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AN IMPORTANT THREAD. We are glad that Miley shared her own lyricist/ songwriter experience in the music industry but there are people saying that swifties “lost their drag argument” 1/ 25 https://twitter.com/MileyUpdates/status/1301251366136868864/video/
or that songwriting skills is not an valid argument but that is not true at all. Taylor songwriting skills should be celebrated. artists songwriting skills should be celebrated. After Fearless people and music’s critics couldn’t believe that a teenager wrote or co-wrote 2/ 25
all the songs of an album of the year Grammy winner. FIRST there is an difference between songwriter, lyricist and producer.
An Songwriter: writes.makes melody, decides the flow, decides when and how the words need to be pronounced/sung, decides the pace of the song, 3/25
An Songwriter: writes.makes melody, decides the flow, decides when and how the words need to be pronounced/sung, decides the pace of the song, 3/25
writes lyrics. Usually knows how to use multiple instruments to make music. an songwriter writes words and music that goes with the words. That "music" part usually includes the melody, the musical part that mostly closely associated with lyrics. 4/25
For example jazz music doesn’t have to have lyrics on it but the person who wrote is a songwriter, because this person wrote the notes of each instrument. (Composition)
An lyricist writes lyrics on paper.
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An lyricist writes lyrics on paper. 5/25
Music producers: in charge of organizing it and making it sound like a cohesive song. They call all the shots on what’s played, and when it’s played, and how it’s played, and the sounds that are used, or the vocals that are recorded if they’re correct or not. 6/ 25
Taylor Swift is a songwriter and a producer. Taylor is the ONLY songwriter credited in her third album Speak Now.She wrote every single lyrics,melody, piano and guitar notes in that album. And produced all the songs with Nathan Chapman. 7/25
So, she wrote the lyrics AND composed the music. A lot of pop acts write their own lyrics but they don’t compose the music. That is why is importance to point out the difference between lyricist and songwriter. 8/25
Taylor is the only pop artist that has songwriting credits in all the songs of her catalogue.
even when there are another people in the songwriting (for the guitar o piano notes/ composition) credits, she is still the main songwriter or lyricist. 9/25
even when there are another people in the songwriting (for the guitar o piano notes/ composition) credits, she is still the main songwriter or lyricist. 9/25
Now, singing and dancing skills SHOULD be praised too, but those skills don’t define an artist.
Taylor is a good performer,has a good stage presence and she knows how to connect with her audience, because only she can convey the right feelings while she is singing her 10/25
Taylor is a good performer,has a good stage presence and she knows how to connect with her audience, because only she can convey the right feelings while she is singing her 10/25
own songs. In her live performances she shows her ability with instruments too, she can play four: Guitar, ukelele, piano and bianjo. how could she have the highest tour in USA without being a good performer? 11/25
Is important how an artist connect with the public and how they convey their feelings through their artistry. there are a lot of better vocalists than Madonna and Britney Spears but we can’t deny the impact in pop culture and in the music industry of this two women. 12/25 https://twitter.com/loverstan1989/status/1301410394347433984
Taylor songwriting achievements
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Hal David Starlight Award (2010)
ASCAP Awards
Most Performed Song (2014 x2, 2016)
Award-Winning Song (2017, 2019, 2020 x2)
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Songwriters Hall of Fame
Hal David Starlight Award (2010)ASCAP Awards
Most Performed Song (2014 x2, 2016) Award-Winning Song (2017, 2019, 2020 x2)13/25
BMI Awards
BMI President's Award (2009)
Award Winning Songs (2009, 2010, 2011 x2, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 x3, 2016 x4, 2017, 2018, 2019 x4, 2020 x2)
Song of the Year (2010)
Songwriter of the Year (2015, 2016, 2019)
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BMI President's Award (2009) Award Winning Songs (2009, 2010, 2011 x2, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 x3, 2016 x4, 2017, 2018, 2019 x4, 2020 x2) Song of the Year (2010) Songwriter of the Year (2015, 2016, 2019) 14/25
BMI London Awards
Award-Winning Song (2014)
Pop Award (2018, 2019)
BMI Country Awards
Award-Winning Songs(2007, 2008 x2, 2009 x2, 2010 x4, 2011 x3)
Song of the Year(2008, 2009, 2010)
Songwriter of the Year(2010)
Top 50 Songs(2012 x2, 2013 x2, 2014 x2, 2017)
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Award-Winning Song (2014)Pop Award (2018, 2019)BMI Country Awards
Award-Winning Songs(2007, 2008 x2, 2009 x2, 2010 x4, 2011 x3)Song of the Year(2008, 2009, 2010)Songwriter of the Year(2010)Top 50 Songs(2012 x2, 2013 x2, 2014 x2, 2017)15/25
Nashville Songwriter Awards
Songwriter of the Year(2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
Ten Songs I Wish I'd Written(2015, 2017)
Rolling Stones List of the best songwriters of all time. Taylor is the youngest songwriter in the list.
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Songwriter of the Year(2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)Ten Songs I Wish I'd Written(2015, 2017) Rolling Stones List of the best songwriters of all time. Taylor is the youngest songwriter in the list.16/25
BMI named an award with her name in honor to her songwriting skills. “Taylor Swift Award”* The majority of Taylor’s songs don’t have more than 3 co-writers (lyrics and music composition)
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Bookmark this thread and Don’t let people drag your fave because they are accustomed to a certain type of artist or performer, female artists should have the platform to perform in different ways without being criticize for it. Every artist is special in their own way
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stop putting women against each other. healthy and fairly hits comparisons are okey, as long as people are comparing an artist with their peers.
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Remember: "the best singers in the world, are not the loudest, but they move you". 20/25
24/25 Bookmark this thread https://twitter.com/breakble_heaven/status/1272256734149689345?s=21
25/25 Taylor awards thread: https://twitter.com/newrommantics/status/1300855081231953920?s=21
Credits for the difference between songwriter, producer and lyricist to @melodramaswift1
