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With the 2026 World Cup underway, we asked Berklee Online instructors what makes a great anthem. From unforgettable choruses and crowd-sized energy to balancing cultural identity with global appeal, they share practical advice for songwriters hoping to create music that brings people together.

Who is a song really talking to? Discover how direct address shapes intimacy, tension, and emotional connection in lyrics in this course excerpt from Lyric Writing 2, featuring examples from Dolly Parton, Billie Eilish, and more.

Taylor Swift’s engagement and marriage to Travis Kelce may affect her songwriting dramatically, say Berklee Online songwriting instructors. For Swift, marriage may signal the start of an entirely different era.

Berklee’s Songwriting Chair Rodney Alejandro reflects on his career and offers hard-earned wisdom for anyone looking to make their mark in music.

Berklee Online instructor Scarlet Keys is leading The Songwriting of Taylor Swift, a four-week course that serves as a bite-size online version of the popular course she teaches at the Berklee College of Music campus in Boston. Learn what particular Tay-Tay songwriting tricks Scarlet appreciates most.

See Berklee Online songwriting instructors’ Grammy predictions for Song of the Year 2025, with insights on Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and more.

Topline is a specialized niche of songwriting where the focus is on melody, lyrics, and performance over a preexisting track/beat/sonic structure. Learn a bit of history of how the craft of topline has become a significant role in the creative space of the music industry.

Prosody in songwriting is when all the elements work together to support the central message of the song, creating an appropriate relationship between the elements. Learn how to enhance your songwriting with prosody!

Bonnie Hayes wants you to throw out the idea that songwriting can only be done when inspiration hits. Hayes is the director of Berklee Online’s new Master of Arts in Songwriting degree program, and has designed the curriculum to prepare students to write marketable songs at a moment’s notice.

Berklee Online students Danielle Collavino, Jamie Dickinson, and Billy Henry, who took Neil Diercks’ “Collaborative Songwriting” course, kept their remote songwriting dynamic going. They’re releasing their first EP under the name Future Perfect Sound.