Songwriters of Madonna's Holiday: Curtis Hudson/Lisa Stevens

Curtis Hudson & Lisa Stevens honed their chops as Pure Energy prior to scoring an out-of-the-box smash with their composition "Holiday," made a timeless anthem by Madonna in 1983. But this only happened after the duo's own record company told them that the song wasn't a hit. The two talk with Justin Kantor about how the song came to be, working with Madonna, and their own experiences as artists in this business of music. Read the full feature interview at http://blogcritics.org/music/article/interview-curtis-hudson-lisa-stevens-songwriters/