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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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  • Peter Schilling, German synthpop musician, singing into a microphone during a live concert performance at the Montreux Rock Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, May 1984. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)

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  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK--AUGUST 02: Musician Robert Palmer performs at Radio City Music Hall on August 2, 1988 in New York City. (Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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