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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 1971, Lynn Anderson Topped the Charts With the Best-Selling Country Album by a Female Artist at the Time

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    55 Years Ago, Lynn Anderson Topped the Charts With the Best-Selling Country Album by a Female Artist at the Time

  • Paul McCartney Calls Making Peace With Lennon a "Great Blessing"

    Remember When John Lennon and Paul McCartney Got Into an Argument via Song Lyrics in 1971?

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  • Neil Young performing in 1976

    This 1976 Neil Young Track Was an Elegy for His First Car, Which Makes Sense, Given Its Make and Model

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  • 3 Coachella Performances This Year That Prove Rock Is Far From Dead

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  • 4 Unforgettable One-Hit Wonders from 1976

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  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Don Henley and inductee Stevie Nicks perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/WireImage)

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    3 Duets From Classic Rock’s Golden Era of the 1980s That Still Give Us Chills Today

    April 24, 2026, 5:28 pm

  • On This Day in 2008, Toby Keith Came Under Enemy Fire While Performing for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

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  • Garth Brooks released some of the most memorable country songs of the 1990s.

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    3 Country Songs From the 1990s That You Still Know by Heart, No Matter How Long It’s Been

    April 24, 2026, 3:43 pm

  • (Original Caption) Folk singer Bob Dylan in London. Popular folk singer Bob Dylan, who arrived in London last night for his British Tour, pictured this afternoon in the Embankment Gardens with Joan Baez, who is also a popular American folk singer. Joan has a concert on the 23rd of May. (Photo by Hulton-Deutsch/Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images)

    Remember When Joan Baez Wrote a Song That Called Out Bob Dylan for Giving up on Protest Music in 1972?

    April 24, 2026, 3:40 pm

  • On This Day in 1972, John Lennon Released a Controversial Song He’d Spend Years Defending

    On This Day in 1972, John Lennon Released a Controversial Song He’d Spend Years Defending

    April 24, 2026, 3:39 pm

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