The Changing Art of Songwriting

In Nashville, teams of songwriters work in offices writing potential hits for country crooners. On Broadway and in opera, librettists and lyricists carry on an age-old tradition. Hip-hop keeps alive the art of rhyming while singer-songwriters shape personal reflections into prose. Today, we look at the art of songwriting as it relates to various corners of a rapidly splintering music industry.

Joining us is John Jurgensen, a reporter who covers music for the Wall Street Journal, and Sally Seltmann, a singer-songwriter, who in addition to writing three albums of her own material, co-wrote "1234" for singer Feist.