As far as 21st century pop songs go, they don’t come much more legendary than Wrecking Ball. More than a global No.1, it was a career-defining hit for Miley Cyrus. Here, songwriter Stephan Moccio reflects on the pain and power that spawned it... 

Back in 2012, my publisher put me in a room in Los Angeles with two other songwriters and the goal for that session was to write a song for Beyoncé. But regardless, as a songwriter, you ...