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What do you really want to know about the music artists you love most? American Songwriter has the latest news on popular music’s most fascinating figures, of course. But let’s go deeper. Let’s pick through the inner-workings of a smash hit. Or learn about songs you may think you know well, but most certainly do not know the famous artists who wrote them.

Is a rising star you’ve only kinda-sorta heard about playing the Grammys? We’ll have interesting articles with backstory galore on what makes them tick as songwriters and musicians. Perhaps the singer you saw live the other night name-checked a legendary influence you’re not familiar with. American Songwriter will familiarize you with the source of your favorite artist’s inspiration.

The unique angles from which we approach music history are just about endless. Your path to music wisdom just got a whole lot shorter.

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  • American rock band REM (American drummer Bill Berry, American guitarist and songwriter Peter Buck, American bass player Mike Mills, and American singer and songwriter Michael Stipe) attend the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards, held at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California, 3rd September 1993. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)

    3 Deep Cuts I Wish These Famous 90s Musicians Would Play Live at Least Once (But That Probably Won’t Happen)

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  • CIRCA 1965: Rock and roll band "The Beatles" pose for a portrait in circa 1965. (L-R) Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    4 Beatles Songs With Musical Intros That Are Separate From the Rest of the Track

  • Country band Oak Ridge Boys perform onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffmann Estates, Illinois, August 21, 1984. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

    4 Country Songs Every 80s Kid Knew by Heart (But Somehow Forgot)

    April 25, 2026, 11:03 am

  • These 3 Brett Young Ballads Could Make Almost Anyone Fall in Love

    These 3 Brett Young Ballads Could Make Almost Anyone Fall in Love

    April 25, 2026, 11:00 am

  • I’ve Spent Years Listening to Stevie Nicks—These Songs Come Shockingly Close

    I’ve Spent Years Listening to Stevie Nicks—These Songs From Other Artists Come Shockingly Close To Being as Good

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    3 Mind-Bending Classic Rock Collaborations From the 1990s

    April 25, 2026, 10:00 am

  • American singer-songwriter and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, wearing a striped shirt, in an recording studio, circa 1957. The sound engineer is visible working at the console to the right of the frame. (Photo by Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

    Lost on This Day in 2023, One of the World’s Most Memorable Calypso Crooners With Seven Top 10 Albums and a Close Friend of MLK Jr.

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  • On This Day in 1970, Elton John Released His First Charting Song That Later Became a Hit for Aretha Franklin

    56 Years Ago, Elton John Released His First Charting Song That Later Became a Hit for Aretha Franklin: “We Were Gobsmacked”

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    3 Classic Rock Drummers Who Could Sing as Well as They Hit the Skins

    April 25, 2026, 8:47 am

  • The ‘007’ Theme Song That Made James Bond Actor Daniel Craig Cry

    April 25, 2026, 8:30 am

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