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Despite the massive success of “Toxicity,” guitarist and songwriter Daron Malakian remembers its beginnings much more modestly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

After studying orchestral composition at Boston's Berklee College of Music, she moved to Nashville and quickly found work as a songwriter.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

And that’s when the idea for “Pinball Wizard” came to the songwriter, who used to play pinball at the local arcade with Cohn and The Who’s producer Kit Lambert.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Geese frontman’s new LP, recorded alone at a piano at the New York concert hall, showcases his gifts and quirks as a performer and songwriter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Your songwriter has written the solo as it sounds on his keyboard, so you have a C part.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

To complete the thought about songwriters recording their own introspective records — a tradition that stretches back through Luke Laird and Jon Brion and Jimmy Webb — Sloan asks if I’ve seen HBO’s “Silicon Valley.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Sheeran is one of the most successful songwriters of all time.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The labels have disputed the claims and argue that these deals advance the interests of artists and songwriters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Last year, Warner settled claims against Suno and agreed to move forward with AI-powered products based on licensed songs, while saying artists and songwriters would have the choice to opt in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Talent contests and megalomaniac record producers have always paired ingenue wannabes with experienced songwriters, for instance, cashing in quickly on success before the public's appetite for novelty fades.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall