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The 2022 SOCAN Songwriting Prize votes are in and Toronto’s own Emily Steinwall has been named the winner for “Welcome to the Garden.” Steinwall is someone who wears many hats. From emerging composer to multi-instrumentalist to former back-up singer for Alessia Cara, her exponential growth and commitment continues to pay off. “Welcome to the Garden,” […]
Where does Post Malone go when he’s looking to write a hit song? The crapper, apparently. The 26-year-old artist shared the information during his debut appearance on The Howard Stern Show this week, where he candidly discussed his unorthodox approach to songwriting. “Shit literally comes to me because I write all my songs on the can,” he admitted. “I’d say […]
In a 1996 ABC News interview, Vanilla Ice claimed he was intimidated by Suge Knight into signing over points to his hit single “Ice Ice Baby” to the Death Row Records co-founder and a man named Mario Johnson. “That is the guy that Suge brought over there that was an acquaintance of mine that had nothing […]
After spending more than a decade co-writing hits for some of the biggest names in music, R&B star Muni Long catapulted into the mainstream last year on the back of her TikTok-certified hit “Hrs and Hrs.” Back in February, the track peaked at No. 16 on Billboard’s Hot 100, earning Muni the biggest hit of her career. […]
Just weeks after a federal judge ordered Taylor Swift to stand trial over a copyright infringement lawsuit for “Shake It Off,” the singer has requested that the court toss the ruling. The claim argues that Swift’s 2014 hit lifted elements from 3LW’s 2001 song “Playas Gon’ Play.” Rolling Stone reported on Monday that Swift filed a motion on […]
In a new interview with i-D, Young Thug opened up about his songwriting habits, revealing he doesn’t write down his lyrics when recording songs. When asked to name his favorite lyric he’s ever written, Thugger responded: “So maybe you should rephrase that question. I’ve never written a lyric. Ever. I really haven’t. I kind of just freestyle. […]
Doja Cat is aiming to be “really careful” about she collaborates with in the future. In a recent interview conducted amid coverage of her 2021 MTV Video Music Awards hosting (and performing) stint, the Planet Her artist was asked about the collaborations already in her catalog and who else she wants to create with. “I’ve been trying […]
Not that you should need reminding, but it is indeed Certified Lover Boy season. Following the worldwide unveiling of a series of billboards announcing the guests Drake has assembled for his long-awaited new project, i.e. his first studio full-length since Scorpion back in 2018, the album—the rollout for which also included some extended pregnant emoji chatter […]
Lorde’s long-awaited album Solar Power arrives next week, and she’s hitting back at people saying she’s part of Jack Antonoff’s “stable”—her word, delivered “with some edge and more humor”—of collaborators. Antonoff (Bleachers, fun.) is, of course, a super-producer/songwriter who has worked extensively with the likes of Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, Clairo, Pink, Carly Rae Jepsen, St. Vincent, Troye […]
Kandi Burruss, a well-known member of the ’90s R&B girl group Xscape, recently sat down with Glamour to share some unknown facts about five songs that she wrote over the course of her career. While discussing Destiny’s Child’s 1999 hit single, “Bills, Bills, Bills,” co-written by Burruss and producer Kevin She’kspere Briggs, alongside the group’s members, the Real Housewives […]
