How do you begin writing a song? From the importance of a chorus, to using visual stimulus as a source of inspiration, we recap the main tips, insights and processes that Maverick Sabre, Rachel Furner and Novelist shared to aspiring songwriters and artists during last month’s Abbey Road Studios’ Songwriting Masterclass at BBC Introducing ...

Following a trip to see the premiere of his second album using the artificial-intelligence-exploring SKYGGE moniker, we had a chat with Benoit Carré about his method, attitude to artificial intelligence and the line where human meets, and uses, ...

As part of our Abbey Road Month celebrations, we sat down and spoke to *Ken Townsend who told us his Abbey Road story. In part one, Ken recalls his first impressions upon arriving at the studios and some of the early recording sessions he worked ...

Where is music taking tech? Following Abbey Road Red’s Karim Fanous panel discussion with Bobby Friction at BBC Music Introducing LIVE, Karim presents an inspiring and thought provoking essay about why fear of artificial intelligence will limit creativity, exploring some of the early adopters who are using AI as a collaborative platform for their music, together with the possibilities offered by the available AI ...

Following the release of White Lies' 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of their debut album ’To Lose My Life’, we sat down with the indie rock band to talk about their writing habits, what’s currently inspiring them and why they decided to complete the project at Abbey Road with our own Christian Wright. ...

In the final instalment of our Abbey Road Wall Takeover to celebrate 50 years of The Beatles’ #AbbeyRoad, we’ve teamed up with London-based urban artist Endless who has left his mark on the wall outside the studios with his interpretation of The Beatles' Her Majesty. We caught up with him to discuss his background as an artist and the process he followed to create this incredible ...

Our final panellist for Abbey Road Studios’ Songwriting Masterclass at BBC Music Introducing Live on 31 October is Irish singer-songwriter and rapper Maverick Sabre. Find out more about the artist and what to expect from the masterclass that includes Novelist and Rachel ...

Our second panellist for Abbey Road Studios’ Songwriting Masterclass at BBC Music Introducing Live is Mercury Prize nominee and Grime artist Novelist. Once dubbed ‘The Poster Boy of Grime’, Novelist burst onto the UK music scene with his cutting lyricism and impeccable production. Find out more about Novelist and what to expect from the masterclass that includes Maverick Sabre and Rachel ...

Artist number four in our Abbey Road wall takeover is illustrator and storyboard artist, Lewis Campbell, who chose to visually interpret the themes and lyrics behind Ringo Starr's track from the Abbey Road album, Octopus's Garden, with this incredible graffiti ...