Olivia Dean on writing Man I Need and the Michael Jackson hit that helped to inspire it

I just remember driving to and from the studio and I just played it again and again. And I was like, ‘OK, well if I can ...

The one song Billy Joel is most proud of writing: “It’s very simple”

During his recording career, Billy Joel was a one-man hit machine who only needed his piano to concoct a song for the ages, but his favourite was never a hit.
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The 1964 Hit That Marked Carl Wilson’s First Writing Credit for the Beach Boys

On the Beach Boys’ fourteenth album, Friends, Brian Wilson and brother Carl shared several co-writes with other members and writers credited, including “Be Here in the Mornin, ...

Boy Meets Girl on how having one song rejected led to them writing Whitney Houston’s biggest ‘80s hit

Back in May, Blake Shelton returned to his roots, dropping his first album in four years, the winkingly titled For ...
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From serving tables to writing hits: The journey of a Morgan Wallen songwriter

Blake Pendergrass has co-written a significant number of songs on Morgan Wallen's recent albums. Pendergrass's songwriting career took off after co-writing "865" with John Byron, which was featured on ...
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Brett James killed in plane crash. What the songwriter said about co-writing Carrie Underwood's iconic hit

Brett James Cornelius, known professionally as Brett James, died on Sept. 18 after a small-engine plane crashed in a field in Franklin, North Carolina. He was 57. In 2020, the Columbia, Missouri, ...
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How to Make a HIT Song like Rae Sremmurd in 10 mins

Step by step guide on the in's and outs of writing a song like Rae Sremmurd. This video goes in depth about song topics, beat making, adlibs, hooks & more! all in the style of Rae Sremmurd. Comment ...