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.
The Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison with a cardboard cut out of John Lennon from the film Yellow Submarine. July 1968. (Photo by Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 3339 — Pictured: Musical guest Tim McGraw performs on April 3, 2007 (Photo by Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
NEW YORK CITY – DECEMBER 6: Singer Shania Twain attends the Sixth Annual Billboard Music Awards on December 6, 1995 at New York Coliseum in New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
CIRCA EARLY 1970s: R&B quintet of brothers "Jackson 5" pose for a circa early 1970's portrait. (L-R) Tito Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Jermaine Jackson. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
(Original Caption) New York: Singer Johnny Cash performs during a recent concert at Madison Square Garden. The performer is currently on top of the country and western charts, his most notable achievements being recorded performances for inmates of Folsom, and San Quentin prisons. 12/11/1969 (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)
