Best Songwriting
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is a renowned 1984 ballad celebrated for its intricate songwriting and deeply spiritual themes. The song explores complex emotions including love, faith, and despair through Cohen's poetic lyrics. It has become a widely covered piece, appreciated by audiences interested...
The term Brill Building Sound refers to a style of American pop music created by songwriters who worked in New York's Brill Building during the 1960s. Songwriters such as Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Neil Sedaka wrote numerous hit songs in this building. Compilation album...
Paul Simon Teaches Songwriting is an online MasterClass course led by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, known for his work in Simon & Garfunkel and for solo recordings including the 1986 album Graceland. Through lessons and examples from his catalog, Simon discusses subjects such as melody, rhy...
Festival da Canção is a Portuguese song competition organized by the national broadcaster RTP, first held in 1964. The contest was created to select the country's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, a role it continues to fulfill annually. Over the decades, it has featured performances from Portu...
Songland was an NBC television series that aired from 2019 to 2020, focusing on the songwriting process in the music industry. Each episode featured unknown songwriters presenting their compositions to established artists, with guidance from professional producers Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, and Shane...
This MasterClass course features American singer-songwriter and pianist Alicia Keys teaching the fundamentals of songwriting and music production. Designed for aspiring musicians, the video lessons cover her process for developing lyrics, building chord progressions on the piano, and layering vocal...
Sting Teaches Songwriting is a MasterClass online course instructed by the English musician and former frontman of The Police, Sting. The course details his personal approach to the creative process, focusing on lyric writing, melody development, and the use of chord structures. Sting breaks down th...
David Bennett provides insightful musical analysis focused on popular music and classical theory. His work explores harmony progressions, vocal performance, and songwriting techniques commonly found in pop hits. He’s particularly useful for musicians, producers, students of music theory, and anyone...
Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus is a 1995 album honoring the Brill Building songwriter, with Bob Dylan and Lou Reed among artists covering his compositions.
Flow Machines Mobile is an AI application that generates original musical compositions across various genres based on user-defined parameters like tempo, key, and instrumentation, utilizing machine learning algorithms to create unique audio tracks.
American Song Contest was a 2022 NBC adaptation of Eurovision, with 56 entries from US states and territories; Oklahoma's AleXa won with Wonderland.
American songwriting competition that aired on Bravo in 2011, hosted by singer Jewel, where contestants competed weekly to craft commercially viable pop songs for a recording deal.
