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10.26.23

The NMPA Honors Multi-Platinum Songwriters with Help From Keith Urban, Lee Brice, and More

By Alex Hopper
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10.06.23

5 Musical Icons Who Started as Songwriters

By Thom Donovan
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09.20.23

Songwriters Head to Congress to Set AI Rules

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09.18.23

Cardi B Responds to Critics Who Cite Her Use of Songwriters

By Thomas Galindo
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08.16.23

Billy F Gibbons to Receive Troubadour Award from BMI

By Alex Hopper
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07.02.23

10 A.I. Rules of Writing a Punk Rock Song

By Tina Benitez-Eves
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05.28.23

9 Songwriting Tips, According to A.I.

By Tina Benitez-Eves
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01.04.23

American Songwriter Readers Vote Greatest Female Songwriters of All Time

By Lisa Konicki
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06.28.22

Shania Twain, Brad Paisley and More Nominated for Induction in the 2022 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

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03.01.22

Diane Warren: Songwriter to the Stars

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11.02.21

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducts Steve Earle, Toby Keith, Amy Grant, Rhett Akins, and More with Star-Studded Gala

By Joe Vitagliano
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