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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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    If You Love the Heavy Side of Led Zeppelin, These 3 Non-Zeppelin Songs Hit Just as Hard

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  • Stevie Wonder (born in 1950), American singer-songwriter, during a concert at the Olympia. Paris (9th arrondissement), October 16, 1967. (Photo by Christian Rose/Roger Viollet via Getty Images)

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  • This Beach Boys Hit Gave the Songwriter Credit While He Was in Jail So He Wouldn’t Sue

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  • UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1956: Photo of Gene Vincent Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

    3 Songs From the 1950s With Vocal Tracks and Lyrics That I Still Don’t Understand to This Day

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  • 3 Incredible Songs That Made Me Finally Understand Rock Music

    Paul McCartney Calls Himself a “Crazy Fool” in This Apology Song From 1983

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  • 1977: American R&B group The Floaters: James Mitchell, Paul Mitchell, Larry Cunningham, Charles Clark, Ralph Mitchell. (Photo by BSR Agency/Gentle Look via Getty Images)

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    I Can’t Believe No One Remembers These 4 Songs From the Late 1970s

  • (MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) Cyndi Lauper performing at a WNEW Christmas Concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 19, 1986. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)

    Cyndi Lauper Admits That She Said She Hated This Iconic Song When Recording It

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    Remember When Garth Brooks Took on an Alter Ego for One Album in 1999?

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    4 of the Weirdest Songs Ever Produced

    May 1, 2026, 9:56 am

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