Music Theory And Songwriting
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Elton John and Brandi Carlile are reviving the lost art of the long song intro
By Ben Rogerson published
“No one starts an album like that anymore!” says Carlile

“The verse tricks you": Charli XCX’s Brat collaborator Jon Shave on creating Sympathy Is A Knife
By Ben Rogerson published
"With Brat, Charli had put so much thought into it before we even got in the studio," he says

How Johnny Cash drew on his own experiences to make his greatest songs
By Andy Price published
The Man in Black comes under our spotlight as we break down his take on the creative process

Songwriter Eg White on how Adele took some “very boring chords” and turned them into an “explosive” hit
By Ben Rogerson published
Why working with the star on 2008’s Chasing Pavements led White to question some of his own creative instincts

Technically capable, but struggle to make your tunes sound musical? 5 simple music theory hacks to make your tracks stand out
By Hannah Bruce published
Level up your music-making with these simple but effective tricks that can be easily used by those with zero knowledge of music theory

Who Wants To Live Forever? The composer still creating music from beyond the grave
By Will Simpson published
Alvin Lucier’s lab-grown artificial ‘brain’ is creating sound four years after he died

Neil Finn joins Dua Lipa to sing a Crowded House classic on her Radical Optimism tour
By Ben Rogerson published
Finn once said that the 1986 hit “came out fully formed”

“Stealing the work, art and livelihoods of songwriters”: Suno AI warned over its ‘lyrics generator’
By Will Simpson published
ReMi tool regurgitates lyrics to existing copyrighted songs
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