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
Buildings drip with embellishments; monuments to the city’s writers, artists and musicians seem to be on every corner, and the public transit system and plentiful taxis made for a fun and easy whistle-stop tour of some of Budapest’s main sites.
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Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
14 Sep. 2026
But there were still musicians around who could claim to be both, and Hynde was one of them.
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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