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Songwriter Profile: Jessie Jo Dillon
A perusal of Jessie Jo Dillon’s titles in the BMI repertory names her as a writer on 907 songs. As listed alphabetically, first is “10,000 Hours,” a massive global hit ... -
Songwriter Profile: Dan Penn
With classics like “Dark End of the Street” (James Carr); “Do Right Woman” (Aretha Franklin); “The Letter” (The Box Tops), and “I’m Your Puppet” (James and Bobby Purify), among hundreds ... -
Songwriter Profile: Jono Dorr
The touchstones in a conversation with singer-songwriter Jono Dorr are vast and varied, and might include discourses on Southern field hollers and prison songs, the Russian Revolution and truths told ... -
Album Review: The Room by Ricky Reed (10/10)
Distributed by: Nice Life Produced by: Ricky Reed While Reed is the artist on this project, released through his Nice Life imprint, the master producer magnanimously spotlights a stellar cast ... -
Album Review: Bless My Heart by Cady Groves (10/10)
In her tragically foreshortened career, the late Cady Groves worked with a diverse array of creatives including Jim Lauderdale and Savan Kotecha, and toured with Good Charlotte and All Time ... -
Songwriter Profile: John-Robert
With his debut CD, Bailey Barely Knew Me, singer-songwriter and producer John-Robert reveals song narratives steeped in endearing authenticity and music that is much deeper than the simple sum of ... -
Q&A with Margo Price
With her third full-length studio release, That’s How Rumors Get Started, Margo Price ups the ante with a slate of killer songs, a brilliantly intuitive band, and the brutal honesty ... -
Songwriter Profile: Maggie Szabo
With an exquisitely nuanced voice and a gift for penning hook-heavy melodies, Maggie Szabo is connected to a worldwide collective of co-writers, producers and remixers. For this Canadian native, her ... -
Songwriter Profile: Troy Ramey
With millions of Spotify streams and a high-profile history as a contender on season 12 of The Voice, Troy Ramey is an independent artist with impressive visibility. While the New ... -
Album Review: Dream Songs: The Essential Hisaishi (10/10)
With a 40-year legacy as a composer for film directors Hayao Miyazaki and "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, Joe Hisaishi has scored dramas and Studio Ghibli anime classics like My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited ...
