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
August 10, 2015
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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
February 28, 2012
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
February 5, 2015
Caroline Spence Looks Back on Her Lyric Contest Grand Prize Co-Write
Caroline Spence 2013 Grand Prize Winner Co-write with Lee Brice Looking back, I’d say winning the 2013 Lyric Contest was one of the first major
February 13, 2015
Past Lyric Contest Winner Matthew Francis Andersen Offers Update
Matthew Francis Andersen won the September/October 2012 Lyric Contest with his song “Blue Line” which led to a “Dream Write” with Hayes Carll and then
April 25, 2020
Song Premiere: Kyle Cox, “I Ain’t Been Lonely, Until I Met You”
The Artist: Orlando singer-songwriter Kyle Cox The Song: “I Ain’t Been Lonely, Until I Met You,” from his forthcoming debut album The Plan, The Mess,
June 17, 2014
Caroline Spence’s Rounder Records Debut Set for May Release
The songwriter teases album with the songs “Long Haul” and the title track.
January 18, 2019
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
April 16, 2014
Song Premiere: Kyle Cox, “Trusty Ol’ Pair of Boots”
Cox’s five-track EP, “Trio & Friends,” is out June 3.
May 9, 2016
