It's the beginning of the "ber" months and it's time for us to once again look back at significant events that happened in the world of music. Johann Pachelbel, the ... Read More

For over 10 years, the Song of the Year Song & Lyric Writing Competition has helped open doors for aspiring songwriters across the globe. You can submit your song/s to ... Read More

The NSAI, or Nashville Songwriters Association International, Song Contest is one of the few competitions out there that is open to amateur songwriters only. Now on its 13th year, this ... Read More

The John Lennon Songwriting Competition began in 1997 and to date is considered one of best competitions to join for amateur or professional songwriters. This contest has two sessions per ... Read More

ISC, or the International Songwriting Competition, was founded in 2002 and has since been held every year. The said contest is open to both amateur and professional songwriters, residing in ... Read More

Many of the noted names in music were considered innovators and pioneers during their time. For example, Nadia Boulanger was the first woman to conduct an entire program with the ... Read More

For more than 50 years, the Guinness World Records has carefully documented every imaginable world record there is; from the simply inspiring to the truly bizarre. It comes as no ... Read More

Do you know what Schumann's Carnaval is about? How about the poet who influenced both Schubert and Liszt?  Aside from learning how to play certain pieces by heart, it also ... Read More

Country singer Patsy Cline was awarded a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 3, 1999; singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka's song "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" ... Read More