A year later, Master Baravilala heard that Lagani was enrolled at Queen Victoria School and wrote to him, asking if he was interested in singing a number he had composed back home in Levuka. Lagani sent the letter to his father in Nadi and the OK was given. So began their long...
Rucker co-wrote most of the songs with the other members. He released a solo R&B album, Back to Then in 2002 on Hidden Beach Recordings but no singles from it charted. Six years later, Rucker signed to Capitol Nashville as a country music singer, releasing the album, ...
Cain wrote, produced, and recorded the album between Coraopolis, PA, and her hometown of Tallahassee, FL. The nine-track collection spans 90 minutes and is anchored by lead single "Punish." Reflecting on the project, Cain said, "I wonder how deep shame can run, and how unforgivable an a...
I think of Eugene O Neills words when I think about Gerry Rafferty a beautiful songwriter who wrote upbeat groovy tunes. Like many of my favourite artists he was a perfectionist socially awkward who had been disillusioned by the music business and its pernicious grip on your spirit after legal...
According to Lamar, his departure was about growth as opposed to any internal troubles. "May the Most High continue to use Top Dawg as a vessel for candid creators. As I continue to pursue my life's calling," Lamarwrote on his websitein August 2...
"On the day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged 'nationalist,' you played his song 'Happy' to a crowd at a political event in Indiana," Williams' attorney wrote, per CNN. "There was nothing 'happy' about the tragedy inflicted upon our country on ...
Despite the specificity in the lyrics of "Diamonds and Rust" -- Joan Baez famously wrote it while looking back at her complex relationship with Bob Dylan -- Judas Priest nonetheless connected with the song enough to release it on 1977's 'Sin After Sin.' Baez would later tell the 'Toronto...
JD Souther, the singer, songwriter and actor who co-wrote hits of the Eagles like "New Kid in Town" and "Best of My Love," died Tuesday.
I think of Eugene O Neills words when I think about Gerry Rafferty a beautiful songwriter who wrote upbeat groovy tunes. Like many of my favourite artists he was a perfectionist socially awkward who had been disillusioned by the music business and its pernicious grip on your spirit after legal...
1. In her memoir, Wonderful Tonight, Boyd wrote: “He told me, in a matter-of-fact way, that he had written it for me. I thought it was beautiful — and it turned out to be the most successful song he ever wrote, with more than 150 cover versions.”...