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20 Most Recent Feature Articles
This section features our most recent interviews/articles with hit songwriters,
top recording artists, and producers, in all genres of music.
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Country Star Dierks Bentley Talks About His New Album Home, And His Songwriting
Dierks Bentley discusses the making of his latest album, which includes the title hit, "Home." He also discusses his songwriting, and tells how he got started.. |
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Interview with James Leach, SESAC's Vice President of Writer & Publisher Relations
James Leach, VP and Head of West Coast Operations for SESAC, talks about his career, plus SESAC's showcases, conferences and workshops. |
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Year In Review: Our 2011 "Best Song Of The Month" Contest Winners
Read about our twelve "Best Song" Winners for 2011, and hear their winning songs. Also, read about our past winners and their success stories. |
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Mim & Liv Nervo Talk About Their Success As Songwriters, Artists, Producers and DJs
The twin sister duo, Nervo, discusses their multi-faceted careers as artists, and writing for David Guetta, Ke$ha, Britney Spears and Pussycat Dolls. |
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Interview with Jon Lind, Head of A&R for Hollywood Records and Hit Songwriter
Jon Lind talks about his great career, first writing big hits for Madonna, Earth Wind & Fire and others, then becoming Head of A&R at Disney's Hollywood Records. |
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Interview with Iain Pirie, President of 19 Entertainment (Co-Producer of American Idol)
Iain Pirie discusses his key role as Head of Music for 19 Entertainment, which co-produces American Idol and co-manages many of the winning artists and finalists. |
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RK Follese of Hot Chelle Rae |
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RK Follese of Hot Chelle Rae Talks About The Band's Breakthrough Hit, "Tonight Tonight"
RK Follese of rock/pop band Hot Chelle Rae discusses how he co-wrote their big hit. He also talks about the band's development and their rise to success.. |
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Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg |
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Interview: Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly Elected Into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly discuss the great hit songs they wrote for Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, the Bangles, the Pretenders, Whitney Houston and many other artists. |
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Interview with David Massey, President of Mercury Records
David Massey talks about his impressive career as label President and A&R exec, working with Oasis, Shakira, Taio Cruz, Duffy, Good Charlotte, Delta Goodren, Silverchair, Anastacia and many others. |
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Interview with Hit Country & Pop Songwriter Brett James, Two-Time ASCAP Songwriter of the Year
Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James talks about his hits with Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw and many others. |
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Interview with Steve Schnur, Worldwide President of Music at Electronic Arts (EA) Video Games
Steve Schnur talks about his many video game projects at EA, and how he works with songwriters, artists and composers. EA also has a label and publishing company.. |
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Interview with Randy Grimmett, ASCAP's Executive Vice President of Membership
Randy Grimmett is the U.S. Head of Membership for ASCAP. He talks about the state of performance income, and about ASCAP's many programs and workshiops |
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Legendary Songwriter Hal David Talks About His Great Career, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame
New interview with Hal David about his great career, including his hit partnership with Burt Bacharach, plus the Songwriters Hall of Fame, for which he is Chairman & CEO. |
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Interview with Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy
Music industry leader Neil Portnow talks about the Grammy Awards, the state of the music industry, and the Recording Academy's many programs and events. |
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Ryan Tedder Writes Hits For His Band OneRepublic, and For Leona Lewis, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson
Tedder tells how he can make the transition for writing for his band, and for many hit pop and R&B artists. |
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Interview with Pete Ganbarg, Executive Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records
Special interview with top A&R exec Pete Ganbarg, who has A&R'd hit albums for Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, Carlos Santana, Train and others. |
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Interview with Teresa LaBarbera Whites, Senior Vice President of A&R at Columbia Records
Teresa LaBarbera Whites, a top A&R exec who has worked with Beyonce, Britney Spears and Pink, discusses her great career, and offers tips to writers & artists. |
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Taylor Swift Talks About Her Album Speak Now, And Her Songwriting
Taylor Swift discusses the making of her new album, and the process of selecting which of the 25 songs she wrote would be recorded for the album. |
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Former American Idol Winner David Cook Talks About His New Album, This Loud Morning
Rock singer/songwriter David Cook discusses the making of his new album, and his songwriting. Cook worked with several top collaborators for this album. |
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Grammy-winner C. Tricky Stewart Writes & Produces Hits for Beyonce, Rihanna, Justin Bieber
C. Tricky Stewart tells how he co-wrote the hits "Single Ladies" and "Umbrella," and talks about his Redzone record label (dist. by Island/Def Jam). |
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Interview with Jeff Fenster, Executive Vice President of A&R at Warner Bros. Records
Top A&R exec Jeff Fenster discusses his new projects at Warner Bros., and his work with Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, plus several American Idol winners. |
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Interview with Tom Sturges, Executive VP and Head of Creative at Universal Music Publishing
Tom Sturges. Head of Creative at Universal Publishing for the past 12 years, talks about his great career, his many writer signings, and Universal's creative exec team. |
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