been raging about whether an artificially intelligent computer system could ever be truly creative. Could computer algorithms ever be used to write a ‘real’ hit song –...

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