Songwriting News--4.17.12

Females led by Adele dominate songwriting shortlist Chicago Tribune LONDON (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Adele was nominated for four Ivor Novello Awards on Tuesday and female acts dominated the shortlist for the coveted songwriting honors. Adele, who conquered the 2011 charts with her second album "21" and ... See all stories on this topic »

ORIANS: Popular artists today need to learn more about the art of songwriting Daily Nebraskan By Neil Orians I've recently started a new band and I'm really getting into the songwriting process again. I have to admit, it's been a bit of a challenge. It's a lot like roller skating: you never forget how to do it, but sometimes the bearings need ... See all stories on this topic »

Adele Rolling Deep in Ivor Novello Award Nominations Billboard.biz The awards, regarded as the most important awards for UK music writers, reward excellence in songwriting and composing. They are presented by BASCA (British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors) in association with PRS for Music and judged by ... See all stories on this topic »

Nite Jewel speaks about pop sound on newest album UT The Daily Texan Singer/songwriter Ramona Gonzales will be performing as Nite Jewel tonight at the Mohawk. (Photo courtesy of Nite Jewel) For Ramona Gonzalez, composing music and songwriting is second nature. Recording under the moniker Nite Jewel, Gonzalez has ... See all stories on this topic » UT The Daily Texan

Four-some Adele leads Ivor Novello Awards nominations The Sun The British singer/songwriter — who has already scooped SIX Grammys and TWO Brits in 2012 — leads the way for this year's coveted songwriting honours. She is nominated in the Best Song Musically and Lyrically category for Rolling In The Deep. See all stories on this topic » The Sun

Adele leads nominations for 57th Ivor Novello awards The Guardian The Ivor Novello awards celebrate excellence in songwriting and are judged by the songwriting and composing community. They are presented by Basca – the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, which has 2000 members – in association with ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Noel Gallagher discusses soccer, solo tour ESPN (blog) Some might say that the former Oasis songwriting genius always has sports on his mind. "Other than my wife and kids, it's one thing I'm most interested in. But does sport ever influence my songwriting? Not really," says Gallagher. See all stories on this topic »

Bios for US Senate candidates in Utah Seattle Post Intelligencer OF NOTE: Hatch is a prolific songwriter; many of his ballads focus on faith or country. Various Christian music singers have recorded his lyrics. His most recent financial disclosure form shows that he received about $7500 in 2010 for songwriting ... See all stories on this topic »

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Florence + The Machine Talk Songwriting, Hip Hop And Covers Florence Welch from Florence + The Machine sat down with KROQ/Los Angeles during this weekend's Coachella festival to talk hip-hop, MTV Unplugged, and ... fresh1027.radio.com/.../florence-the-machine-talk-songwriting...

5 Songwriting Ideas That Create Tension-Release « The Essential ... The "tension and release" concept in songwriting is one of those things that most listeners aren't overtly aware of. Because it's not as simple as, for example, ... garyewer.wordpress.com/.../5-songwriting-ideas-that-create-te...