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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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  • DETROIT - NOVEMBER 17: Angus Young, the Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, onstage at the Joe Louis Arena during the band's "Flick of the Switch/Monsters of Rock" tour, on November 17, 1983, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)

    3 Guitarists That AC/DC’s Angus Young Adores (And You Should Too)

    June 3, 2026, 5:40 pm

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    On This Day in 1975, John Denver Was at No. 1 With a Song Penned by a Bar Band Guitarist

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    3 Artists Who You Probably Didn’t Know Worked With Phil Collins

  • 3 Rock Songs From 1973 With Openings You Instantly Recognize

    3 Rock Songs From 1973 With Openings You Instantly Recognize

    June 3, 2026, 4:34 pm

  • Brian Johnson singing

    When AC/DC Hired Brian Johnson, He Flat-Out Refused to Sing One of the Band’s Biggest Hits

    June 3, 2026, 4:15 pm

  • Miranda Lambert

    On This Day in 2014, Miranda Lambert Released the History-Making Album That Showcased Her Softer Side

    June 3, 2026, 3:51 pm

  • 3 Songs To Make You Fall In Love With George Harrison

    3 Songs To Make You Fall in Love With George Harrison, if You’re Not Already

    June 3, 2026, 2:45 pm

  • British Pop and Rock musician Peter Gabriel performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, June 13, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

    5 Songs From the 1980s That Instantly Transport You Back to a Simpler Time

    June 3, 2026, 2:07 pm

  • The Kinks posing

    On This Day in 1970, The Kinks’ Ray Davies Made a (Second) 6,000-Mile Round Trip to Save This Song From Getting Banned

  • Aerosmith performing in 1975

    How Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion” Hinted at Band-Threatening Feuds (That Weren’t Even Between Band Members)

    June 3, 2026, 12:30 pm

  • Wally Fowler founder of the group that became the Oak Ridge Boys

    32 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Quartet Pioneer Known as “Mr. Gospel Music”

    June 3, 2026, 12:16 pm

  • These 4 Classic Rock Songs From 1989 Would Definitely Sound Even Better Today

    These 4 Classic Rock Songs From 1989 Definitely Sound Even Better Today

    June 3, 2026, 12:00 pm

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