Music Theory And Songwriting
Latest about Music Theory And Songwriting

"I sort of felt like I was squeezing blood from a stone”: Charli XCX reveals her post-Brat creative comedown
By Ben Rogerson published
“I had this feeling that I wouldn’t be able to make music anymore," she says

"It made me cry”: Charli XCX on how she ended up collaborating with the Velvet Underground’s John Cale
By Ben Rogerson last updated
House was released on Monday 10 November

Fine Young Cannibals confirm that She Drives Me Crazy was recorded at Paisley Park using Prince’s gear
By Ben Rogerson published
Its snare sound went on to inspire Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff on a song from the 1989 album

Boy Meets Girl on how having one song rejected led to them writing Whitney Houston’s biggest ‘80s hit
By Ben Rogerson published
They even ended up having a hit of their own with the song that Clive Davis didn’t want Whitney to record

Olivia Dean on writing Man I Need and the Michael Jackson hit that helped to inspire it
By Ben Rogerson published
“I just remember driving to and from the studio and I just played it again and again. And I was like, ‘OK, well if I can listen to this again and again, I think other people might want to”

New book claims that Michael Jackson "trashed the studio" as he was forced to re-record lines in a 1996 hit single
By Will Simpson published
The original lyrics in They Don’t Care About Us had caused a media firestorm

"I'm a maximalist": Raye breaks down the head-spinning vocal arrangement in Where Is My Husband!
By Ben Rogerson published
She also explains why she might be set to make more tweaks to the mix before the song appears on her album

When Steven Spielberg heard the Jaws theme for the first time he thought it was a joke
By Ben Rogerson published
Pretty soon, though, the director realised that composer John Williams had "found a signature for the entire movie”
Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features and more, direct to your inbox? Sign up here.

