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.
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American singer-songwriter James Taylor at a BBC TV studio, London, 20th October 1970. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Singer and songwriter John Lennon (1940 – 1980) and his wife Yoko Ono arrive at London Airport from New York, 14th July 1971. (Photo by R. Brigden/Daily Express/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 12: Photo of Paul McCARTNEY and Linda McCARTNEY; posed with Linda McCartney (Linda Eastman) on wedding day (Photo by Cummings Archives/Redferns)
American Country musician Kenny Rogers (1938 – 2020) performs onstage at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, September 26, 1980. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Rosanne Cash performs onstage at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on January 26, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images
American country music singer Loretta Lynn rests her head on her hand and reclines on a couch near some audio equipment, February 24, 1975. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
19th May 1967: The Beatles (left to right) Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 – 2001) and John Lennon (1940 – 1980) at a photocall for the launch of their new album 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', held at Brian Epstein's house at 24 Chapel Street, London. Lennon is wearing an afghan jacket and a sporran. (Photo by John Downing/Getty Images)
Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses performs on stage at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Wembley Stadium, London, 20th April 1992. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
