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Hit songwriter Barry Dean (credited for "Pontoon" by Little Big Town, "Girls Chase Boys" by Ingrid Michaelson, and more) explains the special differences between writing for the pop and country genres.

Many people may know Liz Rose for her work with Taylor Swift ("White Horse," "You Belong With Me"), but her impressive credits expand to artists such as Little Big Town ("Girl Crush"), Martina McBride ("Diamonds"), and Eli Young Band ("Crazy Girl"). She has won 2 GRAMMY Awards and took home...

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...