Sheryl Crow’s career has the perfect level of fame: she spent two years as a backup singer for Michael Jackson’s Bad tour, ...

For a brief moment in her career, Lainey Wilson writing a song like “4x4xU” seemed unlikely. The country star and actor didn’t typically dabble in sappy love songs, and she especially hasn’t been one ...

You might think that one half of the songwriting team that rapidly created some of popular music’s most important songs at a rate that has largely been unmatched by any other artist would have ...

Last month, Cynthia Erivo released Replay, the first single from her forthcoming album, which is expected to be released this summer. Now, the Wicked star is taking viewers behind-the-scenes on the ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with songwriter Amy Allen, who is shortlisted for the non-classical Songwriter of the Year Grammy Award for a second straight year.

May 17 -- After two previous releases, Matt Cameron says he and Wellwater Conspiracy partner John Paul McBain have gotten it more right than ever on their latest album, The Scroll and Its Combinations ...

Brian Wilson describes his songwriting process as “coming from the heart” in resurfaced footage following his death. The Beach Boys co-founder has passed away at the age of 82, with the news shared on ...

Jeff Tweedy headlined the first-ever Iowa City Songwriters Festival this year. He spoke with IPR's Cece Mitchell about imposter syndrome, his legacy and the ambitious triple album he's releasing this ...

Don Bryant, pioneering singer-songwriter on the Memphis soul scene, died on Dec. 26 at age 83, his family announced.