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COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Ends May 31st!

April 30, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

Photo: Previous winner Andy Ard with Barb Dye | Only FOUR more weeks to enter your song in our Annual... Read More → COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Ends May 31st!

The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Still Alive

April 30, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

By Stefan Ruiz, New York Times | The first songwriter profiled is Nile Rogers: The titles tell the story.... Read More → The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Still Alive

COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Ends May 31st!

April 23, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

Only FIVE more weeks to enter your song in our Annual Songwriting Contest! The information form to enter is... Read More → COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Ends May 31st!

COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Has Started – Ends May 31st!

April 16, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

Photo: Previous winner Shadow Animal | Only six more weeks to enter your song in our Annual Songwriting... Read More → COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Has Started – Ends May 31st!

Irving Berlin Couldn’t Read or Write Music – But Still He Wrote 1,500 Songs, Including White Christmas

April 16, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

From the Facebook Group “US History Tradition” on Irving Berlin: Irving had inherited his father’s... Read More → Irving Berlin Couldn’t Read or Write Music – But Still He Wrote 1,500 Songs, Including White Christmas

Lisa Selle at COMBO Songwriter Showcase at Oddes

COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Has Started — Ends May 31st!

April 9, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

Photo: Songwriter Lisa Selle at the COMBO Songwriters Showcase | Only seven weeks more to enter your song in... Read More → COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Has Started — Ends May 31st!

Megan Burtt

DSE News: Patricia Bahia and The January Lanterns Wins Grand Prize in the John Lennon Song Contest, plus more!

April 9, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

Photo: Meghan Burtt at the DSE | Hello Durangoites! We had an amazing expo in Ventura several weeks ago and... Read More → DSE News: Patricia Bahia and The January Lanterns Wins Grand Prize in the John Lennon Song Contest, plus more!

COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Starts April 1st, Ends May 31st!

April 2, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

Photo: Previous winner Joy Iwancio | Only two months to enter your song in our Annual Songwriting Contest! If... Read More → COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Starts April 1st, Ends May 31st!

COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Starts April 1st, Ends May 31st!

March 26, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

Photo: Jeffrey Dallet, one of our previous songwriting contest winners! | Only two months to enter your song... Read More → COMBO’s Annual Songwriting Contest Starts April 1st, Ends May 31st!

The Music Community Comes Through With Places to Play Your Original Songs

March 19, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

Following another Facebook discussion, would y’all please tell me the name(s) of any current venues in... Read More → The Music Community Comes Through With Places to Play Your Original Songs

Songwriters at the Speakeasy at Roxy on Broadway

February 5, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

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

Songwriters at the Speakeasy at Roxy on Broadway Second & Third Tuesdays

January 20, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

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

Durango DSE Ventura

Updated Info on the Durango Songwriters Expo Being Held in Ventura, CA Feb. 19-21

January 15, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

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

The Golden Globes didn’t air the award for best original score // Golden Globes’ best original score award cut from CBS telecast

January 15, 2026| Songwriter's Corner|

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

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 11, 2025| Songwriter's Corner|

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”

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