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Music Biz ‘N Tech Opposing Internet Radio Fairness Act (US)

In the last three weeks, three coalitions of songwriter organizations have written letters to congress opposing the Internet Radio Fairness Act (IRFA) while asserting that songwriters royalty rates paid by services like Pandora are too low and need to be raised.
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How 10 Major Songwriters Make Big Money

The-Dream, the R&B singer and behind-the-scenes power player, recently boasted of a $15 million payday for writing Rihanna's 2007 smash "Umbrella." True? "When you have a cross-over song, it just makes more and more and more money," says Tom DeSavia, a vice president at Notable Music, a 50-year-old music publisher founded by the late songwriter Cy Coleman. "They just make shitloads of money from every source."
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Songwriting Apps 
If you're into apps, these won't necessarily make you a better songwriter, but they might be fun and even inspirational!
Evolver.fm has apps for songwriting for just about every platform.
Click HERE to check them out!
ILikeSongs Blog Check out Irene's new Blog I Like Songs where you'll find lots of her favourite old and new songs!
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(Note: This is NOT meant to be a complete list of all genres, just an example of some, so don’t be offended if I leave your favourite one out!)
Ever been asked “what kind of songs do you write?” Don’t you just hate that? Okay, maybe hate is the [...]
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Often I come across songwriters who are confused as to the labels we have for different parts of a song. Verses and choruses are obvious, I think! However, what is a bridge? A pre-chorus? Intro? Extro? Here are my definitions (I’m smart enough to know [...]
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Even though we songwriters tend to seclude ourselves sometimes when we’re trying to come up with another tune, there does exist a community of songwriters out there. It includes professionals and amateurs, young and old, rock, country, and all of the other [...]
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Songwriting Views When songwriters, creativity and weekly quotas mix just fine

Last week was a big week for the country songwriting trio the Peach Pickers, each of whom won awards last week.
The success for writers Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip boils down to persistence, said music publisher Rusty Gaston. The group meets every Wednesday and leaves with a song.
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What Makes A Hit Record?

We have all heard those hit songs that can be considered ‘timeless classics’. Whether it’s a hip hop track, a rock classic or an 80’s power ballad, these songs share some essential features that ensure they will be on the airwaves for years to come. Obviously there is not one hard and fast rule for this as every song is different, but here is a list of features that many of these hit records share.
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