The first song Evan Bogart wrote, before he even considered himself a songwriter, was SOS for Rihanna. All he had to do then was follow it up…
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Category archives: World’s Greatest Songwriters
‘Generally, I feel the more people involved in songwriting, the less personal it gets.’
Per Gessle on how he wrote Roxette’s biggest hits but always felt like an outsider
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‘Make music that you want to listen to. Don’t chase trends.’
Grammy-winning songwriter Starrah tells MBW about her breakthrough, her biggest hits, her methodology and philosophy
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‘In country, I feel like the magic of songwriting is still very apparent and very dominant.’
MBW profiles country music writing royalty Ashley Gorley as part of our World’s Greatest Songwriters series
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‘People have asked, Can you write a hit? Answer: no. I mean obviously I can, but not because I’ve tried to.’
MBW profiles Patrick Leonard, who’s written with Madonna and Leonard Cohen, for our World’s Greatest Songwriters series
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‘Competition is good, it drives us and makes us all want to be better.’
Grammy-winning songwriter Hillary Lindsey discusses her scrapped artist career, songwriting technique, imposter syndrome and the streaming remuneration debate.
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‘The music industry revolves around the song.’
ABBA songwriter Björn Ulvaeus discusses his songwriting craft, creative partnership with Benny Andersson, and offers his perspective on the modern music scene.
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‘The best songs come from a real experience.’
Grammy-nominated songwriter Henry discusses his creative process, selling catalogs and much more besides
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‘We’re very fortunate that someone decided to call this a job.’
MBW’s World’s Greatest Songwriters series celebrates the pop composers behind the globe’s biggest hits. This time, we talk to Grammy and multiple Latin Grammy-winning Edgar Barrera.
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‘There’s a lack of respect for songwriters but without us, music would not be where it’s at.’
Grammy-winning songwriter Nija Charles discusses her approach to songwriting, confidence, failure and her biggest lessons learned to date
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