Good luck to retired postie Phil Mitten who is in the @uksongwriting Contest final with his John Prine @JohnPrineMusic-inspired 'Never', says Will Payne @WillPayneKM on @Kent_Online. Find the piece via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org/

The Trump administration commissions a White House statue of left-winger @WoodyGuthrie - who wrote a song calling out Trump's father (his landlord) for racism. Find David Moye @dmoyeweirdnews's Huffington Post @HuffPost piece on this via SoundScribe soundscribe.org

Top #Songwriter @stevekipner (Olivia Newton-John @olivianj's 'Physical', Chicago @chicagotheband's 'Hard Habit to Break' and @xtina Aguilera's 'Genie in a Bottle') was interviewed on @phoenixfm this wk. Find Paul Golder @paulvgolder's piece via SoundScribe soundscribe.org/

A former co-writer's wife is suing @bobdylan over the sale of his back catalogue, says @evanminsker on @pitchfork. Find the piece via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org/

Sig up to free online #songwriting workshops with Natasha Haws @HawbagHaws and @MartyLongstaff of @TheLakePoets, says Katy Wheeler @KatyJourno in the @SunderlandEcho. Find the piece via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase to The World soundscribe.org/

The 'new' @queensryche drummer Casey Grillo @drumCaseyGrillo has a hand in the #songwriting for their new album, says singer @ToddLaTorre. Find the @BLABBERMOUTHNET piece on this via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org/

Interesting interview with David Crosby @thedavidcrosby by @AFP, discussing #songwriting, the current political climate and that US President chap. Find the piece via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org/

Hats off and Congrats to @Olivia_Rodrigo for the remarkable success of her debut single 'Driver's Licence', with 10.9 million streams in a week. Find Mark Savage @mrdiscopop's @BBCNews piece on this via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org/

Good piece by Friedemann Findeisen @FFindeisen in American Songwriter @AmerSongwriter on his pursuit of Max Martin @MaxMartinM's #songwriting formula and where it led him. Find the article via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org/

This week's music catalogue acquisition by Merck Mercuriadis @MMercuriadis's @HipgnosisSongs Fund: only the entire works by @shakira... Find Mark Savage @mrdiscopop's @BBCNews piece on this via SoundScribe - Where Songwriters Showcase To The World soundscribe.org

Interesting piece by @jamesshotwell_ of @Haulix on @hypebot on how short attention span is altering #songwriting. Although @thebeatles' first 8 singles were all under 3 mins (one was under 2), just saying... Find the piece via SoundScribe soundscribe.org/