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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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  • 1969, Singer Grace Slick performs with the American rock group Jefferson Airplane at Woodstock music festival. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

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    3 Classic Rock Songs From the 1960s That Made Us Start a Band Back in the Day

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  • David Byrne of Talking Heads performs on stage, Groenoordhallen, Leiden, Netherlands, 1st July 1982. (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)

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  • British new wave group Ultravox, UK, August 1980. Left to right: drummer Warren Cann, singer and guitarist Midge Ure, bassist Chris Cross and keyboard player Billy Currie. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

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  • Baha Men during 2000 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage)

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  • Former Beatle George Harrison (1943 - 2001) records 'Let it Be' for Ferry Aid, 1987. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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    The 1968 Folk Hit That Created a Rift Between These Two Musicians for 30 Years

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