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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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    The Story Behind the Song That Accidentally Became a Crossover Hit for Alabama

    January 13, 2026, 11:00 am

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    3 Times Artists Ended a Public Feud on a Song

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    How Bruce Springsteen Tried and Failed To Meet Elvis Presley Early in His Career

  • On This Day in 2011, We Lost the Guitarist Who Personified the Villain in the Country Hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”

    January 13, 2026, 10:11 am

  • Kitty Wells, who had hits with Jenny Lou Carson's songs.

    Born on This Day in 1915, the First Woman to Write a No. 1 Country Hit and Whose Songs Were Recorded by Tex Ritter, Kitty Wells, and Hank Snow

    January 13, 2026, 10:07 am

  • Yoko Ono, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney pose together

    3 Incredible Rock Songs That Band Members Tried To Ruin

    January 13, 2026, 10:04 am

  • 3 One-Hit Wonders You Forgot Have Incredible Backing Vocals

    January 13, 2026, 10:00 am

  • The Rolling Stones performing in 1967

    On This Day in 1967, The Rolling Stones Released “Ruby Tuesday”, Which Mick Jagger Said They Couldn’t Write in America

    January 13, 2026, 9:52 am

  • 3 Country Songs From 2012 With Devastating Lyrics

    3 Country Songs From 2012 With Devastating Lyrics

  • 3 of the Youngest Artists to Ever Release Albums–What Were You Doing At Their Age?

    3 One-Word Classic Rock Songs From 1972 That Are Timeless

    January 13, 2026, 9:00 am

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    39 Years After They Broke Up, I Still Miss This Legendary Band That Changed the World of 80s Punk Rock

    January 13, 2026, 8:52 am

  • 4 Country Duets Most People Already Forgot Even Happened

    4 Country Duets Most People Already Forgot About (but You Definitely Should Remember)

    January 13, 2026, 8:30 am

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