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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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  • CIRCA 1966: Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil pose for a portrait circa 1966. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1960s With Choruses That Stick in Your Head for Days

    April 27, 2026, 5:30 am

  • David Crosby of rock band “The Byrds” performing in a club in a profile view, eyes closed, head back with a mic, circa 1967 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sulfiati Magnuson/Getty Images)

    Remembering When David Crosby Wore Out His Welcome With The Byrds in 1967

    April 27, 2026, 5:00 am

  • The Song Rejected Three Times by the Beatles That Became one of George Harrison's Biggest Hits

    The Beatles Rejected This Song Three Times Before It Became One of George Harrison’s Biggest Hits in 1970

  • James Taylor performing

    James Taylor’s Favorite Album Is Later in His Career (And More Inventive) Than You Might Think

    April 26, 2026, 5:00 pm

  • American Country musician George Strait plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Tweeter Center, Tinley Park, Illinois, May 5, 2001. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

    3 Country Hits From 1995 That You Probably Still Know the Words To

    April 26, 2026, 4:30 pm

  • (Original Caption) JOHNNY CASH.....THE NATIONS NEWEST SINGING SENSATION, GUEST STARS ON THE MUSICAL HALF HOUR SERIES "RANCH PARTY." FILED 1966.

    3 of Johnny Cash’s Best Crossover Pop Hits of His Career

    April 26, 2026, 4:00 pm

  • HOUSTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 6: Kurt Cobain of Nirvana at the Astroarena, Dec. 6, 1993. (Photo by D. Fahleson/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

    3 Songs From the 1990s With Vocal Tracks and Lyrics That I Still Don’t Understand to This Day

    April 26, 2026, 3:46 pm

  • MIchael Jackson and Lionel Richie pose for a photo circa 1985. (Photo by Lester Cohen/ Getty Images

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    Remember When Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson Wrote One of the Best-Selling Singles of All Time in 1985?

    April 26, 2026, 3:30 pm

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    Thin Lizzy Credits Kentucky Radio Stations for Turning This 1976 Track Into a Top 40 Hit

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    On This Day in 2013, We Bid Farewell to “The Rolls-Royce of Country Music” and Legendary Voice Keith Richards Called “Pure American Music”

    April 26, 2026, 2:51 pm

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    3 Massive Creedence Clearwater Revival Hits That Were All Released in 1969

    April 26, 2026, 2:00 pm

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    3 Country Songs From the 1970s That Will Make You Drop Everything To Listen

    April 26, 2026, 1:30 pm

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