Artist features, song stories, album discussions, music history and opinion— alongside updates and research from the EverySongBy archive.
An artist’s voice can appear on a recording without the artist returning to the studio for that release. A producer may sample an older performance,
A single recording can be connected to several dates, and those dates do not describe the same event. A song may be written in one
A songwriter demo can sit in an awkward place inside an artist catalogue. The recording may contain a complete vocal performance by the songwriter, yet
Unreleased songs are often among the most interesting—and most difficult—parts of an artist’s recording history. They can reveal abandoned albums, early versions of familiar songs,
A vocal credit can look straightforward. An artist’s name appears beside a song, so it may seem safe to assume that the artist performs a
A song can appear in many forms: an album master, radio edit, remix, acoustic session, live performance, demo, duet, clean version or later rerecording. Those