If you’ve ever tried writing a song, you know it can be tricky to get all your ideas to flow just right. That’s where understanding song structure comes in. Think of song structure as the blueprint for your track—it helps organise your ideas, keeps your song moving, and makes sure your audience stays hooked from […]
Every legendary song has a story—about its creation, its songwriter, and the artist who made it famous. If you’re getting into songwriting, knowing where these classics came from might just inspire your next big hit. Let’s get into the history behind some of the most iconic songs ever written and some of the newer ones […]
An immersive & motivational experience for aspiring young songwriters aged 11-18. The ultimate songwriting camp – advancing songwriting skills, boosting confidence & finding friends for life. Our residential songwriting camps are designed for aspiring young songwriters/musicians to develop their songwriting skills, connect & collaborate on exciting songwriting briefs over 4 days & immerse themselves in […]
The big break! We’re calling all young songwriters aged 8-22. Star-studded judges, including Tom Grennan, GAYLE, Miranda Cooper, Nina Nesbitt, MNEK, Toby Gad, Calum Scott, Plested & Connie Talbot + fantastic prizes going for a song! (including a home studio set-up, recording studio session with a top producer & performing at The Young Songwriter 2025 […]
Get ahead and make sure you’ve the perfect Christmas presents for the young songwriters & musicians you know! We’ve suggested combinations of 2025 songwriting programmes and latest merchandise to guarantee success! With 15 years experience our songwriting programmes & stylish Merch are ideal presents for aspiring young songwriters! Whether they’re from doting parents, grandparents, aunts, […]
We teamed up with YouTube Music, sponsor of The Young Songwriter 2024 competition, to offer our young songwriters an exclusive opportunity to learn from leading songwriters/producers Jason Julian and JayDX, have a tour of the impressive YouTube studios and meet like-minded peers. Young Songwriter 2024 competition finalists, members of our mentoring programme, The Ad Lib. […]
The Young Songwriter 2024 competition shines a spotlight on the next generation of songwriters and celebrates their talents. Judges included: Cathy Dennis, Lost Boy, MNEK, Eg White, Jimmy Napes, Naughty Boy, Emily Phillips, Plested, Jon Maguire, Nina Nesbitt, Connie Talbot, Kenny Barber and Dan Gillespie Sells. Song Academy is the world’s leading songwriting platform for […]
Discover the clever design concept behind this year’s Young Songwriter trophy, by Finnian Smith, product designer, songwriter & bespoke tailor Last year, I designed The Young Songwriter 2023 collection of trophies with these concepts in mind; to make each one an identical shape, to signify that we, as songwriters, have a unified goal of creating […]
A must see event to inspire musical & creative young people! The top finalists of The Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 competition and special VIP guests will perform their original songs at the iconic Tabernacle in Notting Hill, London. The winners will be announced on the night. Don’t miss out, book your tickets soon! The […]
The Young Songwriter 2024 judges include: Eg White, Naughty Boy, MNEK, Lost Boy, Dan Gillespie Sells, Cathy Dennis, Plested, Jimmy Napes, Jon Maguire, Kenny Barber, Connie Talbot, Emily Phillips & Nina Nesbitt. Drumroll please! The top 5 songs of the hotly contested Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 competition, in its 14th year, have now been revealed. […]
