January 20, 2026| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
This new series launched by Marty Jones and Baggs Patrick takes place the second and third Tuesday of each... Read More → Songwriters at the Speakeasy at Roxy on Broadway Second & Third Tuesdays
January 15, 2026| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
We hope to see you at the Ventura Expo February 19-21. If you haven’t registered on our website, do so... Read More → Updated Info on the Durango Songwriters Expo Being Held in Ventura, CA Feb. 19-21
Buzzfeed | Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards for Sinners, and you... Read More → The Golden Globes didn’t air the award for best original score // Golden Globes’ best original score award cut from CBS telecast
December 11, 2025| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
By Steven J. Horowitz, Variety | When Bruno Mars began sketching the idea that would inevitably become... Read More → How Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ Went From a Leftover Scrap to One of the Biggest Hits of the Year // Blanco Brown Reclaims His Sound from AI by Releasing His Own Version of “Walk My Walk”
December 4, 2025| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
Q: Apostle James Brad Miller: Jason what do you think about if the person writes all the lyrics and uses Ai... Read More → Interesting Discussion on Jason Blume’s Facebook Page // Paul McCartney Joins Music Industry Protest Against AI With Silent Track // COMBO’s Rob Roper Comments on AI
By Jonathan Landrum, Jr., Associated Press | When an AI-generated country song called “Walk My Walk” hit... Read More → AI Country Hit ‘Walk My Walk’ Built on Blanco Brown’s Sound Sparks Questions of Attribution, Ethics
November 20, 2025| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
Grammy Mystery: Arranger Nelson Riddle Died 40 Years Ago: How Can He Be Nominated for a 2026 Grammy? | By... Read More → Nelson Riddle Died 40 Years Ago: Nominated for a 2026 Grammy? // DSE Early Bird Registration is Open for Ventura, CA Expo!
AI Slop Hits New High as Fake Country Artist Goes to #1 on Billboard Digital Songs Chart | The Register | AI... Read More → Fake Country Artist Goes to #1 // We’re Misunderstanding The Americana Music Genre
14 Legal Battles Over Who Really Wrote Famous Songs | Slide Show | By Ace Vincent, Go2Tutors | Music history... Read More → Battles Over Who Really Wrote Famous Songs // The Sound of Music Ownership
November 13, 2025| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
Hello Durango-ites (and those who would like to belong to this exclusive club)!! We are happy to let you know... Read More → DSE Early Bird Registration is Open for Ventura, CA Expo!
October 30, 2025| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
Singer-Songwriter Couple Breaks up -Then Puts Out an Album About It | By Samantha Whidden, Suggest | A former... Read More → Singer-Songwriter Couple Breaks up After 13 Years Together, Then Puts Out an Album About It // Rolling Stones Confirm New Album And Possible Tour
Tony Joe White Died in 2018. His Legacy Involves … a New Album | By Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone |... Read More → Tony Joe White Died in 2018. His Legacy Involves … a New Album // Max Martin: Mastermind Behind Some of Pop’s Greatest Hits
October 9, 2025| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
By Caroline Gaspich, Angelica Cheyenne, The Daily Express | Country music sensation Zach Bryan has finally... Read More → Zach Bryan Breaks Silence on ICE Song Backlash Saying ‘I’m scared’
L.A. Times | To the editor: A White House advisor criticizing the selection of Bad Bunny to perform the... Read More → Letters to the Editor: What happens when the White House criticizes musicians? Ask The Beach Boys
October 2, 2025| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
By John Edward Hasse, Wall Street Journal | Imagine a law-school graduate who works on Wall Street but ends... Read More → Opinion | Hoagy Carmichael at 125: A Stardust-Sprinkled Songsmith
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