Songwriting Advice
How to Write Songs About Relationships
You want a song that makes someone text their ex at 2 a.m. Or maybe you want a song that saves you from texting your ex at 2 a.m. Relat...
How to Write Nu Metal Songs
You want riffs that feel like a punch to the chest and lyrics that spit truth into a mosh pit. You want grooves that make people nod an...
How to Write Lyrics About Irony And Sarcasm
You want lyrics that wink without being a jerk. You want a line that makes the listener smile and then think, maybe even feel the tiny ...
How to Write a Song About Music Fandom
You are obsessed and you want to make that obsession a banger. You want the chorus that people chant at shows. You want lines that land...
How to Write Marrabenta Songs
Marrabenta is a genre of music that originated in Mozambique in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a fusion of traditional Mozambican music, Po...
How to Write Ndombolo Songs
You want a song that makes hips betray brain cells and phones explode with dancing videos. Ndombolo is not background music. Ndombolo d...
How to Write Sertanejo Songs
You want a sertanejo song that makes people cry in the car or scream the chorus at a live show. You want verses that feel like conversa...
How to Write Lyrics About Brainstorming
You are here because you want a song about the glorious mess that is idea time. You want lines that make people nod, laugh, and maybe s...
How to Write Afro Tech Songs
You want an Afro Tech track that hits the floor and the algorithm. You want a groove that makes people move in ways they did not know t...
Latin Hip Hop Songwriting Advice
You want to spit bars that slap in two languages and feel authentic on stage. You want beats that nod to tradition while sounding fresh...