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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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    3 Classic Rock Guitarists Who Could Sing as Well as They Shred

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  • Popular musical duo Phil and Don Everly recording at the Warner Brothers studio in Hollywood, 1963. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

    The Everly Brothers Had a Big Hit With This Innocent Song, Even Though It Was Banned at Some Radio Stations

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    Who Was the Better Storyteller: Johnny Cash or Merle Haggard?

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  • MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 2: Meatloaf performs on the Everything Louder Tour at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 2, 1994. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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  • LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 11: Debbie Harry of Blondie performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon on January 11th, 1980 in London United Kingdom. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)

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    Remembering When The Beach Boys Added Two New Members for a Brief but Memorable Stretch in 1972

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    April 26, 2026, 8:30 am

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