Songwriting News--4.1.12

Spotlight on homegrown talent The Province By Lynn Saxberg, Postmedia News March 31, 2012 Indie-folk-rock singer-songwriter Dan Mangan has been nominated in four categories for this year's Junos competition - best new artist, video, alternative album and songwriter. Juno Week is one of the rare ... See all stories on this topic »

Nashville brings the 'green' with Earth Day Festival Out & About In association with Nashville Songwriter's Association international (NSAI) Nashville Earth Day Festival is sponsoring a songwriting competition. The aspiring or professional songwriter who wins will kick off the musical fireworks with a song written ... See all stories on this topic »

Coming Home for the Dixon May Fair Patch.com Courtesy photo By Brianna Boyd Marty James, the lead singer of the Indie group, One Block Radius, may be a well known singer and songwriter in Los Angeles, but his roots are deep in northern California, Solano County, and Dixon. See all stories on this topic »

Nashville Connection in Greenville is a musician's dream Spartanburg Herald Journal It's a musician's dream, with Music City industry insiders holding workshops on negotiating recording contracts, songwriting, networking, singing, social media and image consulting. It's a treat for music fans, featuring performances by Motown legend ... See all stories on this topic »

Chris Jagger and The Acoustic Roots to play Square and Compass Bridgwater Mercury His first records were made during the 1970s for David Geffen of Asylum Records in Los Angeles before he revitalised his songwriting in the late 1980s while working in France as lyricist for producer Franck Langolf. He later helped his brother Mick ... See all stories on this topic »

Original Sugababes sign £1million record deal NME.com They've been working on new material all year with some high-profile songwriters and producers. The label have started to pick tracks they think will help them be as big as they once were. Earlier this year, Emeli Sande confirmed that she was writing ... See all stories on this topic » NME.com

Amy's ready tow rock thanks to Ed! WalesOnline by Karen Price, Wales On Sunday AMY Wadge has celebrated her songwriting success with man-of-the-moment Ed Sheeran – with a new caravan. The mother-of-two was keen to splash out on something all the family could enjoy when she received her first ... See all stories on this topic »

Sugababes sign £1m record deal? RTE.ie A source told the newspaper: "They've been working on new material all year with some high-profile songwriters and producers. The label have started to pick tracks they think will help them be as big as they once were." Earlier this year, Emeli Sandé ... See all stories on this topic »

Loretta Lynn's life, line by line Boston Globe "Honky Tonk Girl: My Life in Lyrics" is an overdue look at Lynn's 50-plus years of songwriting, with a reverent foreword by Elvis Costello. Set for release on Tuesday, the book presents Lynn's lyrics alongside her anecdotes about writing them. See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Natalie Cole battled back from illness to keep performing The National Natalie Cole has been called many things: singer, songwriter, actor, diva and legend, but the tag resonating with her most is that of survivor. Speaking before her Abu Dhabi Festival show at Emirates Palace on Wednesday, the 62-year-old expresses ... See all stories on this topic » The National

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Chris T-T: Songwriting - Two Contrasting Processes Unpacked Two contrasting descriptions of songwriting / recording processes are doing the rounds this week (in very different musical circles), so I thought I'd post them ... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/.../songwriting-two-contrasting-pro...

Five Myths about Achieving Success as a Songwriter - Songwriter101 With April Fools Day upon us, I thought I'd address some common misconceptions about life as a songwriter that tend to either slow down our progress or ... songwriter101.com/.../five_myths_about_achieving_success_a...