Diane Warren reveals how bullies and mean girls inspired her song 'Dear Me' — and why Kesha was the only person to sing it

So, "Dear Me" became "a love letter to that young girl, that it's gonna be okay that you don't see it right now," she ...
Time

The Art of Writing a Truly Excellent Fake Pop Song, as Explained by the Girls5eva Songwriters

The dynamic divas of Girls5eva are back for Season 3, which debuted (along with the first two seasons of the show) on its new home at Netflix this week, bringing with it the undeniably catchy songs ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Lin Manuel-Miranda Says Writing Songs for ‘Mufasa’ “Raised the Bar” Because ‘The Lion King’ Album Was “All Bangers”

The Grammy-winning artist wrote seven songs for the upcoming prequel. By Christy Piña Associate Editor Miranda explained to the late night host that he was writing the concept album and the music for ...
Wall Street Journal

How Human Song-Writing Became Worse Than a Chatbot Fake

The Velvet Sundown, a pop-country band whose hits got played more than one million times on Spotify this summer, never existed. Instead, the band’s likenesses, life stories, marketing materials, ...