Wachner had been once highly lauded as a musician who recorded over a dozen albums of his own and other composers' music, and had been twice-nominated for Grammy Awards as a conductor.
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Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2026
Even more remarkable was their response to feedback from both poets and composers.
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Octavia McBride-Ahebee,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Sep. 2026
Outside songwriters are esteemed in pop and country but less so in hip-hop; outside producers are celebrated in hip-hop but less so in house and techno, where the producer is the artist.
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Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2026
Dolly wrote over three dozen songs, and Richie managed to fend off Decca executives who wanted other songwriters for the album.
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