songwriters
Craft lyrics professionally
Songwriters are people who compose music and lyrics for songs.
The term covers a spectrum from singer-songwriters who perform their own material to professional writers who craft hits for other artists.
In commercial music, songwriting credits determine royalty payments, making the distinction between songwriter and performer legally significant: Three songwriters split the royalties on that track.
Narrative poem or song
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- jingleBrief advertising melody
- hymnReligious song of praise
- lullabySoothing song for babies
folk · country · pop · rock · blues · soul · gospel · reggae
Arranged elements forming whole
- lyricsWritten words for music
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- versesLines of poetry
- chorusSingers performing together
bridge · hook · arrangement · harmony · riff · beat · groove · refrain
Ongoing payments to creators
- publishingDistributing written works publicly
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- ASCAPMusic royalty organization
- BMIWeight-to-height ratio
catalog · sync · licensing · advance · deal · contract · credits · splits
Pleasing sequence of notes
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- arrangerOne who orders elements
harmony · instrumentation · motif · phrase · counterpoint · arpeggio · tonality · key
Writer of verse
- wordsmithSkilled prose artisan
- versesLines of poetry
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
imagery · storytelling · narrative · rhyme · meter · couplet · prose · diction
Composing brothers' surname
- DylanWelsh masculine name
- Smokey RobinsonMotown singer-songwriter, Miracles leader
- AR RahmanTamil film composer
Lennon · McCartney · Sondheim · Joni Mitchell · Carole King · Dolly Parton · Max Martin
ballad
Narrative poem or song
lullaby · folk · country · pop · rock · blues · soul · gospel · reggae · hip-hop
composition
Arranged elements forming whole
chorus · bridge · hook · arrangement · harmony · riff · beat · groove · refrain · songcraft
royalties
Ongoing payments to creators
- publishingDistributing written works publicly
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- ASCAPMusic royalty organization
BMI · catalog · sync · licensing · advance · deal · contract · credits · splits · demo
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
arranger · harmony · instrumentation · motif · phrase · counterpoint · arpeggio · tonality · key · tempo
poet
Writer of verse
metaphor · imagery · storytelling · narrative · rhyme · meter · couplet · prose · diction · wordplay
Gershwin
Composing brothers' surname
- DylanWelsh masculine name
- Smokey RobinsonMotown singer-songwriter, Miracles leader
- AR RahmanTamil film composer
Lennon · McCartney · Sondheim · Joni Mitchell · Carole King · Dolly Parton · Max Martin
- writersauthor, novelist, poet, journalist, essayist
- songwritersBob Dylan, lyricists, composer, lyricist, composers
- Poet-RockersBob Dylan, Patti Smith, Jim Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed
- musicmusic, band, bands, beat, beats
- music industryalbum, albums, singles, record label, record labels
- GrammysGrammy Awards, Grammys, Grammy winners, nomination, nominations
songwritersperformers
Those who entertain audiences
interpreters · cover artists · session musicians · karaoke singers · singers