tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29511332444041358262012-02-01T23:31:44.184-05:00Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-54516716947320427142011-07-11T16:29:00.003-04:002011-07-11T16:31:16.759-04:00<a href="http://songwriteruniverse.com/images/garychurgin1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 330px;" src="http://songwriteruniverse.com/images/garychurgin1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><h1 align="left" class="style50" style="text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; color: rgb(95, 60, 117); font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; "><a href="http://songwriteruniverse.com/gary-churgin-123.htm">Interview with Gary Churgin, President &amp; CEO of The Harry Fox Agency (HFA)</a></h1></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-5451671694732042714?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-16732838857297073822011-05-25T21:51:00.002-04:002011-05-25T21:58:15.505-04:00<a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR116bHDVaWEmQNgOKwFO--a0b-ODKhPU3oCK73m691hYV5XnQL" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR116bHDVaWEmQNgOKwFO--a0b-ODKhPU3oCK73m691hYV5XnQL" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/fusari.htm">(Lady GaGa &amp; Rob Fusari)</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/fusari.htm">Before the storm. </a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" > In case you are unaware, Rob discovered Gaga, connected the dots to get her signed but was so greedy even after making millions of dollars from his catalog of hits, that he edited their contract to where the court deemed it unlawful and has since parted ways with the lil monster, that is now GaGa. </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-1673283885729707382?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-77958166062449962812011-03-17T17:04:00.003-04:002011-03-17T17:38:44.898-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CbHs5Tk3-4A/TYJ_M-6zMvI/AAAAAAAAAS8/4eHfBiGo-p8/s1600/maxmartin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 174px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CbHs5Tk3-4A/TYJ_M-6zMvI/AAAAAAAAAS8/4eHfBiGo-p8/s400/maxmartin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585166348917617394" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin">Only 10 years my elder, fellow creative piscean, Max Martin. Truly one of the greatest pop writers living.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-7795816606244996281?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-10363397467850686682010-10-11T20:06:00.004-04:002010-10-11T20:13:41.592-04:00<div align="center"><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/mikeposner123.htm"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/images/mikeposner1.jpg" /></a> Amazing singer/songwriter. Duke Grad. You can tell he really gets it. #formula<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-1036339746785068668?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-46229302191499334172010-10-11T19:58:00.003-04:002010-10-11T20:02:52.824-04:00<div align="center"><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/bcjean123.htm"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/images/bcjean2.jpg" /></a> BC Jean<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-4622930219149933417?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-86744115742499878892010-08-05T18:00:00.003-04:002010-08-05T18:08:29.822-04:00<div align="center"><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/trickystewart123.htm"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 438px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/96276399.jpg?v=1&amp;c=IWSAsset&amp;k=2&amp;d=77BFBA49EF878921A343B2C87A49D8F5BB783171BF5C54B7735F080EEACEC814F5EC8A16FACBE406E30A760B0D811297" /></a> <a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/trickystewart123.htm">kATY pERRY &amp; tRICKY sTEWART</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-8674411574249987889?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-80225475548972141932010-07-17T14:50:00.002-04:002010-07-17T14:57:19.116-04:00<div align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 463px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.allshadezone.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/1y3lhf.png" border="0" /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLxR1vxYyqg&amp;feature=player_embedded"> Watch <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Beyonce</span> in the studio. Artists give credit because legally they have to. Read the credits. Focus on the positive.<br /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-8022547554897214193?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-56584664665487496432010-07-17T14:15:00.005-04:002010-07-17T14:32:25.775-04:00<a href="http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/07/beyonce-mary-j-blige-embroiled-in-songwriting-controversy/"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 490px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://rhonabennett.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/mary-j-blige.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Mary J <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Blige</span> versus The Clutch versus Original Songwriters<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb1RX0zE9VE">Watch Video of Dr.Shannon Roberts <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dissecting</span> the record<br />Watch Video of audio similarities here</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-5658466466548749643?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-79420017883518766052010-07-14T19:38:00.007-04:002010-07-14T19:49:51.135-04:00<div align="left"><a href="http://theoffice.download-tvshows.com/steve-carell-turns-pop-songwriter-dennis-lambert/"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 222px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="http://kjzz.org/inside/bios/news/dennislambert/index_html/dennislambert.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://theoffice.download-tvshows.com/steve-carell-turns-pop-songwriter-dennis-lambert/"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.hollywoodgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/steve-carrell.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />'The Office' Star Steve Carrell to portray songwriter Dennis Lambert in new movie.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-7942001788351876605?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-8224015744493141212010-07-14T18:57:00.003-04:002010-07-14T19:01:40.480-04:00<a href="http://www.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=15838"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493900375986663890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lQubnNQ7TG4/TD5BSLYR8dI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/4DJoCsY9HSc/s400/cj.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Extraordinaire</span>.<br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-822401574449314121?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-61016476631691253252010-07-14T18:10:00.004-04:002010-07-14T18:17:39.242-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/images/claudekelly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 327px;" src="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/images/claudekelly.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/claudekelly123.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FFFF;">My Life Would Suck Without You” (Kelly Clarkson),</span></a></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/claudekelly123.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">“Party In the USA” (Miley Cyrus</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FFFF;">) </span></a></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/claudekelly123.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FFFF;">“Blame It On Me”</span></a></span></u></span><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/claudekelly123.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FFFF;">(Chrisete Michele)</span></a></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/claudekelly123.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">"Echo" and "Like I Do" (R. Kelly)</span></a></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/claudekelly123.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FFFF;">"In My Head" (Jason Derulo)</span></a></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-6101647663169125325?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-50787999119285314812010-07-14T15:52:00.003-04:002010-07-14T15:59:53.012-04:00<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lQubnNQ7TG4/TD4WkrFPZKI/AAAAAAAAAQw/G6cbkhDX0-E/s400/lyrics.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493853414734390434" /><a href="http://www.cliffgoldmacher.com/in-the-studio/tips-on-editing-writing-your-lyric/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"> Very interesting.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-5078799911928531481?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-61108218911873045202010-07-08T21:38:00.004-04:002010-07-08T21:44:01.324-04:00<div align="center"><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/jimvellutato123.htm"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/images/jimvellutato.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jim Vellutato, VP of A&amp;R at Sony/ATV Music Publishing<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-6110821891187304520?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-57897167542466658322010-07-03T23:14:00.000-04:002010-07-03T23:16:09.201-04:00<div align="center"><a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/donaldpassman123.htm"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489884426864462114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 335px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lQubnNQ7TG4/TC_8zLE0iSI/AAAAAAAAAQA/OfoZWa0pcXY/s400/donpassmanbook.jpg" border="0" /></a> Interview With Top Attorney Donald Passman, Author of "All You Need To Know About The Music Business"</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-5789716754246665832?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-1336905282375946632010-07-03T22:49:00.003-04:002010-07-03T23:11:50.036-04:00<a href="http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/sade123.htm"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489881464889053058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lQubnNQ7TG4/TC_6Gw22j4I/AAAAAAAAAP4/dMq-_5hssAw/s400/sade.jpg" border="0" /></a> When you decide to make songwriting a career, consider it a lifetime commitment mirroring the group Sade. Timeless music for decades.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-133690528237594663?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-42045388069099259122010-07-03T22:30:00.003-04:002010-07-03T22:49:10.524-04:00<a href="http://www.oldiesradioonline.com/Article.asp?id=1844945&amp;spid=28212"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://images.radcity.net/5680/3534675.jpg" border="0" /></a> Phil Collins to receive Mercer Award at Songwriters Hall of Fame in NY. This award is only awarded to someone who has "established a history of outstanding creative works."<br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-4204538806909925912?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2951133244404135826.post-537145810763424882010-07-03T21:07:00.008-04:002010-07-03T22:04:12.189-04:00<div align="center"><a href="http://www.sesac.com/News/Article.aspx/2009/Fall/Angela%20Hunte"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489863549601595330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 439px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lQubnNQ7TG4/TC_pz9NeP8I/AAAAAAAAAPw/FelHIzSocH0/s400/City-Large-psd43166.png" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">"Empire State of Mind" -Jay Z &amp; Alicia Keys</span><br /><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Angela <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Haute</span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">For many, the business of songwriting is as elusive as a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rubik</span> cube simplistic components. This writer's story is a remarkable <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">testament</span> of hard work and dedication to one's art and passion. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.ascap.com/playback/2010/03/ACTION/Janet_Sewell.aspx">See ASCAP Jane't Sewell songwriter</a></span></div><br /><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2951133244404135826-53714581076342488?l=iadoremusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miss Rickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10984319925541569056noreply@blogger.com