Writer's Room

(Left to right: Phillip Phillips, Greg Holden, Drew Pearson) How Did They Write That? Phillip Phillips, “Home” Written by: Drew Pearson & Greg Holden Recorded by: Phillip Phillips Peak Chart Position: No. 7 Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 Adult Pop & Triple A What is a...

Written by: Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird Recorded by: Little Big Town Peak Chart Position: No. 1 Billboard Country What's a typical day like in the life of Barry Dean?  Dean: They're probably like most people -- busy, I have four...

The Beatles were great because all four of the band members were strong songwriters and the band is considered one of the greatest of all-time. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the primary writers, but as time...

"I knew right away that Dave was a realist and a minimalist."

In our recent story on Rodney Crowell’s song camp, we wrote about Mark Montijo, one of the 95 songwriters who attended camp, and his remarkable song “History.” That song earned the distinction of receiving no criticism at all from...

By Laura B. Whitmore Looking back, my co-writer Jenna Paone and I didn’t really know what we had gotten ourselves into. When we conceived of an album written entirely to energize and inspire tween girls, we just jumped right in...

“Even protest songs are love songs,” said P.F. Sloan.

These apps will help ensure those brilliant couplets and melodies don’t get lost in the void.

Erin Enderlin is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter. Her new album, Whiskeytown Crier, was produced by Jamey Johnson and Jim Brown. Below, the Conway, Arkansas native expounds on how the record took shape. When I listen to Emmylou Harris singing “Red Dirt...

Don’t think you can’t be taught the tools of the trade to help nurture the creative magic.