Songwriting

Features

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Caroline Spence Looks Back on Her Lyric Contest Grand Prize Co-Write

By American Songwriter
Getting Paid

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U.S. Copyright Office Proposes Changes to Digital Royalty Payments for Songwriters

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Features

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A People’s History of <em> American Songwriter</em>: Caroline Acree

By Carrie Acree
Interviews

01.07.15

The Heart Of The Song: A Q&A with John Oates

By Chris Rutledge
Writer Of The Week

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Modern Baseball

By Emily Maxwell
Lyric Contest Bi-Monthly Winners

12.01.14

1st Place Winner, January/February 2015 Contest: “Lost and Found”

By American Songwriter
Interviews

12.01.14

Chancellor Warhol

By Emily Maxwell
Interviews

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Mary Timony of Ex Hex

By Emily Maxwell
Interviews

11.17.14

Keb’ Mo’

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Interviews

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Diarrhea Planet

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Interviews

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Interviews

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