Lately I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting. In August, I celebrated living 50 years in this world and it’s got me thinking about the next 50 years and what I want them to look like both personally and professionally.

I find I’m writing songs about what comes next, about women, about my place – or o...

I can't read those three words without thinking of I want it that way by the Backstreet Boys. At songwriting for M.E. this month, we've been focusing our energies on this simple phrase: "Tell. Me. Why." 

In a world full of "whats," "hows," and "whens," it can be easy to forget our "whys." We get so...