“Just an American Boy”. The Political Songwriting of Steve Earle by Richard Jobes

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The Satirical Vision of Canadian/Scottish Songwriter, Poet, and Novelist Graeme Williamson by Victor Kennedy

“…Graeme Williamson, best known as the lead singer/songwriter of the 1980s Toronto New Wave band Pukka Orchestra, was also a poet, short story writer, and novelist. …”
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Creativity and Cultural Production: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Creativity Through an Ethnographic Study of Songwriting by McIntyre Phillip

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“Para mantener la cordura”: experiencias sobre la práctica del songwriting durante la pandemia del COVID-19 by Daniel Alonso Canales Madero, Víctor Hugo Ñopo Olazábal

“… Este estudio explora las experiencias de songwriting durante la pandemia de COVID-19, con el fin de comprender cómo circunstancias excepcionales afectaron la creatividad y el proceso compositivo de los músicos. …”
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De Gréco à Juliette : les justes causes de la chanson française by Bruno Blanckeman

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"He Has Rescued Me from Danger" by Sarah Bishop

Subjects: “…music and trauma; songwriting; resilience; religious music; cross-cultural music therapy…”
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The River in Reverse: Flood Imaginaries, Old and New by Grønstad Asbjørn, Vågnes Øyvind

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Chanteuse pop en milieu indé : entretien avec La Féline by Barbara Lebrun

“…The French singer-songwriter La Féline, who has been recording music since 2011, discusses her career by evoking her musical influences, her perception of gender biases in the music industry, the tension between mainstream and indie pop, the role played by her body and maternity, and finally how her music practice is influenced by and sometimes at odds with her job as a teacher and academic.…”
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Al mismo tiempo, en el mismo lugar de Jorge Tacla: una obra que deja ver lo escondido by Melissa Serrato Ramírez

“…In this interview, the Chilean artist Jorge Tacla explains how he conceived and carried out Al mismo tiempo, en el mismo lugar, which pays tribute to Victor Jara, a musician, songwriter, teacher, theater director, activist and militant of the Communist Party, who was brutally murdered a few days after the coup that overthrew the government of Salvador Allende, on September 11, 1973.…”
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"The Cult of the Diva" – Rufus Wainwright as Opera Queen by Oliver C. E. Smith

“…The music of Rufus Wainwright has been afforded much critical acclaim thanks to the singer-songwriter’s understanding of Queer cultural history, and the candor with which he explores (homo)sexuality in his music. …”
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« Je la regarde et je danse » by Elena Nesti

“…In this article, I analyse the onstage danced movements of a singer-songwriter who is a non-dancer. The more she moves, the more her fans recognise the reason why they “chose” her, whey she represents them. …”
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Fiction at the Root of My Existence by Astrid Joutseno

“…Simultaneously, I describe the impact of a lack of language around abuse and the pre-emptive liberalism of consumer-focused culture in which I, a young songwriter, became an impossible object. The essay examines narrative transformation over time. …”
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Un chant « pour les voyous virés de la Sorbonne » :la poéticité maudite des chansons d’Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine by François Prévost

“…Claiming to “play for the thugs fired from the Sorbonne” and defined as a poet from the early beginning of his career by the media, the contemporary singer-songwriter Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine has been blurring the porous line between song and poetry for more than forty years and nearly two hundred songs.This contribution will focus on some of the poetic aspect of Thiéfaine’s work which is to be studied as a literary piece. …”
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From Pablo Honey to A Moon Shaped Pool: Radiohead’s Experimental, Political Journey by Guillaume Clément

“…As their music became more complex, Radiohead evolved into a politicized band as well, with singer and songwriter Thom Yorke seeking inspiration in the socio-political context of the time. …”
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THE RECLAIMING CUBAN CULTURAL IDENTITY WHILE LIVING AS A CUBAN DIASPORA IN AMERICA AS DEPICTED IN CAMILA CABELLO “HAVANA” by Tan Michael Chandra

“…Upon closer scrutiny, what at first glance considered as a simple love song underlines the cultural notion behind it.  As the singer and songwriter is Cuban, Cabello expresses a theme of longing and stake a claim of  Cuban cultural identity in the character of the song despite being offered a life in America. …”
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Essai de slapologie : Phanee de Pool, « Reine de la provoc » by Stéphanie Pahud, Camille Vorger

“…We’ll show the extent to which the movements and gestures choreographed and performed on stage or through the clip, which give body to the lyrics, can be the bearers of an humoristic renewal of traditional gendered configurations and interpretations, culminating in a pastiche or even a satire embodied by the singer-songwriter.…”
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Activism and Environmentalism in British Rock Music: the Case of Radiohead. by Guillaume Clément

“…In the course of their thirty-year career, as their music became more complex, Radiohead evolved into a politicized band as well, as singer and songwriter Thom Yorke found inspiration in the socio-political context of the time. …”
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“With a Little Help from my Friends”: Exploring Pseudo-Social Music Listening Experiences by Scott Bannister, Freya Bailes, Alinka E. Greasley

“…Extra-musical knowledge, such as knowledge of the composer, songwriter, or performer, was considered less important. …”
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Chanter son/l’homosexualité pour mieux l’affirmer : Suzane, Eddy de Pretto et autres échos dans la chanson française contemporaine by Renaud Lagabrielle

“…Suzane and Eddy de Pretto are two French singer-songwriters whose music encourages a direct and rare criticism of heterosexism. …”
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