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Junos celebrate new generation of songwriters Vancouver Sun With the tradition established by the likes of Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, songwriting is in the Canadian DNA. When it comes to our nation's pop-cultural gifts to the world, the Canadian singer-songwriter nearly gets ... See all stories on this topic »

Dallas Green wins Juno award for Best Songwriter The Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Dallas Green has won the Juno award for Best Songwriter of the Year at the 41st annual Canadian music awards ceremony. The Sunday night show in Ottawa, Ontario, kicked off with a performance by divisive rockers Nickelback, ... See all stories on this topic »

Leslie Feist, Michael Buble take home the big Juno prizes at Canadian music ... Washington Post Vancouver, British Columbia, singer-songwriter Dan Mangan was named Best Newcomer. "I feel like there's a certain amount of chatter around the best new artist award every year going to ... artists on their second or maybe third albums," said Mangan, ... See all stories on this topic »

Pitbull Recognized at BMI Awards for Musical Influence Fox News The awards gala was held at the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas and served as an opportunity to recognize the work of songwriters and recording studios for the success of their musical creations in 2011. Pitbull, who performed at the ceremony, also received ... See all stories on this topic »

Peninsula singer/songwriter: She's a natural Peninsula Daily Nature Joy Lindsay, a singer and songwriter who will play today at Next Door in downtown Port Angeles and at The Upstage in Port Townsend on Wednesday, is embarking this spring on a whole new life. Seattle was Lindsay's first experience of the Pacific ... See all stories on this topic »

Singer songwriter Charlene Soraia heads out on first UK tour Epworth Bells Heading out on her debut tour of the UK, London-based singer-songwriter Charlene Soraia visits Sheffield next month when she plays in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday 10 April 2012. Charlene is best known for her cover of the The Calling's Wherever You ... See all stories on this topic » Epworth Bells

I Ching: 'Songwriting Is A Very Collaborative Process' This Is Fake DIY Do you have a "chief songwriter" or is it a very collaborative process? Very collaborative. The songs are shaped by both of us, and they always come out very equal in terms of input. We both do a bit of every instrument when recording. See all stories on this topic » This Is Fake DIY

Pitbull awarded for his influence on music Hindustan Times Pitbull, who performed at the ceremony, also received the BMI award for songwriter of the year, a recognition he shared with Juan Luis Morena Luna "Wisin", Llandel Veguilla Malave "Yandel" and Espinoza Paz. Nina de mi Corazon, recorded by La ... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

Songwriter Smith turns marathon man for War Child musicweek.com By Paul Williams Hit songwriter and producer Fraser T Smith is aiming to raise thousands of pounds for the charity War Child by running this year's London Marathon. Smith, whose songwriting and production successes include Adele's Set Fire To The Rain ... See all stories on this topic »

Neil Young, "Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero, Part 1)" American Songwriter Meanwhile, a record producer has a perfect track but no song to inhabit it, so he orders a cheeseburger and a songwriter "Who's drifted far from home." It's hard to tell at times if these are different people populating this song or if they're all just ... See all stories on this topic »

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Zeus | American Songwriter By Evan Schlansky Here's a first for our ongoing Writer of the Week series — dual answers from dual songwriters. Toronto-based rock band Zeus have been racking up acclaim for their third album, Busting Visions. Esquire went as far as to say they're "as fun as ... American Songwriter

Gretchen Peters: Grammy Nominated, Nashville Singer-Songwriter ... By Gretchen Peters April 2, 2012. Diverse Records, a UK-based record company specializing in vinyl releases, will be releasing Hello Cruel World on vinyl this coming May! The album cover will released as a 12″ gatefold LP. While there will be a very limited ... Gretchen Peters