Caroline Spence: Married To The Mystery
“Is there a greater mystery than the way people relate to one another?” More
July 18, 2019
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
Music Business Miracle: From Lyric Contest Victory to Billboard No. 1
Having a single on national radio as a writer or an artist, much less being able to claim a No. 1 song on the Billboard country charts, is an incredibly difficult feat, even for someone who’s established in the industry. So when four writers (one also being a new artist) who’ve never been anywhere near More
August 10, 2015
Matt Hoggatt Reflects On His Jimmy Buffett Experience
It all started with an email from American Songwriter magazine about winning the song-lyric contest, which led to an email from Jimmy Buffett who read the magazine, which quickly transformed my life for the next two years from that of a police detective to a traveling troubadour musician at the hands of none other than More
February 5, 2015
American Songwriter Lyric Contest Winner Co-Writes With Rodney Crowell
photo by Rachel Briggs Quinten Collier, the grand-prize lyric contest winner for 2009, flew into Nashville this past week to lay claim to his coveted prize package. The spoils of victory included an all-expense-paid trip to Music City, as well as a co-writing session with the legendary Rodney Crowell. The Clifton, Colorado, resident flew into More
March 12, 2010
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
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
2011 Lyric Contest Grand Prize Winner, Bill Diluigi
Bill DiLuigi2011 Grand Prize WinnerDream Co-write with Chris Young & Anthony Smith I am proud to be a past Grand Prize Winner in the American Songwriter Magazine lyric contest. It is a true lyric contest because only the lyric, without music, is judged. Sometimes a great demo or melody can take the focuts off of More
February 1, 2012
Eyes On The Prize: How Rodney Crowell Met His Co-Writer
It’s hard to break through as a non-performing songwriter in the music business. Many try. They come to Nashville with a battered guitar and a suitcase full of lyrics and toil in oblivion for years. They play songwriter rounds, honky-tonks, and doggedly pursue the reps of publishing companies, oftentimes to no avail. Most never land More
April 16, 2014
