Songwriting is a profession that doesn’t have an exact playbook and varies greatly among those who do it. Sometimes the advice famous musicians give is incredible, other times it honestly doesn’t help ...

Paul McCartney is an experienced songwriter who has created hundreds of iconic songs for The Beatles and his solo career. One would think that he has perfected his method for songwriting, but Paul ...

Between juggling day jobs, finding inspiration, and figuring out how to walk the precarious tightrope of genre definition, being an American songwriter is often easier said than done. But in 2013, ...

Landing on an original perennial holiday hit can be like hitting the jackpot in more ways than one: “For us producers and songwriters, they call a Christmas album a 401(k).” Illustration: Carolyn ...

Sometimes it’s easier to sing one’s feelings than to say them — and, says singer-songwriter Darden Smith, the benefits of singing don’t stop there. Smith is a founder of a program called ...

AI music creation allows people with no musical skill to write songs, and AI-created music is increasingly turning up on ...