Good interview with Gillian Welch in American Songwriter American Songwriter in which she outlines her preferred approach to #songwriting. Find the piece via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org

Hot on the heels of Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Buckingham and others, Neil Young has sold a 50% stake of his song catalogue to Merck Mercuriadis Merck Mercuriadis's @HipgnosisSongs Fund. Great deal! Find noahyoo 유노아's piece on this in Pitchfork via SoundScribe soundscribe.org

The new Marvel Studios / Disney+ series WandaVision features music by Frozen Disney's Frozen #songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Kristen Anderson-Lopez, says James White jamwhite in Empire. Find the piece via SoundScribe soundscribe.org

Sad to hear the news that Grammy GRAMMYS-winning singer-#songwriter Jamie O'Hara has died from cancer at the age of 70. Find Sterling Whitaker Sterling Whitaker's piece in Taste of Country via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org

Country singer-#songwriter Ed Bruce has died at the age of 81. Find the Rolling Stone obituary by Jon Freeman @freemanjm via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org

It's ok, I think he's gone. We can all come out now.

A look back at the career of Livingston & Evans, the #songwriting duo behind 'Que Sera Sera' and other standards, by Paul Zollo Paul Zollo (who interviewed them in '87) in American Songwriter American Songwriter. Find the piece via SoundScribe soundscribe.org

There's a lot of this going on right now - so clearly worthwhile: Round Hill Music has bought Bryan Adams's #songwriting partner Jim Valance's catalogue, says Murray Stassen on MBW MBW. Find the piece via SoundScribe soundscribe.org

Inspiring piece on #songwriter Paul Williams Paul Williams (Barbra Streisand's 'Evergreen' and much more) by Jacob Uitti Jake Uitti in American Songwriter American Songwriter. Saved by The Muppets. Weren't we all? Find the article via SoundScribe soundscribe.org

Interesting piece by @jamesshotwell_ of HAULIX on hypebot on how short attention span is altering #songwriting. Although The Beatles' first 8 singles were all under 3 mins (one was under 2), just saying... Find the piece via SoundScribe soundscribe.org

This week's music catalogue acquisition by Merck Mercuriadis Merck Mercuriadis's @HipgnosisSongs Fund: only the entire works by Shakira... Find Mark Savage Mark Savage's BBC News (UK) piece on this via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org

Good piece by Friedemann Findeisen Friedemann Findeisen in American Songwriter American Songwriter on his pursuit of Max Martin Max Martin's #songwriting formula and where it led him. Find the article via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org

Hats off and Congrats to follow @oliviarodrigo for the remarkable success of her debut single 'Driver's Licence', with 10.9 million streams in a week. Find Mark Savage Mark Savage's BBC News (UK) piece on this via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org

Interesting interview with David Crosby David Crosby by AFP News Agency, discussing #songwriting, the current political climate and that US President chap. Find the piece via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org

The 'new' Queensrÿche drummer Casey Grillo caseygrillo has a hand in the #songwriting for their new album, says singer Todd La Torre. Find the BLABBERMOUTH.NET piece on this via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org

Sig up to free online #songwriting workshops with Natasha Haws Natasha Haws and Marty Longstaff of THE LAKE POETS, says Katy Wheeler Katy Wheeler in the Sunderland Echo. Find the piece via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase to The World soundscribe.org

A former co-writer's wife is suing Bob Dylan over the sale of his back catalogue, says evan minsker (see-saw.fun) on Pitchfork. Find the piece via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org

Top #Songwriter Steve Kipner (Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John's 'Physical', Chicago Chicago, the band's 'Hard Habit to Break' and Christina Aguilera Aguilera's 'Genie in a Bottle') was interviewed on Phoenix FM (we're on 🦋) this wk. Find Paul Golder Paul Golder (I'm on 🦋)'s piece via SoundScribe soundscribe.org

The Trump administration commissions a White House statue of left-winger Woody Guthrie - who wrote a song calling out Trump's father (his landlord) for racism. Find David Moye david moye's Huffington Post HuffPost piece on this via SoundScribe soundscribe.org

Good luck to retired postie Phil Mitten who is in the UK Songwriting Contest Contest final with his John Prine John Prine-inspired 'Never', says Will Payne @WillPayneKM on KentOnline. Find the piece via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org