Songwriting Magazine

🌱 Our Spring issue has sprung! Features @meghan_trainor @amygrant @BastianLangebak @johnnewmanmusic @rumersongs @melodyhill @elizalovechild @mathansenmusic @Jescahoop @trousdalemusic and more... Subscribe and read → steady.page/songwriting/ #meghantrainor #songwriters

Drawing from his own personal experience, singer-songwriter Luke James Williams tackles the delicate subject of harnessing loss into your compositions... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/tips/dealing-w… #lukejameswilliams #dealingwithgrief #songwriting #songwriter

On this day in 1980, @KorgisThe released 'Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime'. The songwriter and singer James Warren tells the story behind the hit single that’s been covered by everyone from Beck to Baby D... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/eve… #korgis #everybodysgottolearnsometime

I came close to trashing it” — @RealSethSwirsky Though eventually a worldwide success, Taylor Dayne's 80s classic 'Tell It To My Heart' almost ended up in the bin before becoming a defining pop anthem... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/songs/taylor-d… #tellittomyheart #taylordayne #sethswirsky

On this day in 1998, @googoodolls released 'Iris'. As we learn here, in writing a song for the film ‘City Of Angels’, the frontman @johnrzeznikGGD created one of the 90s’ biggest crossover hits... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/iri… #iris #googoodolls #johnrzeznik #90smusic #songwriting

The experienced American singer-songwriter @DeanFriedman explains how researching your song topic can add richness and depth to your lyric writing craft... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/tips/dean-frie… #deanfriedman #songwritingtips #songwriter

Everyone’s using 'Iris' again. This is how it started: “I had a four-string guitar and I was trying to write something good.” — @johnrzeznikGGD songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/iri… #iris #googoodolls #90smusic

On this day in 1988, Fairground Attraction released 'Perfect'. The songwriter and guitarist behind the pop-folk band’s chart-topping debut, @MarkENevin tells the compelling tale of its imperfect inspiration... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/per… #perfect #fairgroundattraction #80smusic

We get to know Joe Wadsworth of @onlinerecstudio – the remote music production service where songwriters skip traditional studios, keep creative control, and still release professionally produced, chart-ready music… songwritingmagazine.co.uk/tips/tors-joe-… #onlinerecordingstudio #joewadsworth

On this day in 2009, @whiteliesmusic released 'Farewell To The Fairground'. Bassist Charles Cave talked us through a song which came to him surprisingly easily... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/far… #whitelies #charlescave #farewelltothefairground #songwriter #songwriting #00smusic

“Whenever I’m with an artist in a room, I feel very protective of them” @JessieJoDillon tells the story behind @JellyRoll615's 'Halfway To Hell' – a raw, reflective anthem about identity, contradiction, and the push between good and bad... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/songs/jelly-ro… #halfwaytohell

On this day in 1991, @ZuccheroSugar released 'Senza Una Donna'. The biggest-selling Italian artist of all time explains how his global smash hit was inspired by heartbreak and cooking spaghetti... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/sen… #senzaunadonna #zucchero #90smusic #songwriter

“I never censor myself when I’m writing. I write whatever I want, no matter what it sounds like…then curate later” On this day in 2010, @AloeBlacc released 'I Need A Dollar'. Here, he tells us how the song emerged... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/alo… #aloeblacc #ineedadollar #songwriter

From motorway melodies to rain-soaked reflection, the socially conscious artist from Nashville, @crysmatthews shares the everyday essentials behind her creative process... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/gear/crys-matt… #crysmatthews #songwritingsurvivalkit #songwritinggear #songwriter #nashville

From television sets to songwriting sessions with indie’s leading voices, @MorganNagler's long creative apprenticeship culminates in a deeply personal debut... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/songwriters/mo… #morgannagler #songwriter #songwriting

“Play an instrument, truly. It gives you independence. You can sit alone and work out an idea.” Discover @KatyTiz, an artist who has been on a journey from major-label pop star to in-demand songwriter... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/songwriters/ka…

On this day in 1979, @Squeezeofficial released 'Cool For Cats'. @ChrisDifford tells us how he and @GlennTilbrook crafted one of their coolest compositions (that’s not just for felines)... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/coo… #coolforcats #squeeze #chrisdifford #glenntilbrook #70smusic

“I knew that I had turned a corner as a songwriter when I wrote that song because it worked so well without any adornment.” On this day in 1991, @MarcCohn released 'Walking In Memphis'. Here's how the classic hit single was born... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/songs/walking-… #walkinginmemphis

“Sometimes you can make wildly mad, odd records and have success and that’s the dream, isn’t it?” On this day in 2005, @ladychatterley released 'Everybody's Gone To War'. Learn how her biggest hit was written... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/eve… #everybodysgonetowar #nerinapallot

To celebrate World Book Day, we've expanded our list of favourite songwriting reads. So now here are 35 books that we turn to for insight and inspiration... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/gear/books-for… Which books have informed your own songwriting? #worldbookday #worldbookday2026 #songwritingbooks