Annie Reuter

The GRAMMY-winning country star opens up about the life experiences and lessons that shaped her introspective new album, and how the project is "100 percent what I wanted it to be."

Songwriters are the heartbeat of the music industry. With a constantly changing landscape, creators need more guidance when navigating the business.

“I thought this would probably be my last record,” Sarah McLachlan says of Better Broken, her first new album in over a decade. The singer-songwriter isn't sure why it took so long, but returns with a project that is timely and includes some of the best songs she's written.

Sandy Knox, the Grammy-nominated songwriter behind many of Reba McEntire's hits, laughs as she recalls the first song she wrote at age 11.