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Feeling like pop music is becoming too bland and monotone? Latest science says you’re probably right
Over the past 40 years, lyrics have taken a plunge from positive and joyful towards anger, disgust …
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How Taylor Swift inspired a new generation of singer-songwriters, in their own words
Taylor Swift performs during The Eras Tour in Singapore.Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images
Callie Ahlgrim
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Ben Affleck says he was shocked that Jennifer Lopez shared his love letters with 'This is Me… Now' songwriters
Ben Affleck said in a clip of the documentary "The Greatest Love Story Never Told" that sharing the…
Eammon Jacobs
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Anna Indiana is the world's first all-AI singer-songwriter. She's deeply mediocre.
Anna Indiana's first song received over 21 million views on X, and the bulk of the response was int…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Elton John's songwriting partner says he came up with lyrics to 'Your Song' in just 10 minutes over breakfast
Bernie Taupin is credited with cowriting many of Elton John's biggest hits, including "Candle in th…
Barnaby Lane
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Andrew Ridgeley said there was 'friction' in Wham! when George Michael became a more successful songwriter
"George's songwriting was developing at an amazing, inconceivable sort of pace," Ridgeley recalled …
Callie Ahlgrim
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Christine McVie, singer and songwriter for Fleetwood Mac, dead at 79
Christine McVie died "peacefully" in the hospital following a "short illness," a statement from the…
Rebecca Cohen
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Elton John's ex-fiancée lied about being pregnant and threatened to inject air bubbles into her veins when he told her he was leaving her, says songwriter Bernie Taupin
Elton John met Linda Hannon in 1968 and they quickly got engaged. Two years later, just weeks befor…
Barnaby Lane
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These songwriters sought success with their own singing careers, but found their music performed better for others' hits
Though many songwriters have dreams of making it big with a performance career, not everyone with t…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Oscar-nominated songwriter Tems goes viral after blocking the audience's view at the Academy Awards with her huge gown
"Imagine waiting your whole life to be at the Oscars and you end up sitting behind a stratus cloud,…
Barnaby Lane
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Ed Sheeran could be on the hook for millions as the family of Marvin Gaye's songwriting partner accuse him of stealing from 'Let's Get It On'
The trial centers on whether Ed Sheeran copied portions of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" for his …
Jennifer Cunningham
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Barnaby Lane
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'Little Mermaid' songwriter Alan Menken says he's had to work through 'a little resistance' to being known as a just a 'Disney composer'
Alan Menken is known for his work on hits like "Hercules" and "Aladdin," but also wants to be known…
Erin McDowell
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Dolly Parton says she likely ate a big bowl of mashed potatoes after writing her 2 biggest hits
Dolly Parton revealed more about the night she wrote both "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You," he…
Anneta Konstantinides
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We are pleased to inform you that Taylor Swift's 8 bonus tracks for 'Midnights' contain some of her best songwriting ever
Insider's music team (senior reporter Callie Ahlgrim and senior editor Courteney Larocca) listened …
Callie Ahlgrim,Courteney Laro…
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How Taylor Swift inspired a new generation of singer-songwriters, in their own words
Taylor Swift performs at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.John Shearer/Getty Images
Callie Ahlgrim
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Drake’s former songwriter claims he never got paid for writing tracks for the rapper’s hit mixtape ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’
Quentin Miller is credited as a writer on four songs on the mixtape, which to date has sold over 1.…
Barnaby Lane
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The songwriter behind 'I'm Just a Bill' on 'Schoolhouse Rock!' has died
Dave Frishberg, a contributor to the iconic ABC children's series "Schoolhouse Rock!," died in Port…
Jake Epstein
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Apple Music launches 'Behind The Songs' hub to highlight songwriters and producers
Apple Music has launched "Behind the Songs," a new hub dedicated to showcasing, highlighting as wel…
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Finneas O'Connell says he 'picked the brain' of Sam Smith and other Bond songwriters before penning the Oscar-winning track
O'Connell said he also spoke with Jimmy Napes before writing "No Time to Die," which was performed …