Songwriting Advice
James Sterling, Vice President Bala Vh1 at VH1 Contact Details
James Sterling is a prominent figure in the music industry, serving as the Vice President of Bala Vh2 at VH1. With his extensive experi...
How to Write Songs About End
Endings are songwriting gold. They are messy, dramatic, hilarious, and devastating all at once. A great song about an end translates th...
How To Write A Hit Song Lyrics
You want a chorus people steal for their stories. You want a line that friends text each other at 2 a.m. You want a title that becomes ...
How to Write Punk Rap Songs
You want a track that punches through the noise and makes people pogo while yelling every word back at you. Punk rap lives where spitfi...
How to Write a Song About Celebrating Holidays
Holiday songs can be cheesy, joyous, heartfelt, sarcastic, or straight up viral. Your job is to pick which lane and then deliver a song...
How to Write J-Pop Lyrics
You want a chorus that sticks on first listen and a verse that paints a tiny movie. You also want to honor a culture and a language wit...
How to Write Drone Lyrics
You want words that become part of the soundscape. You want a lyric that feels like a weather system. It does not need to tell you a fu...
How to Write Songs About Trees
You could write a sad breakup song or a dumb party anthem. Or you could write a song about a tree and sound like you discovered the hum...
How to Write Lyrics About Mentorship
You want a song that says thank you without sounding like a Hallmark card written by a robot. You want lines that make people cry, laug...
How to Write Electronic Songs
You want beats that slap, atmospheres that pull, and hooks that get stuck in ears forever. Whether you make club bombs, chill beats, or...