The songwriter behind one of the most iconic country songs ever written has died. Don Schlitz, whose 1978 classic "The Gambler" is widely ranked among the greatest country songs of all time, passed ...

Open to 2026 Song Contest and Lyric Contest entries submitted September 16 – September 30, 2026. One Home Sweet Home winner is selected from each contest. Every entry is also judged for all regular ...

These rock songs from the 1960s still have such a gorgeous, fresh sound after all these years... and they're each about 60 ...

Don Schlitz, a hit songwriter whose solo composition “The Gambler” became a crossover smash for Kenny Rogers in 1978, died Thursday. He was 73. No cause was given, but a statement announcing his death ...

Nowadays, no one can deny that George Harrison is one of the best songwriters of his generation. But it wasn't always like that. While Harrison was always a talented musician, it took him a while to ...

Songwriter Billy Steinberg, widely regarded as one of the best songwriters of the ’80s and ’90s, died on Monday after a long battle with cancer. He was 75. Alongside his songwriting partner Tom Kelly, ...

You may not know his voice, but if you’re a country music fan, you almost certainly know his words. Don Schlitz, the songwriter behind some of country music’s most defining hits, has died at the age ...

Billboard looks at 13 Brett James-written songs that reached the pinnacle of the Hot Country Songs chart after his death this week at age 57. By Jessica Nicholson Nashville’s music community is ...

After growing up in poverty, she became famous for her legendary songs, big heart and larger-than-life style. But the iconic musician insisted that “the songs lead to everything else” Ellen Wexler | ...

It's hard to fathom life today without the hit songs of Stevie Wonder. If it wasn't for Sylvia Moy, an unsung Motown powerhouse, we might never have gotten those tunes. Songwriter Sylvia Moy in her ...

Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.