BMI 2010 Awards: John Fogerty, Taylor Swift, RedOne honored at annual songwriters ceremony | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times
May 19th, 2010
Taylor Swift and John Fogerty were obviously in good company as they accepted awards at the 58th Annual BMI Pop Awards on Tuesday night.
“I just think it’s amazing,” Swift said shortly after her arrival, “to see something go from just a glimmer of an idea as I was sitting on the floor in my bedroom and comparing myself to Romeo and Juliet because my dad didn’t like a guy I wanted to date.
I ran to my room, slammed the door and then started writing this song, and now I’m here tonight, getting to wear a sparkly dress.” As she told the audience upon collecting her award, “I’m not much given to fits of temper, but that was one of the few actual tantrums I threw…. So thank you for rewarding that behavior.”
Nashville flood takes a heavy toll on the home of Country Music – Times Online
May 15th, 2010
What they’re saying in the UK about the Nashville floods:
As the floodwaters rose Buddy Messer ran around his wax museum removing the heads of America’s country music greats.
By the time the water was knee-deep Mr Messer had decapitated 70 stars including Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Roy Acuff and Dolly Parton. He put their heads on a shelf to survive the deluge, leaving their bodies to soak in their rhinestone-studded costumes.
more via Nashville flood takes a heavy toll on the home of Country Music – Times Online.
Taylor Swift Says New Album Is About ‘Boys And Love’ – News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
May 6th, 2010
NEW YORK — Although she re-released her sophomore effort, Fearless (with several new tracks), last fall, it has been nearly two years since Taylor Swift delivered a proper album. But fans can rest assured that one is coming soon, because Swift said she’ll wrap up the final recordings for her third album in the next few months. Read the rest of this entry »
Today’s Songwriting: Still Writing Them Like They Used To?
March 5th, 2010
Regardless of which artists and writers do what songs, somebody’s gonna say, “They ain’t writin’em like they used to.”
But it’s amazing how much today’s different-style songs are really like they used to be. Maybe not in structure, but surely in having something meaningful to say. We wrote about it, when Taylor Swift won her Grammys and talked of writing about life.
Of course, that’s exactly what they used to do. They wrote about life. Hank Williams did. Hank Cochran did, Willie Nelson did and does. And now new writers are doing it. Read the rest of this entry »