This Week’s Mighty SONG Writer: “Despacito” Co-Writer Erika EnderOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Shore Fire Media This week’s episode of Mighty SONG Writers comes from Erika Ender, who co-wrote the massive hit “Despacito” and was the youngest person ever to be inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. Ender talks about the first song she wrote at nine years old, her love of Diane Warren, and books that have inspired her writing before performing one of her new songs. “Writing is a business of emotions, and whenever you connect to a message that people need to express or need to hear, it is so powerful,” she says. Watch the video at Literary Hub below. Previous performers in the Mighty SONG Writers series include Amanda Shires withJason Isbell, Marcus Roberts, Jewel, Phil Augusta Jackson, Devon Gilfillian, Valerie June, and Rhett Miller. Catch up on the full series here: https:// Mighty SONG Writers aims to raise money to support Philadelphia-based non-profit Mighty Writers, which teaches reading and writing to thousands of low-income and marginalized students every year and is seeing more need than ever during the pandemic. AboutAbout Erika Ender About Mighty Writers About Literary Hub
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September 18, 2020 9:15am ET by Shore Fire Media |