The art of the cover version

News: 10th November 2015 by Louise Dodgson under Artist Managers, Music Publishing

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You can't browse far amongst YouTube's musical offerings without stumbling upon a cover version. Many emerging singers, songwriters, artists and bands use cover versions as additional content to their original material, so we thought this article by the BBC on how to create the perfect cover version might be a handy reference point. With so many cover versions of Adele, Taylor Swift, Beyonce and every other imaginable pop star or band doing the rounds, it's important that a cover breathes new life into a song and offers an alternative to the original. Read and learn....