Six Ways to Write a Christmas Lyric The festive season is here again! Christmas is going to be very different this year, but hopefully we can still celebrate the holidays safely – and flex our creativity! Now is the ideal time to write a festive song. Our trees are up, the halls are decked, the joy of Christmas is in the air! There’s no better time to pen a Christmas lyric than when the festivities are in full swing. Most importantly, it’s not too early Continue

Winners of the Songbay Lyric Writing Competition 2020 We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Songbay Lyric Writing Competition.   First Prize Mandy Vinson with lyric Watching  View Lyric Second Prize  Martin Hampton with lyric Good Grace and Hope View Lyric Third Prize  Sheena Hope with lyric The Fire View Lyric  Fourth Prize Maria Teresa Guzman with lyric Tomorrow Without Me View Lyric   Commended Entries (in no particular ranking order) Brett Hunt with lyric Buffett  View Lyric Songs4Singers with Continue

Lyric-to-Song Service   HAVE YOUR LYRICS TURNED INTO FANTASTIC ORIGINAL SONGS “Any style, any genre, any instrument- we bring your lyrics to life” Do you dream of turning your lyrics into a completed professional song but do not compose music, sing, or play an instrument? Maybe you’ve assumed it would be too expensive to have your lyrics composed, arranged, and recorded by professional musicians and vocalists? If so, we have the perfect solution for you! Take a listen to the Continue

New features to our Collaboration Zone Do you want to collaborate with other songwriters or lyricists? If you haven’t yet used our collaboration zone, or you are not aware of it, it’s a fantastic place where lyricists and songwriters can join forces. It’s an extremely popular benefit of Songbay. For those of you who have been using it, it’s about to get even better! Lyricists collaborating with songwriters at Songbay Songwriters collaborating with Lyricists at Songbay Pop up auto displaying Continue

The Songbay Lyric Writing Competition 2020 Winners to be announced first week of December 2020 Our annual lyric writing competition is here! To enter the competition, write an original lyric that includes the following three words… Flamboyant Ramble Hope The words can appear in the lyric in any order but must include all three words.  The words must be used exactly as they are written above. For example, ‘rambling’ or ‘rambles’ will not be accepted. The lyric may be written in any Continue

The Songbay Lyric Competition 2020 To enter the competition, write an original lyric that includes the following three words… Flamboyant Ramble Hope The words can appear in the lyric in any order but must include all three words. The words must also be used exactly as they are written above. For example, ‘rambling’ or ‘rambles’ will not be accepted. The lyric may be written in any genre but must be structured in common song format. For example, it must contain 2-4 clear Continue

4 Underrated Ways to Improve Your Lyrics Do you find editing your lyrics difficult? Perhaps you feel the lyric could be better but you don’t know how to make improvements. Don’t worry. We’re here to help! Try these quick and easy methods. 1. Wait a few days This is one of the best yet simplest ways to improve your lyrics. We recommend leaving each draft at least 48 hours before editing. If possible, wait 7-14 days. It’s important not to Continue

  Lyrics turned into songs at Songbay ‘How do I get my lyrics turned into songs?’ ‘Is there a music songwriting service for lyricists?’- These are questions we are often asked at Songbay. If you are struggling to find songwriters/composers for your lyrics, you can have your lyrics turned into fully completed original songs by our expert team of songwriters and session musicians. The service is proving to be very popular! It can be tough for lyricists to get into Continue