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Country Musician-Songwriter Rusty Golden, Son of Oak Ridge Boys’ William Lee Golden, Dies at 65

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Rusty Golden had been a member of groups including The Goldens and The Boys Band.

Tuesday, Jul 2

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Rusty Golden Dies: Country Musician & Songwriter, Son Of Oak Ridge Boys’ William Lee Golden Was 65

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Rusty Golden, the son of The Oak Ridge Boys’ William Lee Golden who went on to his own successful career as a country and gospel music songwriter and instrumentalist, died July 1, at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was 65. A…

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Hipgnosis founder quits amid plans to ‘spend time’ backing songwriters over pay

Merck Mercuriadis will leave the business once the music catalogue it manages, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, has been taken over by new owners.

Hipgnosis founder quits amid plans to ‘spend time’ backing songwriters over pay

Merck Mercuriadis will leave the business once the music catalogue it manages, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, has been taken over by new owners.

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Hipgnosis founder quits amid plans to ‘spend time’ backing songwriters over pay

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Merck Mercuriadis will leave the business once the music catalogue it manages, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, has been taken over by new owners.

Hipgnosis founder quits amid plans to ‘spend time’ backing songwriters over pay

Merck Mercuriadis will leave the business once the music catalogue it manages, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, has been taken over by new owners.

Monday, Jul 1

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Buzz Cason, songwriter best known for ‘Everlasting Love,’ dies at 84

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A pivotal figure in Nashville’s evolution as a recording hub, Mr. Cason sang, wrote, and published songs, as well as producing records and operating his own recording studio.

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Willie Dixon – The Greatest Blues Songwriter

This fixer, arranger, talent scout, boxer, performer, and songwriter did more to shape the sound of post-war Chicago blues than any other.

Sunday, Jun 30

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The Making, and Remaking, of Johnny Cash’s ‘Songwriter’ Album: How John Carter Cash, Marty Stuart and Others Brought the Icon’s Buried Treasure Back to Life

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Very few people would have guessed that we’d be getting an album of previously unreleased original material from Johnny Cash in 2024 — a collection that really feels like a “new” album from the legendary singer, 21 years after his death.…

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Songwriter Carol Connors Talks Elvis, Writing 'Rocky' Theme in New Doc

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Carol Connors -- the legendary songwriter -- is telling all about her fame ... breaking it down in a new book and accompanying documentary. Connors -- who's rubbed elbows with some of Hollywood's brightest stars -- recently released her…

Saturday, Jun 29

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Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno: ‘I’m not an extrovert; I’m a songwriter. Now I’m the frontman of this huge band’

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The Leicester-raised musician on avoiding ‘nasty lads’, the power of putting on costumes and his anguish at having to sack the band’s frontman

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Songwriter

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A set of recently unearthed studio recordings sheds light on the country icon’s remarkable comeback in the early 1990s.

Friday, Jun 28

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Bilibili Launches ‘New Generation Musicians Program’ Contest for Singer/Songwriters in China

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Eight artists, including Chen Chusheng, Chen Li, Penny Tai, Han Hong, Hua Chenyu, David Tao, Wang Sulong and Tia Ray, will collaborate with the contestants.

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Johnny Cash’s ‘Songwriter’ Album Is Out Now

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Released via Mercury Nashville/UMe, the much-anticipated collection features previously unreleased tracks recorded in 1993.

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Singer-songwriter Judy Collins becomes Rocky Mountain National Park ambassador

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"Rocky Mountain National Park is at the heart of my dreams and my memories," Judy Collins wrote in a letter supporting the Rocky Mountain Conservancy.

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Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

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Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist who also dabbled in Texas politics with a campaign for governor, has died.

Johnny Cash: Songwriter – posthumous patchwork is a pleasant surprise

www.theguardian.com

(Mercury Nashville/UMe) A collection of songs recorded before the Man in Black’s 1990s Rick Rubin revival and reworked by his son has much to offer

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‘I’m literally a superstar!’: the irresistible confidence of Nigerian singer-songwriter Ayra Starr

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Moving around a lot as a child taught the 22-year-old to listen and absorb myriad musical influences. Now she’s combined them into a Grammy-nominated cocktail of R&B and Afrobeats and is ready to conquer Glasto

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Lil Baby Named Songwriter of the Year at 2024 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards

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"Snooze,” performed by SZA, was named song of the year. Warner Chappell Music won publisher of the year