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GRAMMY, CMA & ACM award-winning songwriter Liz Rose shares her philosophy on lyrical development, noting the importance of collaborators who will challenge you.

By Dana Lalevee on March 22, 2017

We’re an opinionated bunch over here at the NSAI headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. A great percentage of us listen to music like it’s our jobs…because it IS our job. In the spirit of this month’s theme, we banded together to deliver our...

By Membership Representative, Dana Lalevee

As an NSAI Membership Representative, I get a lot of inquiries from our artist-writer members about social media. How can I build a bigger following? How can I get people to pay attention to my social media? How does social media even work? These are...

By Dana Lalevee on February 22, 2017

Song inspiration and ideas come from so many places; a quote, a commercial, or reading can inspire a writer. There is no one correct way to come up with a great idea. What matters is what you do with that idea when it...

Marv Green shares his process for developing and placing his ideas with other artists and co-writers, as well as advice for when an idea isn't working.

Can a song really just "come" to you? Hit songwriter Shane McAnally shares his perspective on being a "vessel" for music.