Sunday night’s SONA Warrior Awards ceremony in Los Angeles wasn’t only a celebration of songwriters and those who champion them, but also a call to action to better support what Chappell Roan called the “backbone of the music industry.” Michelle Lewis, SONA’s CEO, opened the event, held at the Skirball …
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It took 11 years for Bonnie McKee to drop her album, Hot City, but it’s finally here. On Friday, the pop star and Teenage Dream songwriter officially released her album, featuring 2013 hit “American Girl” and 15 more nostalgia-inducing, glittery pop tracks. Along with previously leaked songs such as “I …
Read More »After Writing for Pop's Biggest Stars, Bonnie McKee Wants People to Step Into Her Own World
Bonnie McKee was at one of the lowest, darkest moments of her life when she had a validating experience with Lana Del Rey. The singer approached her at a party in 2019 and held up her phone to show what she had been listening to on her way there: McKee’s …
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