Good News for Songwriters: Miranda Lambert Can’t Write Songs When She’s Happy!
February 4th, 2011
Here it is. Proof that it’s gonna be easier for songwriters to get cuts now that Miranda has hooked up with Blake Shelton and he makes her happy. Don’t believe that? Read what she said in an interview… And by the way, she’s not one that writes all her own stuff anyway. Her biggy Song of the Year “The House That Built Me” was written by two guys. And she’s definitely not a guy! (-:
Read and be glad: Miranda Lambert has admitted that she finds it difficult to write new music when not depressed.
In an interview with Ladies Home Journal, the singer revealed that she has to be in a “dark place” in order to pen songs which she deems worthwhile to record.
via Music – News – Lambert: ‘Songwriting hard when I’m happy’ – Digital Spy.
NPR Picks Up on What’s Happening in Nashville Songwriting
December 17th, 2010
Do Nashville’s professional songwriters think about country radio and its unspoken rules when they’re writing, or do they try to write the very best song they can, even if they know it’s veering off the commercial road?
It’s a fair question. You’re likely familiar with the long-simmering debate about the quality of music on country radio in the post-Shania Twain era. Veteran critic and pioneering Nashville reporter Chet Flippo vented just last week about the state of country music, calling much of it “pabulum.” But the aesthetic gulf between what’s working on radio in 2010 and the country music pantheon that most Music Row writers carry around in their heads and hearts is a bigger issue for some than for others.
more via Do You Have To Sell Your Soul To Write A Hit? : The Record : NPR.
ASCAP Awards Held in Nashville Last Night
September 15th, 2010
ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) hosted its 48th annual Country Music Awards on Tuesday evening (09/15/10) at the War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Nashville.
The writers of country music’s most performed songs of the period between April 2009 and March 2010 were honored before an audience of many of Nashville’s most distinguished songwriters, top country stars and music industry leaders. Special tribute was paid to Alan Jackson, who was honored with the ASCAP Founders Award.
Top honors were awarded to the following: Read the rest of this entry »
Country Music or Pop – It’s the Biggest Week of the Year in Nashville… with Music & Stars Galore
June 12th, 2010
This is the week that is in Nashville. With major music shows and festivals going on all over. The biggies are the CMA Music Festival, formerly Fan Fair, and Bonnaroo. Each brings in upwards of 100,000 music fans.
The major one for Country Music, of course, is the CMA Music Festival, going on all over the city as we write this. For rock, Bonnaroo, off I-24, 50 miles or so SE of Nashville is the one. Both are the biggest of their kind. Read the rest of this entry »
Songwriter: Think Your Lyrics Are Valuable? Try These from John Lennon.
April 29th, 2010
For sale: John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to “A Day in the Life.” They’re scheduled to go on the block at Sotheby’s New York in June. What’ll they bring? The estimate is 500 to 700k. That’s US dollars. Read the rest of this entry »