Songwriting UK — Winter 2017

LINALINA It’s not often that reality TV competitions produce noteworthy artists but sometimes there are exceptions. Lina is one ...

MADE 22 istock INTERVIEW: COREY TAYLOR TAYLOR ...

OUR WINTER COVER STAR IS ONE OF ROCK AND METAL’S SHINING STARS. H e’s a man who fronts not one, but two of the biggest bands fro ...

24 It’s 15 years since the release of Stone Sour (the band’s self-titled debut LP), 17 years since you reformed, and 25 years si ...

25 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx “LONGEVITY , QUALITY, AND HOPEFULLY I WASN ’T TOO MUCH OF A JAC ...

26 istock you, you know! It’s like, ‘hold on a second. If I dig this, just because you don’t, it doesn’t mean that I have to cha ...

27 ignorance and with feeling instead of with information, and that’s the tough part. “That’s one of the reasons why I just say ...

28 BEST OF 2017 Best of 2017 Featuring - Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, Robert Plant, Lorde, Sheryl Crow, Max Martin & More. ...

29 BEST OF 2017 If you’ve been following the UK and US song- writing charts this year then the winner of this category will come ...

Runners up 30 Practically a permanent fixture in this section, last year’s winner drops back into the pack this time. That’s not ...

TAYLOR SWIFT Though less prolific than Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift is another artist who is equally adept at penning songs for othe ...

32 We’ll often review an album, enjoy it for a couple of weeks and then forget all about it, which is perfectly fine. What we’re ...

Runners up 33 LORDE MELODRAMA It’s a well-known fact that record companies quietly rejoice when their artists go through break-u ...

Best SONG 34 Whether on a compositional level or for sheer aural pleasure, Green Light is a song that has it all. From its omino ...

35 BEST OF 2017 Runners up: JP COOPER Sometimes we get it right and that was certainly the case when we touted JP Cooper as one ...

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37 INTERVIEW: VAGABON ...

38 istock “That’s funny. I think I started with the most difficult thing, but then I’m also still finding difficult things. Mayb ...

39 then you’re like ‘OK, I’ll practice this later.’ But it still has this vibe of working in closed spaces, with restrictions, a ...

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