Songwriting Magazine

Dedicated to the art and craft of writing music and lyrics. Learn about great songwriters, songs, tips and techniques, gear, new music and more. #songwriting

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Our Summer issue is here! ☀️

Inside: @kasabianhq's Serge Pizzorno @rodneyjcrowell @natashaofficial @justavocalist @samrydermusic @frankiecosmos @tiftmerritt and much more.

Plus tips & techniques, gear, reviews, and inspiration for your next great song... https://t.co/B61aV3ysDd

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Discover: The @RecordingAcad Songwriters & Composers Wing. How the organisation behind the Grammys is championing the creators who are shaping the future of music around the world... https://t.co/2DCQsU24sg

#grammys #recordingacademy #songwriters #composers

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“I like the idea of trying to write a mean love song”

On this day in 2006, @JamesMorrisonOK released 'You Give Me Something'. Here, Rugby’s gravel-voiced soul man explains how he wrote the pop gem... https://t.co/0mUNAjMGNC

#jamesmorrison #yougivemesomething #lovesong #00smusic

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On this day in 2009, @OwlCity released 'Fireflies'. The singer-songwriter-producer Adam Young explains how insomnia, a new synth and Blink-182 inspired a multi-platinum single that topped charts across the globe... https://t.co/g4t1tXrhYF

#owlcity #fireflies #adamyoung

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Nashville hitmaker @JammyRabbins on surviving success, embracing reinvention, and why the thrill of creation itself is the ultimate songwriting reward... https://t.co/vHJHAG310h

#jimmyrobbins #songwriting #songwriter #nashville

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“I want it to come from the depths of my being” — @NatashaOfficial

The former @AtomicKOfficial on leaving other people’s songs behind and reclaiming her voice, in the Summer issue of Songwriting Magazine... https://t.co/B61aV3ysDd

#natashahamilton #atomickitten

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The “Scouse Springsteen” @IanProwse has mastered the art of writing social commentary that still works as great pop music, making him an ideal guide to the art of writing protest songs... https://t.co/pDRvkQWGD2

#ianprowse #protestsong #songwriter #songwriting

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On this day in 1967, @davedavieskinks of The Kinks released 'Death Of A Clown'. Here, the lead guitarist, songwriter and singer of the influential English 60s rock band tells of his classic track’s haunting origins... https://t.co/nEcGuLFMkG

#60smusic #deathofaclown #thekinks

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A Roland piano, bright light, tea, and adventures on a bicycle form the foundation of this deeply personal creative practice. #JordanJackson shares her songwriting survival kit... https://t.co/WdFzHJ58Gd

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“Volume is key. Every time you get inspired, you should sit down and follow it.” — @ThisIsRobThomas

This week in 1997, @MatchboxTwenty released 'Push'. In this interview, the frontman recalls how the single was written... https://t.co/OhJDrZpxA4

#matchboxtwenty #robthomas

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“Dreams was written out of frustration and it was a fantasy”

This week in 1993, @GabrielleUK released 'Dreams'. Learn about one of the decade’s biggest pop smashes and the highest charting debut single by a female solo act... https://t.co/VOQJqvCvSU

#gabrielle #dreams #90smusic

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“I was in the habit of making voice memos in which I would recite my dreams immediately after waking” — #Sanyu

The Norway-based musician's meditation on future ruin and present complacency, shaped through jazz propulsion... https://t.co/T0kY9EInhL

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“I think 'Ho Hey' was just a throwaway title – a placeholder that never got filled in.”

@thelumineers frontman @wesleyschultz82 explains how their breakthrough hit single was inspired by a decidedly uninspiring period spent living in NYC... https://t.co/gtLVT9HZ3a

#hohey

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From motorway melodies to rain-soaked reflection, the socially conscious artist from Nashville @crysmatthews shares the everyday essentials behind her creative process... https://t.co/aTBfC5gFpl

#crysmatthews #songwriting #survivalkit #songwriter

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“We made it sound like a love song so it could get on the radio, but really it’s a hell of a lot more than that” — Pat Kane

On this day in 1987, @HueAndCry released 'Labour Of Love'. Here’s the story behind the 80s pop duo’s biggest hit... https://t.co/fUdorhCcR0

#labouroflove

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Former Viarosa frontman Richard Neuberg discusses grief, his process, and returning with ‘The Vine’ after years living with a debilitating illness… https://t.co/oWuQfE15Qb

#viarosa #richardneuberg #thevine #songwriter

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“The important thing is to get the soul of the song, and everything else is craft”

Step inside the creation of @Rumersongs' breakout hit 'Slow'. Subscribe to read the full feature and more in our latest issue... https://t.co/OWvAHJN7hE

#songwritingmagazine #songwriter #rumer

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On this day in 2017, @LittleMix released 'Power'. JHart tells us about the LA writing retreat where the girl group’s bold, empowering anthem celebrating female strength, confidence, and independence was created... https://t.co/yhj00FzSqL

#littlemix #power #jhart #songwriter

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Meet the Bristol Song Circle songwriters – @BlairDunlop @LukeSitalSingh @KittyMacfarlane and @EvaParfitt each reflect on a new night of live songs and stories... https://t.co/CKLAnZ80TJ

#bristolsongcircle #songwriters

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Last chance to enter songs for the 31st Annual USA Songwriting Competition. Hurry, enter at:  https://t.co/WhJncrgEIn

@usasong #songwritingcompetition