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20 Most Recent Feature Articles
This section features our most recent interviews/articles with hit songwriters,
top recording artists, and producers, in all genres of music.
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Interview with Jeff Fenster, Executive Vice President of A&R at Warner Bros. Records
Top A&R exec Jeff Fenster discusses his new projects at Warner Bros., and his work with Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, plus several American Idol winners. |
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Interview with Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy
Music industry leader Neil Portnow talks about the Grammy Awards, the state of the music industry, and the Recording Academy's many programs and events. |
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Interview with Trevor Gale, Senior Vice President of Writer/Relations at SESAC
Trevor Gale, Head of Writer/Relations for SESAC, talks about the solid growth of this performance rights organization during the past two decades. |
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Interview with Teresa LaBarbera Whites, Senior Vice President of A&R at Columbia Records
Teresa LaBarbera Whites, a top A&R exec who has worked with Beyonce, Britney Spears and Pink, discusses her great career, and offers tips to writers & artists. |
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Taylor Swift Talks About Her Album Speak Now, And Her Songwriting
Taylor Swift discusses the making of her new album, and the process of selecting which of the 25 songs she wrote would be recorded for the album. |
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Year In Review: Spotlighting Our 2010 "Best Song Of The Month" Contest Winners
Read about the 12 talented songwriters & artists who won our "Best Song" contests in 2010, and listen to their songs. We also have news & updates about our previous winners. |
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Legendary Songwriter Hal David Talks About His Great Career, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame
New interview with Hal David about his great career, including his hit partnership with Burt Bacharach, plus the Songwriters Hall of Fame, for which he is Chairman & CEO. |
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Interview with Ralph Sall, Top Music Supervisor & President of Bulletproof Entertainment
Ralph Sall has supervised such films as Speed, Mean Girls, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. He also tells songwriters how they can pitch their songs for film/TV projects. |
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Ryan Tedder Writes Hits For His Band OneRepublic, and For Leona Lewis, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson
Tedder tells how he can make the transition for writing for his band, and for many hit pop and R&B artists. |
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Interview with Max Gousse, Senior Vice President of A&R at Island Def Jam Records
Max Gousse, a top urban A&R exec, talks about his work with Beyonce, his new signings at Island Def Jam, and how he discovered the group B2K and Omarion. |
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Grammy-winner C. Tricky Stewart Writes & Produces Hits for Beyonce, Rihanna, Justin Bieber
C. Tricky Stewart tells how he co-wrote the hits "Single Ladies" and "Umbrella," and talks about his Redzone record label (dist. by Island/Def Jam). |
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Interview with Pete Ganbarg, Executive Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records
Special interview with top A&R exec Pete Ganbarg, who has A&R'd hit albums for Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, Carlos Santana, Train and others. |
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Interview with Josh Rabinowitz, Senior Vice President of Music at Grey Advertising
Josh Rabinowitz, Head of Music for top ad agency Grey, discusses the world of commercial music, and how writers can place their songs. |
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Mike Posner Talks About His Hit "Cooler Than Me," His Debut Album, And His Songwriting
Special interview with rising star Mike Posner, who broke through with one of the biggest debut hits of the year. |
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Sarah McLachlan Talks About Her New Album Laws Of Illusion, Her Songwriting, and Lilith Fair Tour
Top singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan discusses her long-awaited new album, her songwriting, and return to touring. |
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Lee DeWyze Talks About His New Album, His Songwriting, and Winning American Idol
Singer/songwriter Lee DeWyze discusses his hectic year following winning American Idol, and the writing & recording of his new album, Live It Up. |
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Claude Kelly Co-Writes Top Hits For Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and Adam Lambert
New York-based Claude Kelly tells how he's able to write for many genres of music, from rock, R&B, dance and pop. |
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Digital Music Leaders Discuss The Future At BMI's "Content, Copyright & Commerce" Symposium
Many top digital music execs got together in Los Angeles to discuss the latest developments in digital music . You can watch videos from this conference. |
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Interview with Jeff Price, CEO & Co-Founder of TuneCore
Jeff Price discusses his breakthrough music delivery & distribution company, TuneCore, which allows independent artists to keep all of their rights and earn 100% of the sales revenues. |
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Interview With Jim Vellutato, Vice President of A&R at Sony/ATV Music
Top creative exec Jim Vellutato discusses song pitching, writer collaborations, publishing deals, and how songwriters can break through. |
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