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Bob Dylan sells his entire 600-track songwriting catalog to Universal Music for an estimated $300 million. It may be the biggest-ever acquisition of a single act's publishing rights.
The deal sees Bob Dylan sell all rights to songs in his catalog - including his songwriter income a…
Kate Duffy
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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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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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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 …
Rebecca Cohen
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Olivia Rodrigo says she'll probably stop putting out music someday and just be a songwriter
The "Drivers License" singer told Billboard that she sees herself leaving the spotlight behind to w…
Callie Ahlgrim
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Mariah Carey is being sued over her holiday hit 'All I Want for Christmas is You' nearly 30 years after its release
A songwriter sued pop star Mariah Carey over her 1994 hit "All I Want for Christmas is You," saying…
Michelle Mark
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Taylor Swift calls out Damon Albarn for incorrectly claiming she 'doesn't write her own songs': 'Your hot take is completely false'
The Gorillaz and Blur frontman questioned Swift's songwriting ability in a new interview, which she…
Callie Ahlgrim
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Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish say they have no interest in being invited to a karaoke party
Billie Eilish told the songwriters seated at The Hollywood Reporter's roundtable that she's never s…
Amanda Goh
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Billie Eilish brought out Damon Albarn at Coachella months after he got backlash for comparing her to Taylor Swift
The Gorillaz frontman joined Eilish for her headline performance on Saturday. He has praised the yo…
Callie Ahlgrim
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TikTok users will now be able to groove to Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Rihanna and others with access to Universal's full library of songs
Chinese short-video making app TikTok has partnered Universal Music Group (UMG) where the users wil…
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Frozen' Songwriters Deny That Disney Banned The Word 'God
"Book of Mormon" co-creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone - who wrote the couple's Time profile - ex…
Aly Weisman
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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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'Frozen' Songwriters Reveal The One Religious Word That Disney Would Not Let Them Use
Speaking with NPR's Terry Gross, husband-and-wife duo Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez - the…
Frank Pallotta
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Leonard Cohen, pioneering voice of rock and folk, is dead at 82
Cohen was one of the most enduring and beloved voices in folk and rock music. The Canadian nat…
Mark Abadi,Paul Schrodt
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Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour' is making Millennials on Twitter feel like emotional teens
The 18-year-old "Drivers License" singer released her debut album on Friday, and everyone loves her…
Callie Ahlgrim
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Singer-songwriter Victoria Canal performs at IGNITION 2018
Singer-songwriter Victoria Canal performs at IGNITION 2018. "There's a need for social change and a…
Business Insider
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Olivia Rodrigo gives Paramore songwriting credits on 'Good 4 U' amid ongoing comparisons to 'Misery Business'
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams and guitarist Joshua Farro are now officially listed as cowrite…
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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Remembering John Lennon 35 years after his death
On December 8, 1980, while Lennon and artist wife Yoko Ono were entering their apartment at The Dak…
Jack Sommer,Amanda Macias
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Sinead O'Connor has no regrets about tearing up the Pope's photo on 'SNL' to protest abuse in the church
Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor called her decision to tear up a photo of Pope John Paul II…