Special Feature - ‘Still All About The Song? The Changing Sounds of Music City USA’ - January 25, 2010“You can dismiss country music all you like but you can’t deny its songwriters know how to write a good song, and a good song is a strong currency in whichever genre you choose to travel.”
Despite the label Music City USA Nashville is largely just renowned for its country music and songwriting, but as its music culture diversifies to accommodate the more wide-ranging sounds of Jack White, Kings Of Leon and Paramore, is it still a city where it is “all about the song”?
To conclude our recent series on Music City USA, we look at white-collar songwriting, why Nashville is an industrial music town, and why artists of all genres are forsaking New York and LA in favour of the Tennessee capitol. Click here to read more Read On ... * Multiple Songwriter of the Year winner Dave Berg on life as a 9 to 5 songwriter * Next BIG Nashville festival CEO Jason Moon Wilkins on the thriving non-country side to Music City USA * Senior VP of Bug Music Nashville and seasoned songwriter Roger Murrah on making it as a songsmith * Nashville publisher Natalie Harker on the problems of modern country songwriters * Songwriter Steve McEwan on No.1 hits with Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban |
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