OmniSound Studios, one of Nashville’s leading recording studios for the past 25 years, will serve as the “official studio partner” for the American Songwriter Lyric Contest for 2012 and 2013. “We are proud to offer our legendary and historic Grammy award producing studios to the grand prize winner of the lyric contest,” said Chris Holloway, general manager [...]

Our Writer of the Week Paloma Faith chats with us about her dream collaboration, her songwriting and her current album. More Happy 63rd Birthday to rock music icon Tom Waits. More Delve into our T0p 50 Albums of 2012. More We also count down the Top 50 songs of 2012. See if your favorites made [...]

You may have heard by now that Martin Guitar and American Songspace have partnered with American Songwriter to give away a year-long $20,000 publishing contract with HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc.   HoriPro is an independent publishing company with offices in Nashville, Los Angeles and Tokyo. They represent hit songwriters Dean Dillon and Phil O’Donnell and service catalogs as diverse as George Strait and [...]

American Songwriter is excited to announce that the Grand Prize “Dream Co-Write” for our 2013 Amateur Lyric Contest will be with songwriter and Curb Records recording artist Lee Brice. Brice’s smash single “Woman Like You” reached #1 and has sold over 1.2 million digital downloads. “It’s an honor to be featured in a magazine that celebrates [...]

(Phil Barton, right, with Lee Brice and Johnny Bulford) “A Woman Like You” Written by: Phil Barton, Johnny Bulford, Jon Stone Recorded by: Lee Brice Peak Chart Position: No. 1 Billboard Country When and where did you write “A Woman Like You?” Anything in particular about the vibe or your frame of mind while writing [...]

What do country musicians listen to when they want to be inspired? We asked a handful of artists (and a few record execs for good measure) to create a list of their top 5 favorite country songs – and they compiled the perfect playlist. Blake Shelton Top Five ‘80s Country Hits “My Baby’s Got Good [...]

(Photos: Rick Hawkins) (View the photos from the show) Willie Nelson diehards and outlaw-country revivalists can raise a cold one in unison this summer as Nelson’s Country Throwdown tour rumbles across the land. Featuring Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Lee Brice, Craig Campbell, Brantley Gilbert, Drake White and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real along [...]

You mean there’s more? Paul McCartney (who just picked up the Gershwin Prize from the White House) will receive a 2010 Kennedy Center Honor in December, alongside country music icon Merle Haggard and Broadway composer/lyricist Jerry Herman (Hello Dolly!, La Cage aux Folles). “President Kennedy was such an icon for us in the ’60s and [...]