At the Oscars, some songwriters are left in the dark
(WorldNews Music)

NEW YORK (AP) - For Grammy-winning producer-songwriter Alexander Shuckburgh, the Academy Awards are so close and yet so far. Shuckburgh should be celebrating as an Oscar nominee since a song he co-wrote - `All the Stars` from the `Black Panther` soundtrack - is competing for best original song at Sunday`s show. But he isn`t. That`s because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences limits the number of nominees in the best original song category to four, forcing one of the song`s five writers to take a backseat. Shuckburgh, also known as Al Shux, shares writing credit for `All the Stars` with rapper Kendrick Lamar; R&B singer SZA; Anthony Tiffith, the CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment,...