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Oasis legend Noel Gallagher says he'd be 'honored' to write a James Bond theme song

Noel Gallagher says he'd happily step into Bond territory musically and write a theme song if the opportunity ever came up.

Did Elvis write any songs? A look at the King's 'co-writing' credits

Officially, Elvis Presley is listed as a co-writer on a number of songs from the early part of his career. But it's a bit ...

‘Nothing to Prove and Nothing to Lose’: ENNY On Music, Capitalism and More

UK rapper and singer ENNY sat with Newsweek to talk about the state of hip-hop, capitalism, and feel-good music in a chaotic ...

She Spent a Night in the Anne Frank House. And Met Ghosts.

Lola Lafon’s book “When You Listen to This Song” is a hit in its native France. Now in English, it explores identity, loss ...
Parade on MSN

'70s Rock Icon Had No Idea His Song Was in 'Stranger Things'

Ian Gillan had no idea Deep Purple was featured in Stranger Things Season 5 since he doesn't own a television.

Alan Menken Breaks Down His Most Iconic Disney Animated Songs, from 'A Whole New World' to 'Colors of the Wind' (Exclusive)

Speaking with PEOPLE from his piano, the composer offers a rare glimpse into how instinct, collaboration and revision shaped ...
American Songwriter

Songwriter Sandy Knox Reinvents the Memoir by Combining Narrative and Song in a First-Of-Its-Kind Audiobook Musical

My Life If It Were A Musical was initially conceived as a Broadway musical for live theater until the pandemic ...
Louder

"I said, 'I think we should write the best song in the world.' Jack Black said, ‘You can’t do that!'" How Dave Grohl, Ben Stiller, Bob Odenkirk and Maynard James Keenan ...

You’d think so, but with the help of everyone from Dave Grohl and Maynard James Keenan to the bloke from Better Call Saul, ...
American Songwriter

Did You Know The Rolling Stones’ First US No. 1 Hit Was Written by Keith Richards in His Sleep?

Before 1965, The Rolling Stones had yet to score a No. 1 hit in the US, but that changed one day after Keith Richards simply woke up.
The Guardian Nigeria

Atonement…Godwin’s Brighter Ballads

WHEN Godwin broke out in the Nigerian music scene in 2024, with his debut EP, he soared for his storytelling and textured ...
Whiskey Riff

Randy Houser Says “Back In The Bottle” Was Written After One Too Many Late Nights With Post Malone: “My Old A** Was Hurting”

Hurting, but can't say no to a good time. Randy Houser is sharing a drinking song that is hitting close to home for all of us with his latest single, "Back In The Bottle." The drinking anthem embodies ...
The Irish Times

Nicola Pierce: ‘I started to write Great Irish Wives without any idea I would be a widow by the time it went to print’

It was a middle-of-the-night idea. I was wondering what to write next and considered a biography, maybe Daniel O’Connell or Wolfe Tone. I remembered that Tone had fallen in love with his wife, Matilda ...