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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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  • Mary Chapin Carpenter, a so-called country one-hit wonder.

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    November 4, 2025, 4:05 pm

  • John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles

    John Lennon Believed He Could Perform This Classic Beatles Track Better Than Paul McCartney, and I Might Agree

    November 4, 2025, 3:40 pm

  • The Who

    3 Rock Songs From 1965 That Deserved to Hit No. 1, but Failed To

  • 2 Times Michael Bolton Covered Bob Dylan, and the 1991 Single They Ended Up Co-Writing

    November 4, 2025, 2:40 pm

  • George Strait

    On This Day in 1989, George Strait Topped the Country Chart with a Single That Ended a Long String of Chart-Toppers

    November 4, 2025, 2:32 pm

  • Wynonna Judd

    On This Day in 1992, Wynonna Judd Was Atop the Country Chart with One of the Biggest Hits of the Year

    November 4, 2025, 2:02 pm

  • Nirvana

    5 Hit Songs From the 1990s That Immediately Transport Me Back to That Decade

    November 4, 2025, 1:49 pm

  • John Fogerty Celebrates the Dodgers’ World Series Win by Sharing an Archival Clip of an All-Star Performance of a Randy Newman Classic

    John Fogerty Celebrates the Dodgers’ World Series Win by Sharing Archival Clip of All-Star Performance of a Randy Newman Classic

    November 4, 2025, 1:47 pm

  • 3 Beloved Rock Albums That Were Never Toured

    3 Beloved Rock Albums That Were Never Toured

  • The Story Behind the Only Hip-Hop Song Written by Jimmy Buffett for Rapper Tone Lōc

    November 4, 2025, 12:59 pm

  • Shania Twain

    On This Day in 1997, This Female Country Powerhouse Released One of the Best-Selling Albums of All Time

    November 4, 2025, 12:35 pm

  • Shocking Blue

    3 Hit Tracks That Knocked Your Favorite Song From the No. 1 Spot Back in 1970

    November 4, 2025, 12:00 pm

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