Caroline Spence: Married To The Mystery
“Is there a greater mystery than the way people relate to one another?” More
July 18, 2019
American Songwriter Lyric Contest Winner Releases Album On Jimmy Buffett’s Label
In the song “Dear Jimmy Buffett,” Matt Hoggatt tells the mayor of Margaritaville that he “could sure use a record deal.” Buffett took the songwriter’s plea to heart. Earlier this month, Hoggatt, a detective from Gauthier, Mississippi, released Hotter Than Fishgrease on Mailboat Records, the label owned and operated by the famous beachcombing singer. “It’s More
December 19, 2012
Bill DiLuigi Talks International Cuts, Publishing, TV Placements and More
Many songwriters set out to write with a specific goal in mind, be it writing for a national act, for a certain genre, or trying to write a hit for themselves as an artist. Then there are writers like Bill DiLuigi, who writes day after day and takes advantage of the opportunities as they present More
November 6, 2020
Bill DiLuigi Teams With Chris Young For “Dream Co-Write,” Records At Sound Kitchen
“If Chris is going to sing it, it’s got to be a song for the girl.” That’s how Bill DiLuigi (known as Bill “D” to most) summed up “Parking Lot Dancer,” the song he penned earlier this month with RCA Recording Artist Chris Young during his “dream co-writing session” in Nashville. As part of his More
April 25, 2012
American Songwriter Lyric Contest Winner Matt Hoggatt Bonds With Jimmy Buffett
Who said dreams don’t come true? On Saturday night, amateur songwriter Matt Hoggatt – a detective from Gautier, Mississippi accustomed to gigging at dive bars on weekends along the Gulf Coast – performed in front of 14,000 screaming fans at Jimmy Buffett’s concert in Birmingham, Alabama. Hoggatt won the American Songwriter January/February 2012 Lyric Contest More
February 28, 2012
2014 Lyric Contest Winner Blair Bodine Discusses Her Co-Write with Ashley Monroe
When Ashley Monroe met 2014 lyric contest winner Blair Bodine for her “dream co-write” prize in Nashville, the Warner Brothers recording artist showed up with quite a nugget of inspiration for a new song. Monroe’s idea came in the form of a phrase that was left on her voicemail by none other than rock and roll More
April 25, 2016
Caroline Spence’s Rounder Records Debut Set for May Release
The songwriter teases album with the songs “Long Haul” and the title track. More
January 18, 2019
Matthew Francis Andersen, Former Lyric Contest Winner, Set to Release Third Album
When Matthew Francis Andersen won the 2012 American Songwriter Lyric Contest the prize of co-writing with Hayes Carll may have seemed – at least at the time – a dream come true. Now, closing in on a decade later, he is releasing his album Pine River – that features tracks with Gurf Morlix – and More
November 30, 2019
Ryan Tanner, Winner of the 2010 Lyric Contest Grand Prize, Recalls His First Trip To Nashville
Ryan Tanner: 2010 Grand Prize Winner(Co-write with Jim Lauderdale) Those that know me will say I’m given to hyperbole on occasion. I like to make large sweeping statements, driving flags of monumental achievement and profound realization into fresh earth, only to later have them reveal themselves as plain and ordinary everyday events that are neither monumental More
February 3, 2015
