Songwriting News--4.18.12

'Esquire' issues an all-star songwriting challenge USA TODAY By Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY The May issue of Esquire recruits five singer/songwriters for a big fashion shoot and an even bigger musical task. The challenge: Can they each pen a tune incorporating the phrase "Pacific Standard Time"? See all stories on this topic »

Females led by Adele dominate songwriting shortlist The Province By Mike Collett-White, Reuters April 17, 2012 British singer-songwriter Adele was nominated for four Ivor Novello Awards. The music industry regards the Ivor Novello awards highly because they champion writing talent that often goes unnoticed in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Vote or die: Rival FM brings monthly songwriting and recording contest to ... A.V. Club New York The result is Rival FM, a monthly songwriting and recording contest designed to foster production and creativity, and to give unknown artists deserved recognition. Once a month, Rival FM hosts a listening party at the Riverwest Public House to showcase ... See all stories on this topic » A.V. Club New York

Unknown Video Games Songwriter Up For Gong Key 103 Manchester A little known songwriter, who was unemployed a year ago, is now in the running to win an Ivor Novello award with US singer Lana Del Rey. Lincoln-based Justin Parker told Sky News that he "got lucky" after landing a job working with the then unknown ... See all stories on this topic »

Exclusive! Chris Daughtry's Esquire Songwriting Challenge Music Video Yahoo! Canada Music (blog) By Lyndsey Parker By Lyndsey Parker | Reality Rocks – 10 minutes ago photo: Danny Clinch/EsquireEsquire magazine's Third Annual Songwriting Challenge will hit newsstands April 24, in the May issue, and this year's batch of participants is impressive, ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Canada Music (blog)

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Songwriting Challenge 2012 - Pacific Standard Time Songs - Esquire Listen to the original songs, and raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. www.esquire.com/features/music/songwriting-challenge-2012

Females led by Adele dominate songwriting shortlist | Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Adele was nominated for four Ivor Novello Awards on Tuesday and female acts dominated the shortlist for the ... www.reuters.com/.../entertainment-us-ivornovello-awards-idU...

Females led by Adele dominate songwriting shortlist - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: LONDON (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Adele was nominated for four Ivor Novello Awards on Tuesday and female acts dominated ... news.yahoo.com/females-led-adele-dominate-songwriting-sho...

Adele Nominated For Four British Songwriting Awards | Music News ... Because winning ALL of the Grammys wasn't enough, Adele now leads the nominations in the UK's 57th annual Ivor Novello Awards, presented by the British ... idolator.com/6367481/adele-ivor-novello-awards