Zecchino d'Oro 2026: A Call for New Children's Songs

The ZECCHINO D’ORO never stops: the call for authors and musicians to find new unpublished songs for the 2026 edition of the ...
Los Angeles Times

Ella Jenkins, celebrated songwriter and ‘First Lady of Children’s Music,’ dies at 100

Ella Jenkins, the prolific, multigenerational musical pioneer who became known as the “First Lady of Children’s Music,” died Saturday. She was 100. The lifetime achievement Grammy Award winner, who ...
The New York Times

How 100-Year-Old Ella Jenkins Revolutionized Children’s Music

Over seven decades, she brought a world of genres and ideas to songs for the young. On her centennial, what she would really like to do is perform again. By Laurel Graeber When Ella Jenkins began ...
NPR

A lullaby artist talks about writing empowering, soothing songs for kids (and adults)

Mama Nous writes children's lullabies and simple songs that acknowledge universal emotional truths and help people process their feelings. Kids love them, but so do adults. We learn certain emotional ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Century of Ella Jenkins: Tributes to the First Lady of Children’s Music

To celebrate Ella Jenkins on her hundredth birthday in August, we asked a group of musicians how Ella has inspired them. Sophie Abramowitz In 2007, the Smithsonian recognized Ella Jenkins’s fifty-year ...
The New York Times

Not for Kids Only: 9 Children’s Songs Worth a Listen

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Newsletter Hear tracks from Kermit the Frog, Caspar Babypants, Carole King and more. By Marc Tracy They tell you about the lack of sleep, the tantrums and of ...
American Songwriter

Grammy Winner Joanie Leeds Shares Her Top 10 Children’s Songs That Will Change the World

“I conceptualized my all-female album during the 2018 GRAMMY Award ceremony at Madison Square Garden, right from my seat. Only one female won that year during the televised ceremony (Alessia Cara for ...