Singer-songwriters are musical artists who write and perform their own material, often accompanied by acoustic guitar or piano. Their lyrics are personal but veiled in metaphor. The genre emerged in the 1960s and merged the roles of composer, writer, and singer in the tradition of medieval troubadours. Examples given are the British singer-songwriters Adele and Ed Sheeran. Adele's albums 19 and 21 both achieved great commercial success, winning multiple Grammys. Ed Sheeran rose to fame after self-releasing EPs and building an audience through live performances, with his debut album + achieving multi-platinum status internationally.

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0 What Is A Singer – Songwriter?
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3. What Is A Singer – Songwriter?
0The term Singer-songwriter is used to define popular
music artists who write and perform their own material,
which is often self-accompanied generally on acoustic guitar
or piano.
0Many artist perform the roles of composer, lyricist, vocalist,
instrumentalist, and often self-manager.
0The lyrics are personal, but veiled by elaborate metaphors
and vague imagery, and their creative concern was to place
emphasis on the song rather than their performance of it.
0Most records by such artists have a similarly straightforward
and spare sound that placed emphasis on the song itself.
0Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers,
others have outside publishers.

4. What Is A Singer – Songwriter?
0Although songwriters of the past commonly composed,
arranged and played their own songs, more recently the
pressure to produce popular hits has tended to distribute
responsibility between a number of people.
0Furthermore, songwriters no longer need labels to support
them.
0Technology has advanced to the point where anyone can
record at home.
0The old-style apprenticeship approach to learning how to
write songs is being used by universities, colleges and rock
schools.

5. What Is A Singer – Songwriter?
0Knowledge of modern music technology and business skills
are necessary to make a career, and colleges offer diplomas
and degrees with music business modules.
0Since song writing and publishing royalties can be a source
of income, particularly if its a hit record. (Legally, in US,
songs written after 1934 only to be copied by its authors.
The legal power to grant these permissions may be bought,
sold or transferred. (Governed by International copyright
law.))
0Professional songwriters can either be employed to write
directly for or alongside a performing artist, or they present
songs to A&R, publishers, agents and managers for
consideration.

6. History Behind A Singer –
Songwriter?
0 The term has been used to refer to certain performers
in rock, folk, and pop genres, although throughout the 19th
and 20th centuries, artists from a number of genres applied
to this category.
0 It came into popular usage from the 60s onwards to refer to
a specific type of performers who followed style and
conventions, confessional song writing, musical
arrangements, and understated performance.
0 According to writer Larry David Smith, because it merged
the roles of composer, writer, and singer, the popularity of
the singer-songwriter reintroduced the Medieval
troubadour tradition of "songs with public personalities"
after the Tin Pan Alley era in American popular music.

7. Images Of U.K. & U.S.A
Singer-Songwriter:

8. Singer – Songwriter Artist
Covers

9. Examples: Adele
0 English Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Multi –
Instrumentalist
0 Adele graduated from the BRIT School for Performing
Arts & Technology in Croydon in May 2006.
0 Recording contract from XL Recordings in late 2006
0 2007 – Brit Awards “Critics’ Choice”
0 2008 – BBC Sound of 2008, Released debut album ‘19’
(4 Platinum's (UK), Double Platinum (US)
0 2009 – Grammy Awards – Best New Artist & Best
Female Pop Vocal Performance
0 2011 – Second Album ‘21’
0 2012 – ’21’ – 6 Grammy Awards (Inc. Album Of The
Year), Equalled More Grammy Awards Won By A
Female Artist In One Night, 2 Brit Awards, 3American
Music Awards, 16 times Platinum (UK), Held The Top
Position Longer Than Any Other Album Since 1985 (US), Album Sold Over 26 Million
Copied WorldWide.

10. Examples: Ed Sheeran
0 English Singer - Songwriter, Producer, Musician and Rapper
0 2005 – First independent EP (expanded play) ‘The Orange Room’
0 2008 – Small gigs in London, auditioned for ITV Series Britannia High
0 2009 - Released another EP, You Need Me, before touring with Just Jack, few
collaborations with Essex singer-songwriter Leddra Chapman, including Cee Lo
Green's Fuck You.
0 2010 – Asked to tour with Example, Played at open mic nights in LA
0 2011 –Contract with Asylum Records. Debut album with singles ‘The A Team’
and ‘Lego House’, reached no. 2 in the iTunes chart (no promotion/label) 7’000
copies in it first week, "You Need Me, I Don't Need You’ single no.4 (UK). "Lego
House" top 10, "Drunk", 4th top 10 (UK), reaching no. 9, Album ‘+’ sold over
102’000 (2nd best selling debut album 9th biggest selling in the UK 791’000
copies certified Quintuple platinum (UK).
0 2012 – Two BRIT Awards for Best British Male and British Breakthrough, ‘The A
Team’ Won Awards for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, rise to fame in
USA, supported Snow Patrol on their US tour, performed ‘The A Team’ at UK
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and a cover of Pink’s ‘Wish You Wear
Here’ at the closing ceremony London Summer Olympics, contributed to One
Direction’s ‘Take Me Home’, ‘Over Again’, Little Things, Headlined a US tour of
6’000 -9’000 capacity
0 2013 – ‘The A Team’ nominated for Song Of The Year at the Grammy
Award’s, songs for One Direction, Duetted with Elton John during the
ceremony, Opening act for Swift’s Red Tour.