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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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  • On This Day in 1985: Phil Collins Scored His First No. 1 Album on the ‘Billboard’ 200 with ‘No Jacket Required’

    Grammys Revisited: Who Deserved the 1986 Album of the Year?

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    3 Nostalgic Rock Songs From the 1970s That Will Warm Your Bones in Autumn

    October 24, 2025, 7:27 pm

  • Sanger D. Whitey Shafer

    Born on This Day in 1934, the Songwriter Whose Three Failed Marriages Helped Inspire a George Strait Classic—Co-Written With His Fourth Wife

    October 24, 2025, 6:13 pm

  • On This Day in 1987, Michael Jackson Topped the Charts with a Song That Would’ve Featured Prince—Had Quincy Jones Gotten His Way

    October 24, 2025, 5:20 pm

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    On This Day in 1984, Willie Nelson Was at No. 1 with One of the Most Successful Albums of His Long Career

    October 24, 2025, 4:41 pm

  • Julian Lennon Reveals Inspiration for Songs from His New EP, ‘Because…,’ Including the Andrew Watt Collab “I Won’t Give Up” (Exclusive)

    Julian Lennon Reveals Inspiration for Songs from His New EP, ‘Because…,’ Including the Andrew Watt Collab “I Won’t Give Up” (Exclusive)

    October 24, 2025, 4:38 pm

  • Minnie Riperton

    3 One-Hit Wonders From 1974 That Will Never Lose Their Spark

  • 3 Musicians Who Disliked Eddie Van Halen—And Why

    Eddie Van Halen Had To Confront His Rock Idol for Copying His Guitar Parts (Twice)

    October 24, 2025, 2:55 pm

  • Jim Reeves

    On This Day in 1965, Jim Reeves Was at No. 1 With an Album That Contained a Decade’s Worth of Golden Country Hits

    October 24, 2025, 2:43 pm

  • 3 Songs From 1971 That Were Euphoric To Listen to for the First Time

    October 24, 2025, 2:05 pm

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