"There's got to be new songwriters out there who want to continue that kind of music," he said.

She is definitely one of my new favorite songwriters to work with.

They are used by songwriters, publishers and record producers, but most commonly by new songwriters looking to gain a foothold in the industry.

The mark of the new sensitive songwriter is that sooner or later, he finds himself lingering over the words, "I'm sorry."

Alongside the induction of new songwriters are a variety of special awards.

Webb's success as a new songwriter underscored what became the central dilemma in his career.

The album also contained songs written by new songwriters.

I've experienced more and I've written with new songwriters who are really talented, but it's still my same music and feel and sound.

As an attempt to promote new songwriters and composers, it also has a self-publishing tool, allowing musicians to publish their own compositions.

Among the handful of significant new performing songwriters to emerge in the last five years, Tracy Chapman may be the most compelling.