From a recent press release: July 2010 was the official launch of a new kind of international songwriting contest from Esongwriter.com. With the music industry going through an overhaul of changes, Esongwriter jumps in to bridge the gap between artists and gigs, film and television. “The right songs can generate millions of dollars” says Christa [...]
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Recent Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala
Last weekend, singer Phil Collins received the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala. The singer, who has sold over 100 million records as a solo artist and with the band Genesis, said writing a popular track is "a complete accident". This year’s inducted songwriters included Leonard Cohen, Jackie DeShannon, David [...]
Rush As Songwriters – Jacob Moon Tribute
Well Rush was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 28, 2010. From an article in Monday’s Toronto Sun, Neil Peart discusses the song Subdivisions: “It’s a very unusual song construction lyrically and musically that we managed to make work,” [Peart] said. “It was written at a time when we weren’t [...]
Jay-Z on Songwriting
Absolut Vodka’s Facebook Page is promoting the premiere of NY-Z, a concert plus documentary from Madison Square Garden with Jay-Z. It will premiere online on Monday, March 22. In September 2009, Absolut and Madison Square Garden announced the Absolut Concert Series, a three year partnership between the two iconic brands, dedicated to giving music fans [...]
Best Wishes To Alexa Ray Joel
I won’t speculate as to what or who caused Ms. Joel’s recent hospitalization, but I do want to send prayers and best wishes to her and her family in this trying time… May the Muse stay with you Joel Family… Watch the making of Alexa Ray’s Invisible below and visit her website to download it [...]
McCartney wins Gershwin songwriter prize
Paul McCartney will be honoured with a fledgling but prestigious musical honour, after being named Monday as the latest recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The U.S. Library of Congress, which administers the honour, announced the 67-year-old British musician and former Beatle as its third winner of the songwriting prize on Monday. "It [...]
Songpitch.ca To Launch Soon
The Songwriters Association of Canada and Astral Media Inc. recently announced the launch of a brand new Web portal for songwriters and composers across Canada. The portal will revolutionize the music industry. It enables songwriters across the country to share their compositions, receive advice from industry professionals and offer their creations for sale to music [...]
Paul Williams Announced as Keynote Speaker for CMW 2010
From the CMW news release: Canadian Music Week announces Songwriter/Performer/Actor, Paul Williams, as a 2010 Keynote Speaker. Presented by the Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC), he will be speaking on Saturday, March 13 as well as performing on the “Kings of Songwriting” panel as part of the Songwriters’ Summit. The conference runs from March 10th [...]
Special Songbook Collection – Songwriters Hall of Fame + Hal Leonard Publishing
The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SongHall) has announced a partnership with Hal Leonard Publishing, a world leader in the music print industry. The partnership with the legendary music publisher includes the creation of a series of branded songbooks for the Hall of Fame, and and innovative link between the Hall of Fame’s digital Virtual Museum [...]
Comox Valley Songwriters Circle
Just a plug for a local B.C. Songwriters Circle site I came across… The Comox Valley Songwriters Circle is a group of songwriters of all abilities who get together on the first Wednesday of each month to show off their songs… Check out their website for more info and may the Muse continue to be [...]
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